The Country With the Most Energy in the World Can't Keep Up With Its Own Grid

David Holt, President of Consumer Energy Alliance, sits down to unpack 20 years of fighting for affordable, reliable energy for regular Americans. From NIMBYism and lazy politics to the data center power surge, nuclear's comeback, carbon capture, and why the price of eggs is actually an energy story, this one covers a lot of ground and makes it all make sense. Click here to watch a video of this episode. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world problems together. No noise. No fluff. Just the discussions that move our industry forward. Apply today at collide.io Click here to view the episode transcript. 00:00 - What is Consumer Energy Alliance 01:12 - Energy affordability and who it hits hardest 03:14 - Politics, NGOs, and policy by soundbite 05:34 - You can have clean energy and oil and gas 08:31 - New England's self-inflicted energy crisis 10:04 - Term-limited politicians and long-term problems 12:19 - Gas prices and what consumers actually misunderstand 14:41 - US energy self-sufficiency and geopolitical insulation 16:42 - Reshoring, AI, and the new energy demand reality 18:48 - Breaking down the Biden energy policy 23:41 - Infrastructure deficits and the permitting war 26:42 - How data centers should pay for their power 29:51 - Inside data centers and why they use so much energy 33:35 - Nuclear is back and it's actually cool 37:27 - Texas, nuclear, and energy diversity 41:10 - Carbon capture and community education 44:28 - The next 10 to 15 years of energy change 47:28 - What every American should know about energy 49:29 - Energy Day festival in Houston https://twitter.com/collide_ai https://www.tiktok.com/@collide.io https://www.facebook.com/collide.io https://www.instagram.com/collide.io https://www.youtube.com/@collide_io https://bsky.app/profile/collide-ai.bsky.social https://www.linkedin.com/company/collideai