Commentary: Utility regulation: too much or not fast enough?

By: David Ober

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: November 9, 2026

Words: 758

Last Updated: 13 hours, 3 minutes ago

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In 2022, America’s utilities planned for about 24 gigawatts of new peak electricity demand over the following five years. By 2025, according to the consulting firm Grid Strategies, their forecasts called for 166 gigawatts, more than six times as much. Data centers account for more than half of that growth, and manufacturing is the next largest driver.

Those forecasts describe a different industry from the one I helped regulate. During …

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