# Op-ed: New Hampshire Shows How to Unleash Electricity for the AI Era 

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) drives surging electricity demand, policymakers across the country are struggling to respond, often by restricting data centers or saddling utility customers and taxpayers with costly upgrades.

September 30, 2025 • News Releases 

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) drives surging electricity demand, policymakers across the country are struggling to respond, often by restricting data centers or saddling utility customers and taxpayers with costly upgrades.

A new [*Wall Street Journal* op-ed](https://www.wsj.com/opinion/new-hampshire-sparks-a-revolution-in-electricity-supply-dab10a8d?st=5J29Nu&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink) co-authored by [Travis Fisher](https://www.cato.org/people/travis-fisher), director of energy and environmental studies at the Cato Institute, and Glen Lyons, founder of Advocates for Consumer Regulated Electricity, highlights how New Hampshire just approved an elegant alternative: HB 672, a one-page law that clears red tape for off-grid electricity providers. The reform opens the door to competition, faster project development, and innovative solutions to meet energy needs.

The authors argue this could re-create the fierce competition and rapid innovation that built America’s electricity sector in the first place.

If you’d like to speak with Fisher about this, please reach out to Madison: [mmiller@​cato.​org](mailto:mmiller@cato.org).

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