Lightning in a Bottleneck: How Regulatory Gridlock Is Choking America’s Energy Boom
America’s power grid has plenty of new customers and no shortage of new ideas. What it lacks is a regulatory system capable of connecting the two. Artificial intelligence data centers, advanced manufacturing, and cryptocurrency operations are driving electricity demand sharply higher. Yet the rules for connecting new power sources and major users remain slow, fragmented, ... Lightning in a Bottleneck: How Regulatory Gridlock Is Choking America’s Energy Boom The post Lightning in a Bottleneck: Ho
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Published: 16 July 2026
Source: Truth on the Market (digital regulation)
Category: Field notes
Topics: Regulation · Environment
Retrieved: 17 July 2026
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