As the U.S. reels from gas price spikes that echo the early 1970s OPEC crisis, the transition away from fossil fuels to renewables is getting renewed attention. What type of energy future we’ll get is pretty easy to envision technologically: Sensors, middleware, machine learning, and more advances on a modernized, decarbonized electric grid, all taking advantage of region-specific generation mixes and policies. Integrated supply and demand would let us integrate mass quantities of renewable energy into the grid (Bihn, 2022). Microgrids could increase resiliency and make shelters self-powered during disasters. This energy future would put us on a path toward energy sovereignty, and away from a focus on energy security that has us working the phones with Venezuela, Iran, and other countries to secure oil supplies whenever prices soar.
The Future of Energy Depends on Who's Paying
The Future of Energy Depends on Who's Paying
The Future of Energy Depends on Who's Paying
As the U.S. reels from gas price spikes that echo the early 1970s OPEC crisis, the transition away from fossil fuels to renewables is getting renewed attention. What type of energy future we’ll get is pretty easy to envision technologically: Sensors, middleware, machine learning, and more advances on a modernized, decarbonized electric grid, all taking advantage of region-specific generation mixes and policies. Integrated supply and demand would let us integrate mass quantities of renewable energy into the grid (Bihn, 2022). Microgrids could increase resiliency and make shelters self-powered during disasters. This energy future would put us on a path toward energy sovereignty, and away from a focus on energy security that has us working the phones with Venezuela, Iran, and other countries to secure oil supplies whenever prices soar.