The Grid’s New Blind Spot: Why Demand Volatility May Be the Next Frontier in Rate Design
AI-driven digital loads are reshaping not just how much electricity the grid uses, but how it behaves. Traditional tariffs price magnitude and timing, not volatility. Aligning rates with demand behavior—without mandates—may be the next quiet evolution in cost-of-service regulation.
The Electricity Customer Bill of Rights Part I: A Framework for Infrastructure-Scale Electric Demand
The AI economy needs electricity, but customers should not subsidize its growth. This series proposes an Electricity Customer Bill of Rights to protect affordability, reliability, transparency, communities, and fair cost allocation while enabling responsible infrastructure-scale demand.
Brandon Owens
The AI-Energy Decision Stack
Infrastructure planning once focused on forecasting demand. AI changes the challenge. The critical question is no longer how much demand will emerge, but which infrastructure commitments should be made before demand is fully known—and who bears the risk if assumptions prove wrong.
Brandon Owens
IEA's World Investment Report Confirms Energy and AI Are Now the Same Story
IEA’s 2026 report shows energy and AI converging: $3.4T in investment, nearly 60% tied to electricity, $100B+ for data-center energy, and grids now the bottleneck. The next era belongs to infrastructure intelligence.
Brandon Owens
The Utility-AI Leadership Edge Part III: How CFOs Can Fund the AI-Driven Grid Buildout Without Leaving Customers Behind
Utility CFOs must fund unprecedented grid growth from AI, data centers, electrification, and resilience needs while protecting affordability. The winners will use CIAC, large-load tariffs, flexibility, and disciplined cost allocation to build trust and avoid shifting costs to customers.
Hannah Kaplan
