The Country With the Most Energy in the World Can't Keep Up With Its Own Grid

David Holt, President of Consumer Energy Alliance, sits down to unpack 20 years of fighting for affordable, reliable energy for regular Americans. From NIMBYism and lazy politics to the data center power surge, nuclear's comeback, carbon capture, and why the price of eggs is actually an energy story, this one covers a lot of ground and makes it all make sense.

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00:00 - What is Consumer Energy Alliance

01:12 - Energy affordability and who it hits hardest

03:14 - Politics, NGOs, and policy by soundbite

05:34 - You can have clean energy and oil and gas

08:31 - New England's self-inflicted energy crisis

10:04 - Term-limited politicians and long-term problems