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advait @advaitarun.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Congrats to @grayflood.bsky.social and @groundwork.bsky.social on putting forward such an ambitious proposal to build a federal public power institution that can balance economic development and decarbonization. BIG and NECESSARY roles for public coordination, development, and finance here:

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Groundwork Collaborative @groundwork.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

NEW: AI data centers and decarbonization are driving the largest increase in electricity demand in 50 years. Who's paying for the grid upgrades? You are. And that’s not a coincidence - it's the system working as designed. We have a bold solution.

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Brendon Slotterback @bslotterback.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

"The case laid out below is not for the nationalization of incumbent utilities nor the federal takeover of state regulators; it is to plan, finance, and build the public backbone on which state and private actors rely." @groundwork.bsky.social groundworkcollaborative.org/work/gridloc...

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Gridlocked: How Public Power Can Build the Grid of the Future and Lower Bills Now - Groundwork Collaborative

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Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

For the newsletter, I wrote about an interesting new proposal — from AOC’s former climate policy adviser — laying out how you might be able to do an electricity rate freeze without starving the grid. It also has new ideas about how to harness the AI boom for public good: heatmap.news/daily/google...

heatmap.news

A Progressive Plan to Freeze Electricity Rates Without Starving the Grid

Plus, Google and Amazon report on what hyperscaling has done to their emissions.

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Grayson Flood @grayflood.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

This proposal would bring bills down now and save households $255B over ten years, all while building the affordable, reliable grid we need. Taken together, these proposals would save households $1.90 for every $1 spent.

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Grayson Flood @grayflood.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

And if the grid is a public platform, it should be planned and financed by the public. A National Power Authority, financed by the public, would save households hundreds of billions of dollars that now flow to utility shareholders. Oh, and it’s popular with both parties.

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Grayson Flood @grayflood.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Tax data centers’ energy use and pour the proceeds into a Grid Trust Fund for grid investment and bill relief. A modest tax could raise ~$100B over ten years, and Big Tech can easily afford it. Highways, ports, and airports each have a federal trust fund. Why not the grid?

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Grayson Flood @grayflood.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Freeze utilities’ rates, and in exchange give them the funding and tools to build the grid they have no incentive to build today. Create a rate stabilization fund that would let families lock in a predictable bill each month. No more surprise $100+ spikes when gas prices jump.

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Grayson Flood @grayflood.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Building a grid that lowers costs for everyone will be a massive undertaking, but we have done this before, and we have a plan: 1. Freeze runaway rates 2. Let public power build the system of the future 3. Make Big Tech pay their fair share

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Grayson Flood @grayflood.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

And we know the public sector can do this because, for decades, public utilities have been more reliable — all while charging less than their investor-owned counterparts.

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Grayson Flood @grayflood.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

The grid is a national network, like the Interstate Highway System. But we run it as if each stretch of highway were a private toll road. The grid shouldn’t be a private commodity, it should be a public platform that unlocks American prosperity. A backbone, not a bottleneck.

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Grayson Flood @grayflood.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

And this is bigger than who pays for the grid — it’s about who we’re building the grid for. Today, we’re letting Big Tech and private utilities cut sweetheart deals and make the most important infrastructure decisions of our lifetime behind closed doors.

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Grayson Flood @grayflood.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

This has just been the warm-up. AI data centers are about to add the largest demand surge in 50 years onto this broken system. Big Tech is set to make trillions while we foot the bill. The public agrees: tech companies should pay.

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Grayson Flood @grayflood.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

All of these costs show up on your bill at a premium, because the current system guarantees utilities a profit for every dollar they spend on themselves. Utilities are poised to spend historic amounts on the grid and make record profits, but no one is planning the grid as a whole.

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Grayson Flood @grayflood.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Since 2020, utility bills have gone up 40%. Electricity prices are rising nearly twice as fast as wages. The causes are numerous: climate disasters, an aging grid, and price shocks from foreign wars.

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Grayson Flood @grayflood.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Big Tech has a dirty little secret: you’re paying for their AI boom. My new paper from @groundwork.bsky.social shows how federal lawmakers can hold Big Tech accountable, build the affordable grid we need, and lower bills now. 🧵

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