Berlin event examines US energy policy and storage

adelphi, Atlantik-Brücke, and adelphi global co-hosted an event in Berlin titled Understanding US Energy Dynamics: Opportunities for Germany to Engage.

• The discussion focused on US state policy, regional electricity markets, rising power demand, and the role of battery storage, with participants including Jennifer Morgan, Heiko Willenberg (RWE), Zachary Karas (PowerCo), Jamie Long (Minnesota Representative and DFL Floor Leader), and Tom Opdyke (R Street Institute).
• Speakers said long delivery times for gas turbines strengthen the near-term case for faster-deployable technologies; they also highlighted the impact of data center-driven electricity demand, renewables, permitting, siting, and grid infrastructure on future growth.