# Inside Olympia -- Arne Olson with Energy+Environmental Economics (E3)

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Podcast: [Inside Olympia](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-olympia-2956081)
Published: 2026-04-21T22:35:02+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3286

## Resource

Energy consultant Arne Olson, senior partner at Energy and Environmental Economics, warns the Northwest faces a near-term electricity shortfall driven by rising demand, data centers, and resource retirements. He outlines risks of rotating blackouts, limits of wind and solar, the role of natural gas backup, and the cost of meeting reliability and decarbonization goals.

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