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Energy Policy Has Consequences

Energy Policy Has Consequences

How America Can Power the AI Era Without Sacrificing Reliability, Affordability, or Growth Part 8 of the Growth Solutions KC AI Energy Series Artificial intelligence moves at digital speed. Energy infrastructure moves at physical speed. That tension has followed us through this entire series. A new AI model can be

AI Is Straining the Grid — But Could AI Help Fix It?

AI Is Straining the Grid — But Could AI Help Fix It?

The Other Side of the AI Energy Story Part 7 of the Growth Solutions KC AI Energy Series Intelligence does not replace infrastructure. It can help us use infrastructure more intelligently. Artificial intelligence is creating an electricity problem. That has been one of the central themes of this series. AI

Data Centers, Communities, and the Cost of Growth

Data Centers, Communities, and the Cost of Growth

How AI Infrastructure Can Become a Better Neighbor Part 6 of the Growth Solutions KC AI Energy Series From a national perspective, a new data center can look like critical infrastructure. It can support artificial intelligence, cloud computing, financial systems, healthcare, communications, research, manufacturing, and thousands of other services that

Grid, Transmission, and Permitting: The Unsexy Bottleneck

Grid, Transmission, and Permitting: The Unsexy Bottleneck

Why Generating Electricity Is Only Half the AI Power Problem Part 5 of the Growth Solutions KC AI Energy Series Natural gas can generate more electricity. Nuclear plants can restart. Small reactors may eventually add new sources of dependable power. Wind and solar can expand. Batteries can store energy for

Natural Gas and the AI Bridge

Natural Gas and the AI Bridge

Why the Fastest Route to More AI Power May Also Be the Most Complicated Part 4 of the Growth Solutions KC AI Energy Series Small nuclear may help build the AI power system of the 2030s. But the AI infrastructure boom is not waiting until the 2030s. Data centers are

If Not a Data Center, Then What?

If Not a Data Center, Then What?

The Cost of Saying Yes, No—or Nothing at All Earlier this month, Frederick County, Maryland, appeared to offer one of the clearest examples yet of the emerging data-center bargain. Developers behind the proposed Frederick Digital Campus offered more than $110 million in community benefits, including investments in schools,

Small Nuclear, Big Ambitions

Small Nuclear, Big Ambitions

Can SMRs Move From Promise to Powering the AI Economy? Part 3 of the Growth Solutions KC AI Energy Series Small nuclear reactors can sound almost purpose-built for the AI era. * Build them smaller. * Manufacture more of the components in factories. * Add capacity in modules instead of committing to