For lower electricity prices, build baby build (The Center Square)

Major electricity price problems preceded the AI/data center boom. In fact, data center investments can help reduce consumers’ electricity costs, as has already happened in several states.

America’s electric power policy-making process is broken. There are vicious local and national political fights, e.g., natural gas vs. offshore wind.

America needs to expand and modernize its electric system. This means rapidly building power plants and transmission infrastructure to increase supply, lower cost, and improve distribution. It means cutting staggering amounts of red tape for both and embracing all forms of power generation: coal, natural gas, nuclear, wind, solar, hydro, and others.

Paul Steidler discusses this in an Op-Ed in The Center Square at the link here.