# CCL Training: The Challenge of Energy Affordability and Security

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Podcast: [Citizens' Climate Lobby](https://stenobird.com/podcast/citizens-climate-lobby-46507)
Published: 2026-02-06T15:09:45+00:00
Episode link: https://ccl.podbean.com/e/ccl-training-the-challenge-of-energy-affordability-and-security/
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## Resource

Electrification is a key climate solution in the transition to clean energy sources. But electricity rates are rising fast and face surging demand from artificial intelligence data centers. Expensive electricity and an insufficient power supply could endanger electrification efforts. Fortunately, in an age of high costs of living, policymakers are very interested in finding solutions. Join CCL's Research Manager Dana Nuccitelli, supported by CCL's Electrification Action Team to learn what's behind rising electricity rates and energy insecurity, and how we can solve these problems. Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/energy-affordability-slides CCL's Permitting Reform Training Topic: https://community.citizensclimate.org/topics/clean-energy-permitting-reformCCL's Electrification Action Team: https://community.citizensclimate.org/groups/home/974 Log your training: https://community.citizensclimate.org/log_training?sf_id=a5yUP000000F5SPYA0 DSIRE's database of incentives for efficiency and electrification: https://www.dsireusa.org/ Skip ahead to the following section(s):(0:00) Intro & Agenda(1:16) Electrifying Everything(5:29) Gas Power Production(9:14) Renewable Power Production(10:42) Distribution & Transmission(14:04) Climate & Extreme Weather(16:01) Load Growth, Data Centers(20:16) State Renewables Policies & Investor-Owned Utility Profits(25:35) Potential Solutions(37:39) Guest Speaker: Peter HubbardAdditional Q&A Discussion ( https://vimeo.com/1162561816/ed5f1a7ba5 )

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