Dr. Michael Craig: Increasing power plant pollution

Interview opportunity available: 

Wednesday, March 18, from 1-3 p.m. ET

U.S. electricity use is rising (after decades of flat demand), and more of it is coming from burning fossil fuels.

Available expert: 

Dr. Michael Craig is a professor at the University of Michigan. He can discuss topics including:

• Factors underlying spiking demand for electricity, such as data centers, electrification of cars and appliances, and extreme heat;
• The effects of federal policies to promote coal and other fossil fuels;
• The effects of coal-fired power plant emissions on human health, and on the climate;
• Trends over time for natural gas power plants, and comparison of the emissions from coal plants versus gas plants;
• The risks that increasing extreme weather driven by climate change poses to power systems;
• What is driving rapid growth in batteries on power grids; and
• The current state of renewable energy, and projections for the future.