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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Innovation and Technology
Nuclear Renaissance: Small Reactors and Nuclear Innovation
Nuclear power has remained a dormant force in U.S. electric generation capacity since the Cold War. Once perceived as the revolutionary technology of the next […]
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Automated Track Inspection Goes National
In April 2025, the Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure published Driving Regulatory Innovation for Safer Railroading, examining how the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) waiver process […]
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The Grid Modernization Challenge
The vast interconnected network that is the United States electric grid is one of the most important and impressive infrastructure projects in history. Since its […]
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Robots Under Arrest – Traffic Violations in the Autonomous Era
As the number of autonomous vehicles (AVs) rise in the United States, questions are raised on how and who to keep accountable. A recent article […]
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The New Solar Panel: Why Geothermal Energy is the Hot Topic of 2026
When the phrase “renewable energy” is brought up in conversation, one rarely imagines the geothermal industry: a market centered on highly innovative machinery that harnesses […]
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Artificial Thirst: How Data Center Water Consumption Could Affect Rural Water Infrastructure
In July 2020, Amazon Web Services (AWS) purchased 56 acres of land in Gilroy, California. Five years later, the site is set to be transformed […]
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The Robot is Not the Problem
This analysis was originally featured in the Innovation & Infrastructure Review –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The Robot Is Not the Problem Physical AI and the value of data […]
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Deadlines Alone Won’t Fix Permitting
In 2025, The American Society for Civil Engineers gave the United States a C on its annual infrastructure report card, while nine out of 18 […]
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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 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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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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Transportation Corridors Can Do More – Colocating Utilities Unlocks the Full Value of Infrastructure
Across the United States, transportation corridors already host an enormous amount of critical infrastructure. Highways, rail lines, and other rights-of-way frequently often carry buried electric […]
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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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