Energy

Electricity demand spurs states to find a way to meet the moment

Boosting solar and streamlining permitting are among the proposals being considered in legislatures.
In this Feb. 14, 2017, file photo, a rooftop is covered with solar panels at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York. The Manhattan skyline is at top. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

States are casting a wide net in their efforts to meet a surging electricity demand being driven by the burgeoning data center infrastructure necessary for artificial intelligence. 

The raft of policy solutions include measures to boost residential and larger solar projects; streamline the permitting process and reduce barriers to building energy projects; implement grid-enhancing technologies; establish virtual power plants; and incentivize nuclear and geothermal projects. 

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