The gas tax no longer matches the reality of the road. It is time to modernize how America funds infrastructure. In the face of […]
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Articles by: Owen Rogers
Public, Private, and Often Misunderstood: What P3s Are – and Are Not
P3s are a tremendous tool to help build large-scale complicated and critically important infrastructure. As useful as they are, they are also greatly misunderstood. […]
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The Rural Grid Squeeze
This analysis was originally featured in the Innovation & Infrastructure Review ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– How Data Centers, Copper Thieves, and Pipeline Physics Are Converging on America’s Cooperatives […]
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The U.S. House Could Make Pipelines Safer Tomorrow
Pipeline safety is not a partisan issue. It is a public safety issue, an infrastructure issue, an energy issue, and a damage prevention issue. Clearly, […]
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The Transitional Electric Grid: From Centralized to Distributed
This is part of a series on electric utilities in the United States. Follow along to learn more about both electric infrastructure and markets. […]
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The Traditional Electric Grid: Centralized, One-Way Power
This is the first blog in a series on electric utilities in the United States. Follow along to learn more about both electric infrastructure and [...]
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The Infrastructure America Cannot Forget It Built
There’s a good chance that somewhere beneath the street outside your office, there is at least one strand of optical fiber among hundreds or even […]
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Encryption Is Not Enough: The Limits of Network Privacy
Most Americans assume that “encrypted data” means private. Encryption has been marketed as a powerful, almost fool-proof tool for privacy, and has become a foundational […]
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The Gap California Hasn’t Named
This analysis was originally featured in the Innovation & Infrastructure Review The Gap California Hasn’t Named What California's refinery crisis reveals about infrastructure cost management [...]
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Diving Deeper into Damage Prevention: Protecting Underwater Pipelines and More
Diving Deeper into Damage Prevention: Surveying State Dig Laws to Ensure Rules, Regulations, and Best Practices Adequately Address Submerged Facilities Executive Summary Despite decades […]
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The Gulf Coast Illusion: The Energy Vulnerability No One is Tracking
This analysis was originally featured in the Innovation & Infrastructure Review The Gulf Coast Illusion: The nation’s implicit fuel insurance policy is being sold overseas [...]
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Over 900 Days without a Pipeline Safety Reauthorization Bill
In 2020, Congress let PHMSA, the nation’s primary pipeline regulator, lapse without reauthorization for more than a year. In 2026, the same problem is back, […]
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Measuring the Underground
Measuring the Underground: Advancing a New Estimate for the Total Linear Mileage of Buried Infrastructure in the United States —————— Abstract Trillions of dollars of […]
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ICYMI: Aii’s Listening Session on 2026 Surface Transportation Reauthorization
On Friday, February 20th, Aii hosted its first listening session of 2026, focused on the upcoming surface transportation reauthorization later this year to hear what […]
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Cybersecurity’s Physical Layer
In 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced grant funding of over $100 million to mitigate risks in cybersecurity. Some of these measures include […]
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