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Energy Policy

People walk through Times Square during a snowstorm on January 25, 2026 in New York City

New York’s High Energy Costs Are a Hidden Affordability Crisis

Catalyst Power’s Gabe Phillips analyzes how Winter Storm Fern exposed a structural problem behind New York City’s soaring power costs. As Local Law 97 deadlines approach and federal solar incentives phase down, he argues that targeted reforms could deliver measurable cost relief while strengthening grid resilience and accelerating clean energy deployment.
By Gabe Phillips
Satellite orbiting Earth above a sunlit continent, symbolizing the global infrastructure and reach of the digital economy.

The Five Pillars of the Global Digital Economy

Mehdi Paryavi, Chairman and CEO of the International Data Center Authority (IDCA), delivers a sweeping analysis of the global digital economy’s structural backbone. As the head of the world’s leading think tank for digital infrastructure and A.I. policy, Paryavi outlines the five critical pillars—strategy, policy, energy, human capital and infrastructure—that determine whether nations will thrive or stumble in the next wave of tech-driven growth.
By Mehdi Paryavi

Energy Efficiency and Public Policy

In early December I moderated a panel discussion at Columbia University titled "Energy Efficiency: What Really Works." The panel featured
By Steve Cohen

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