Tue, Sep 1, 2026 2:15 PM – 3:45 PM EDT
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The American electricity grid is two systems running at once. There is the financial system of markets, rates, capital approvals, and regulatory dockets. There is the physical system of generators, wires, transformers, and substations. The two are no longer keeping pace with the demand being placed on them, and that mismatch is showing up in rising bills, slipping reliability, multi-year back orders for basic equipment, and generation projects stuck in interconnection queues for years.
Hosted by George Washington University’s Alliance for a Sustainability Future and the Environmental and Energy Management Institute, this session looks at the mismatch between the financial and physical sides of the grid, what it means for the people and businesses on the other end of the meter, and where the panelists see practical paths to fixing it.
Meet the Panel
- Scott Sklar (moderator and panelist). SSF energy faculty. Adjunct Professor at The George Washington University.
- Peter Fox-Penner. Principal at The Brattle Group. Former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of Energy
- Donna Attanasio. Executive Director for the GW Alliance for a Sustainable Future
- Matt Haupt, PE, CEM, CPP. SSF energy faculty. Former Energy Director at Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Headquarters. Retired U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps Officer.
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