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Energy Solutions: A Podcast From EPSA

EPSA Live: What Will It Take to Finance the Energy Future?

April 01, 2026 • Electric Power Supply Association • Season 1 • Episode 64

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In this special live episode of Energy Solutions, recorded at EPSA’s 5th Annual Competitive Power Summit, Ed Crooks of Wood Mackenzie moderates a panel on what it will take to finance the power system of the future.

Panelists discuss how quickly new infrastructure can be built to meet rising demand, what investors need to deploy capital, and the policy and regulatory challenges shaping development in an increasingly tight supply-demand environment.

Topics include:

What it will take to finance the full power system,
How Wall Street is evaluating energy investment opportunities and risk,
The role of policy stability in unlocking private capital,
And the role of large energy users, including data centers, in shaping investment decisions.

Moderator: Ed Crooks, Vice Chair Americas, Wood Mackenzie, and host of the Energy Gang podcast

Guests:

Judge Kelsey Bagot, Virginia State Corporation Commission
Anthony Crowdell, Managing Director, Mizuho Americas
Andrew Gilbert, Partner, Energy Capital Partners
Josh Levi, President, Data Center Coalition

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