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Brookings Institute: The Role of Distributed Power Systems in the U.S. Electricity Sector


Event Overview:

On October 31, the Energy Security Initiative at Brookings and the Hoover Institution’s Energy Task Force hosted experts from the public and private sectors for a series of discussions to address the potential of Distributed Power Systems in the United States. Following introductory remarks by Brookings President Strobe Talbott and Hoover Institution Distinguished Fellow George Shultz, panelists assessed the environmental, national security, and economic strengths and weaknesses of DPS and examine the policies that will enable DPS in a feasible and cost-effective manner.