Full Title: Meeting Growing Electricity Demand Without Gas
Author(s): Eric Gimon, Mike O’Boyle, and Michelle Solomon
Publisher(s): Energy Innovation
Publication Date: April 3, 2024
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Description (excerpt):
Electricity demand is spiking due to data centers, a manufacturing boom, and electrification. This is good news – federal policies like the Inflation Reduction Act, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and CHIPS Act are working as intended to drive sustained economic growth through a clean energy economy. New Energy Innovation research finds we don’t need to fill the gap with more natural gas. Regulators and utilities can meet the need for more electricity, continue cleaning the grid, and maintain reliability by taking a holistic approach instead of just building more fossil generation or extending the life of fossil plants slated for retirement.