The New Arms Race: Powering America's Digital Future

James Merlo, Ph.D.

North American Generator Forum

Electrical load growth in North America has been flat or relatively low in the past decade. The rapid need for more data centers and the increasing use of Artificial Intelligence have driven load growth to new levels, with demand predicted to exceed 50 Gigawatts by 2030. What are the human and organizational factors that got us here, and how can they help us make good decisions towards this future? Join us in a discussion of how we got there, and more importantly, what the way ahead looks like