# Ep362: Load Growth and the Future of Capacity Markets

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Published: 2026-08-27T11:30:02+00:00
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## Resource

Brent Nelson, senior managing director of market intelligence at Ascend Analytics, discusses how load growth, capacity market challenges and data center demand are reshaping power markets and long‑term planning.

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