Electric power has always been crucially important, but going forward it will have an even larger role to play in the health of this nation and ultimately the health of every nation. To meet the enormous challenges ahead — climate change, peak oil, rising costs, aging infrastructure — we need to recognize our dependence on electricity, rethink the role of electric power, and remake the electric power infrastructure as an engine of innovation and prosperity. In this 2009 presentation to the National Smart Grid Conference, Jesse Berst explains how to apply the four principles of patterns, profits, platforms, and policies to move ahead to the future we want to create.

Apr 9, 2009