House Energy and Commerce Committee

Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee

Data Center Electricity Demand Growth

2123 Rayburn
Tue, 04 Jun 2024 14:00:00 GMT

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