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15 lines
1.3 KiB
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{
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"HubID": "4990",
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"Date": "11/25/2024",
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"HubTags": [
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"External Platform Posts",
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"Future Map Forward Guidance",
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"Future Map"
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],
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"Contacts": "",
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"Companies": "",
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"File": "",
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"Image": "4990__Image_URL.jpg",
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"Summary": "<p>The United States has incredible potential for growth, but several challenges could threaten its trajectory—one of the most critical being resource constraints. </p><p>For decades, U.S. electricity demand grew by less than 1% annually. However, utilities and grid operators have recently doubled their growth forecasts to about 1.5% per year over the next five years—the highest rate since the 1990s, before energy efficiency efforts began to curb demand.</p><p>The reality is that we need to double our electricity production within the next decade, yet we’re 85% short of that target with current forecasts! </p><p>Achieving this requires a massive expansion of energy infrastructure, but resource availability is becoming increasingly strained due to geopolitical tensions and supply chain disruptions. </p><p>Without securing the critical materials and resources necessary for this expansion, we risk falling short of the energy generation needed to power the large-scale reindustrialization essential for our nation’s economic and industrial future.</p>",
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"Notes": ""
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} |