A New Surge in Power Use Is Threatening U.S. Climate Goals

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : "But it's also going to be a challenge, particularly in the near term, to see carbon reduction at the same time we've got this unprecedented growth.
59% : Over the coming months, environmentalists and other groups aim to challenge utility plans at state regulatory proceedings.
56% : Burning more gas and coal runs counter to President Biden's pledge to halve the nation's planet-warming greenhouse gases and to generate all of America's electricity from pollution-free sources such as wind, solar and nuclear by 2035.
56% : If a wave of new gas-fired plants gets approved by state regulators, he said, "it is game over for the Biden administration's 2035 decarbonization goal.
54% : A boom in data centers and factories is straining electric grids and propping up fossil fuels.
47% : Utilities in PJM have been preparing to retire roughly 40,000 megawatts of mostly coal, gas and oil-burning power plants this decade as states seek to transition away from fossil fuels.
42% : "A big question," said Brian Janous, a former vice president of energy at Microsoft, "is how much outside pressure utilities and state regulators will face to do things differently."

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