In an Era of Rising Rates, Policies to Strengthen Power System Flexibility Can Lower Costs
October 29, 2025
Utility Dive
Severin Borenstein, Energy Institute Faculty Director, provides an analysis of the feasibility of investing in an expanded power system to meet rising demand while also limiting rate impacts.
“Large loads increase rates if they induce utilities to make expensive grid infrastructure upgrades to meet higher demand peaks, said University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business Professor Severin Borenstein”
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