# Sooner than you think, electricity is going to be cheap, abundant, and boring

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Podcast: [Volts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/volts-3501275)
Published: 2026-05-20T16:02:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.volts.wtf/p/sooner-than-you-think-electricity
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This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.volts.wtf/subscribe Are data centers and electrification going to break the US power grid, or are they the secret to making it cheaper for everyone? In this episode, I talk with Pier LaFarge of Sparkfund about Minnesota’s landmark decision to let Xcel Energy deploy batteries directly into local distribution networks. We look past the politics and map out how a battery-saturated system can socialize the benefits of load growth, ushering in an era of boringly reliable, low-cost energy by 2030.

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