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“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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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
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_…
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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NEW | In a new report, CSIS scholars study how offshore wind is more than just an energy source. This maritime infrastructure can provide a mode to strengthen maritime data surveillance, and some countries are already capturing the national security benefits.
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Next week ➡️ Could offshore wind be a force multiplier for U.S. national security?
Join Allegra Dawes,@JosephMajkut, Mighty Waves Energy’s Doug Wolfe, @CSISDefense's @crswope & @oceanticnetwork’s Sam Salustro to launch a new CSIS report on offshore wind’s potential to strengthen maritime surveillance.
🗓️October 20 | 9:30 a.m. EDT
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We’re hiring! The Energy Security and Climate Change Program is seeking an #intern to support our research, events, and digital communications.
📅 Duration: November through early May (six months)
📍 Location: Washington, D.C.; in person four days per week
Applications close October 23 ⬇️
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EVENT🌐 Offshore wind turbines, subsea cables & substations could do more than generate power. They could strengthen maritime domain awareness.
Our new report with the Intelligence, National Security, and Technology Program examines how offshore energy infrastructure can support national security.
📅 Oct. 20 | 9:30am EDT
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Energy policy consensus in Washington had been gone for years, but new scarcities in connectivity and manufacturing capacity could bring it back through the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (#BAAJA).
Watch @JosephMajkut and @kevinbookdc on last week’s #EnergyShots⬇️
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The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (BAAJA) could make waves in permitting reform.
In this week's episode of Energy Shots, @JosephMajkut and @kevinbookdc break down what the bill really means for the future of energy infrastructure.
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In the latest #EnergyShots episode, @JosephMajkut and @kevinbookdc take a look at the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (BAAJA). After years of permitting reform traction, bipartisan efforts can help push BAAJA toward broader consensus.
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Energy sits at the intersection of #Europe's most pressing challenges.
That's why we launched the Powering Forward Initiative alongside @csiserep and @gmfus, a 5-year project that will inform, strengthen, and chart Europe's energy future.
Learn More: csis.org/programs/powering-f…
Starting soon | ESCC Director @JosephMajkut and Senior Adviser @Kevinbookdc break down the American Affordability and Jobs Act and how the midterms could shape its fate.
Tune in at 9AM ET ⬇️
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This Friday on #EnergyShots: permitting reform returns.
ESCC Director @JosephMajkut and Senior Adviser @Kevinbookdc examine the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act provisions, its limits, and the outlook after the midterms.
Tune in at 9:00am EDT⬇️
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Energy sits at the intersection of Europe's most pressing energy, economic, and geopolitical challenges.
That's why we've launched the Powering Forward Initiative alongside @csiserep and @gmfus, a 5-year project addressing these challenges through research and programming on energy supply security, the energy transition, and the U.S.-Europe energy partnership.
Learn more: csis.org/programs/powering-f…
