))
Yes in My Backyard: Breaking Down Barriers to Critical Energy Infrastructure
Manage episode 489517356 series 3649725
Content provided by Electric Power Supply Association. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Electric Power Supply Association or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://ppacc.player.fm/legal.
America’s energy demand is rising fast and our power supply has shrunk, but getting infrastructure built is harder than ever. In this episode, Curtis Wilkerson breaks down why critical projects like solar farms, natural gas plants, transmission lines, and hydrogen hubs face costly delays and fierce local (and outside) opposition – sometimes turning 3-year builds into 10-year battles.
We explore how permitting challenges, political gridlock, and cultural disconnects at the community level are standing in the way of a more reliable, affordable, and cleaner grid – and the race to power AI and a growing economy.
Highlights:
- Why we need all types of energy projects – urgently
- How local roadblocks are making infrastructure slower and more expensive
- What’s changed in permitting, siting, and community politics
- What developers and policymakers can do differently
A must-listen for anyone who cares about the future of the grid, energy innovation, or how we build anything in America today.
Guest: Curtis Wilkerson, Orion Strategies
Host: Todd Snitchler, President and CEO, EPSA
Liked this episode? Share it on X @EPSANews or LinkedIn at Electric Power Supply Association. Want more competitive power updates? Sign up for our monthly Power Moves newsletter.
57 episodes
Share
