Data Center Electricity Demand Growth

House Energy and Commerce Committee
   Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee
2123 Rayburn

04/06/2024 at 10:00AM

On Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. (ET) in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building, the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security will hold a hearing titled “Powering AI: Examining America’s Energy and Technology Future.” The hearing will examine the economic, energy, regulatory, and geopolitical considerations of electricity demand growth, including from increasing data center and artificial intelligence (AI) usage.

Hearing memo

Witnesses:

  • Philip J. Dion, Sr. Vice President, Customer Solutions, Edison Electric Institute
  • Tony Clark, Senior Advisor, Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, former Republican FERC Commissioner, former Chairman of the North Dakota Public Service Commission
  • Tom Hassenboehler, Chair, Advisory Committee, Electricity Customer Alliance
  • Melissa C. Lott, Professor, Climate School, Columbia University, Director of Research at the Center on Global Energy Policy