It would be a crucial step toward America realizing its potential as a clean energy superpower, but only if we can put our desires for a perfect policy aside and embrace practical compromise. By Danielle Russo, Executive Director of SAFE’s Center for Grid Security. America has already begun to feel the impacts of landmark legislation like […]
Op-Ed: Critical minerals, Western security and the case for US leadership
This op-ed originally appeared in Mining.com on September 3, 2024. Read the original. By Rt. Hon. Dominic Raab As the world awaits the US Presidential election debate on 10 September, the two candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris might reflect on the words of President Dwight Eisenhower, seventy years ago, when he quipped “I have […]
Opinion: A Need for A Clear-Eyed China Policy
This op-ed originally appeared in Handelsblatt on June 3, 2024. Read the original in German. By Amb. Joachim Bitterlich (ret.) and Peter C.W. Flory The partnership between Putin and Xi and China’s quest for technology dominance threaten the European Union and with it, German prosperity. But there are ways to defend our interests and values. China’s […]
Opinion: New energy sources for AI, data centers are vital to U.S. national security
This article originally appeared in MarketWatch. Government must revamp energy policies to keep the nation’s power grid running By: General Duncan McNabb (Ret.) Seemingly overnight, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformational technology that will reshape our society and economy for the foreseeable future. We are only beginning to understand its implications, and the […]
OP-ED: America’s Aging Grid Threatens National Security; Here Are Some Steps to Fix It
The following op-ed originally appeared on Utility Dive. By Admiral Michelle J. Howard (ret.), member of SAFE’s Energy Security Leadership Council. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should finalize a strong regional transmission planning and cost allocation rule, which has been under consideration since 2021. Two winters ago, a deadly storm crippled Texas. The ice storm […]
