FRIDAY | Join @CSISEnergy for a discussion with Dr. Julie Mulvaney Kemp focusing on insights from her article “Electric transmission value and its drivers in U.S. power markets,” and what her findings mean for transmission planning, investment, and electricity affordability and reliability.
Register: bit.ly/4sRo75Z
Are we capturing the full economic value of electricity transmission?
Join @BerkeleyLab’s Dr. Julie Mulvaney Kemp and ESCC Deputy Director Leslie Abrahams for #PoweringAmerica to discuss Dr. Mulvaney Kemp’s research on the implications for transmission planning, investment, and grid resilience. ⬇️
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Congratulations to our colleagues at @CSISEST on their recent promotions and new additions to the team!
Join us in celebrating recent promotions:
- @CSIS_Tech’s Kuhu Badgi, Program Manager and Research Associate
- @CSIS_Tech’s Taylar Rajic, Fellow
- @CSIS_Trade’s Richard Gray, Program Manager and Research Associate
- @CSISCBE’s Isabella McCallum, Senior Program Manager
- @CSISEST’s Andrea Leonard Palazzi, Fellow
- @CSISEnergy’s Ray Cai, Fellow
- @CSISIndiaChair’s Shashwat Kumar, Senior Fellow
We’re also thrilled to welcome our newest team members:
- @csis_ai’s @chris_gorin, Associate Fellow
- @CSIS_Tech’s A’ndre Gonawela, Fellow
- @CSISEST’s Sofie Leathers, Program Coordinator and Research Assistant
We’re excited to recognize their accomplishments and look forward to their continued contributions to EST’s work.
“Digital maturity is a precondition for AI adoption.”
Read the new @CSISIndiaChair report by Fellow @shashwatkumar22 and ESCC Research Associate Abhinav Subramaniam on AI in India’s power distribution sector and what’s needed for the next phase of power-sector modernization.
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EVENT 🌐 Join us online next week for a conversation in our Powering America series with @BerkeleyLab’s Dr. Julie Mulvaney Kemp on the economic value of expanding transmission between regions, how extreme weather shapes that value, and the barriers to building beneficial infrastructure.
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Can AI help improve India’s power distribution utilities? An original survey of utilities in Tamil Nadu and Odisha finds that strong digital infrastructure, interoperable data, and in-house capacity will determine whether AI can deliver results at scale, write @CSISIndiaChair and @CSISEnergy experts.
Read: bit.ly/4BEenQF
Americans in the states with 2026's most competitive races tend to spend a greater share of their incomes on energy. Might these residents vote with their wallets?
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Since the Reagan administration, gas prices have been inversely correlated with presidential approval ratings. What could this relationship mean for Republicans in November’s #MidtermElections ?
Watch last week’s #EnergyShots: buff.ly/A2fe5Ix
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LIVE Now!
Tune in to Betting on America as Ryan Cook, co-founder and chief technology officer of @ArcBoats, joins @NGirishankar to discuss America's maritime electrification opportunity.
In this conversation, they discuss the potential recreational, commercial, and defense applications of electric boats.
More info: csis.org/events/maritime-ele…
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🔴 Live now: Is Maritime Electrification the Future of American Shipbuilding?
Tune in to Betting on America as Ryan Cook, co-founder and chief technology officer of @ArcBoats, joins @NGirishankar to discuss America's maritime electrification opportunity.
More info: csis.org/events/maritime-ele…
Our joint report with the CSIS Intelligence, National Security, and Technology Program finds that offshore wind infrastructure could serve as a force multiplier for U.S. maritime domain awareness by filling surveillance gaps, integrating sensors, and monitoring subsea infrastructure.
Learn about the report's key findings: youtube.com/watch?v=cUFliJJ_…
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There's lot's of talk about #midterm #elections, but on yesterday's #EnergyShots @CSISEnergy Director @JosephMajkut and I looked at #energy dimensions: #diesel, #datacenters, #Venezuela, #Permitting, the @POTUS #agenda and more. Join us:
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Today on #EnergyShots ➡️@JosephMajkut and @kevinbookdc discussed how the data center build-out could shape the midterm elections.
Data centers used nearly 5% of U.S. electricity in 2024, increasingly becoming a hot topic for American voters.
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Starting soon➡️ what does energy mean for the election and what does the election mean for energy?
ESCC Director @JosephMajkut & Senior Adviser @kevinbookdc discuss rising electricity prices, data center backlash, and more on #EnergyShots. ]
▶️Tune in at 10:30AM
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This week, we launched a new report on capturing national security benefits from offshore wind.
Watch Adjunct Fellow Allegra Dawes' presentation of key findings on how U.S. offshore infrastructure could transform from a perceived security risk into a force multiplier for maritime domain awareness.
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Tomorrow on #EnergyShots: energy is the bipartisan issue of the 2026 midterms.
Data centers, rising electricity bills & what it all means for November. ESCC Director @JosephMajkut & Senior Adviser @kevinbookdc break it down at 10:30am EDT. ⬇️
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