Exelon CEO Calvin Butler on powering the AI future


Calvin Butler discusses how AI-driven data centers reshape the grid, policy tools to accelerate energy buildout, and opportunities to attract investment, modernize infrastructure, lower rates, and boost system efficiency and resilience.

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Calvin Butler lays out a clear trade: the rapid arrival of AI-driven data centers is increasing electricity demand and forcing the power grid to modernize faster than planned, but that pressure also unlocks financing and partnership opportunities to upgrade infrastructure. He framed the relationship as mutually reinforcing, AI needs abundant, affordable power, and large data centers can attract capital that lowers rates and improves resilience. The talk focuses on practical policy tools and cross-sector coordination needed to turn that demand into grid investment rather than just strain.

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