Alex Bores
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694 appearances
2 recordings
2 series
first heard Feb 2026
last heard 21 Apr
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But putting that as a negotiating tactic, I think, is meeting the moment in the scale.
I mean, Bernie talks about the potential benefits of AI and also talks about the risks and the downside.
I think he's been the clearest communicator on it.
But you're right.
It's a bipartisan issue.
It is not one that is left right.
And this is, again, you need the regulation first.
It's not, oh, yeah, this will work in the future.
And given the political power of these companies, I would be very skeptical of them doing it unless we pass regulation with teeth.
But the idea is that our electric grid is so outdated and so in need of updates throughout the country, but even here in New York.
And it also slows down the renewable energy transition because if you want to have solar on homes, you need a grid that is more responsive to generation happening in a distributed manner.
And it's not right now.
And we've tried to upgrade the grids.
We need funds to do it.
And the only options on the table are the government pays for it, which is taxpayers, you and I, or it adds to our utility bills, which is ratepayers, again, you and I. And here comes an industry with, for all intents and purposes, an unlimited private capital.
that is really willing to pay for time.
They are desperate for speed in building these out.
And so what I'm saying is you can set the incentives such that if you want to build a data center and you're doing X percentage renewable, should be a very high percentage,
And you will pay not just for the connection to the grid and all the infrastructure that's needed for that, but you'll also pay on top of that a fee to make the grid more resilient and help the upgrades elsewhere so that you can truly make the grid more green and more reliable.
Well, then we'll move you to the front of the interconnection queue.
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