Please join us for a Zoom webinar with Kevin Book and Timothy Fox of ClearView Energy Partners, moderated by Richard Meyer of the American Gas Association:
Natural Gas Markets in the Age of Data Center Growth
The rapid expansion of data centers is bringing about a new era of energy demand in the U.S. Most data centers currently rely on electricity sourced from the traditional power grid where natural gas is the dominant fuel source. While renewables, such as wind and solar, are expanding and play an important role in overall electricity supply, their intermittent nature requires a dependable backup, and natural gas provides that reliability. Nuclear power is a reliable source of electricity, but significant additions to the nuclear power base are years away.
The conversation will explore the current natural gas landscape and offer insights into the potential impact of growing demand for natural gas from data center power demand and LNG exports.
Kevin Book heads the research team and covers oil, natural gas, refined products and coal policy. Mr. Book appears frequently within print and broadcast media, contributes to policy forums convened by government and private organizations and meets with top Washington decision-makers. Mr. Book has also testified before several House and Senate Committees. Mr. Book is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is also a member of the National Petroleum Council, a self-funded advisory body to the Secretary of Energy, and a nonresident Senior Adviser to the Energy Security and Climate Change Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Timothy Fox is a Managing Director at ClearView Energy Partners, a DC-based research firm for institutional investors and corporate strategists. He leads the firm’s power sector coverage and contributes to its U.S. policy research. For more than 20 years, Mr. Fox has provided timely and forward-looking analysis of electricity policies and trends, including keen insights regarding state-level dynamics. He appears frequently in broadcast and print media, and he speaks before national associations and educational institutions. Mr. Fox also serves as a leading member of an energy storage consortium led by the Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories and he is an active member of the American Energy Society, the Energy Bar Association and the National Energy Resources Organization.
Richard Meyer serves as Vice President of Energy Markets, Analysis, and Standards at the American Gas Association, representing more than 200 local energy companies that deliver natural gas throughout the United States. In his role, Richard supports the association’s work to advance awareness of the vital role that natural gas utilities serve in meeting the needs of an affordable, reliable, and competitive clean energy economy. Mr Meyer’s team leads the development of analytical products and policy across a range of topics, including energy economics, environmental analytics, end-use codes and standards, and climate and sustainability topics, including energy efficiency, renewable and low-carbon gases, reliability and resilience, and technology innovation. Richard also serves as lead staff to the American Gas Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to conducting independent research that advances well-informed energy policies and innovation solutions for a wide range of professionals and decision-makers in the energy industry.