Powering abundance 2027

  • Wed, December 2, 2026 • 2:00 pm ET
  • VIRTUAL EVENT

Power system stakeholders discuss the policies, innovations, and investments that could drive the power grid buildout in 2027 to meet growing demand.

On Wednesday, December 2 at 2:00 p.m. ET, the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center will host a discussion on the strategies that industry leaders and policymakers can deploy in 2027 to accelerate the buildout of power grid infrastructure across North America.

Abundant, affordable, reliable, and secure power underpins US economic competitiveness, from manufacturing to scientific innovation to artificial intelligence (AI). Surging electricity demand and aging infrastructure are driving the need to expand and modernize the grid at a pace and scale not seen in decades.

Experts will examine the tools needed to meet this challenge: bringing adequate generation resources to the grid, streamlining permitting and siting, connecting new large load customers without shifting costs to other ratepayers, making better use of existing infrastructure with advanced technologies, securing equipment supply chains, developing a skilled workforce, and coordinating efforts among grid regions and across borders.

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speakers

Brian George
Senior Lead, US Energy Markets,
Google

Varun Sivaram
Chief Executive Officer and Founder,
Emerald AI

Vladimir Troy
Vice President of AI Infrastructure,
NVIDIA

moderated by

Reed Blakemore
Director, Research and Programs, Global Energy Center,
Atlantic Council

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