Investing in Talent, Energy Systems, and the Necessary Policies to Fuel AI Growth
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AI presents the United States with a generational opportunity for extraordinary innovation and growth. The deployment of AI will enhance the American economy, create jobs, accelerate scientific advances, and more. Fully realizing these opportunities requires an effort to rapidly increase the capacity of the nation’s existing, sometimes antiquated energy system. This, in turn, necessitates accelerating innovation and investment in advanced energy technologies; optimizing the use of the existing grid; unlocking construction of new transmission infrastructure; and developing the labor force needed to build new energy infrastructure.
Today, in a new paper titled Powering a New Era of American Innovation, we’re sharing 15 policy opportunities. Many of these proposals have been in development within policy circles for some time, involving a broad base of stakeholders and drawing from a comprehensive discussion of policy options.
By unlocking advanced electricity resources and grid infrastructure, the United States would enable all sources of electricity to contribute to a more reliable and affordable energy future. This effort now requires constructive public and private collaboration.
In addition to existing commitments aimed at equipping workers with AI skills, there is a growing demand for trade skills capable of constructing electrical infrastructure. A shortage of electrical workers may constrain America’s ability to build the necessary infrastructure to support AI, advanced manufacturing, and the transition to clean energy.
Building upon years of delivering digital workforce development programs across the country, we are announcing support for an initiative to train 100,000 electrical workers and 30,000 new apprentices in the United States. This effort, backed by funding to the electrical training ALLIANCE (etA) — an organization formed by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the National Electrical Contractors Association — will integrate AI tools into its curriculum and enhance the number of apprentices nationally. It will also provide apprentices with access to foundational AI skills courses.
The program, with this vital support, aims to increase the electrical workforce pipeline by 70% within the next five years. While no single organization can address the anticipated shortfall alone, through shared public and private efforts to introduce and support training programs like this, the U.S. can establish a model for cultivating the next generation workforce.
