Inside Exelon CEO Calvin Butler’s $41 Billion Bet And The Impact on The U.S. Electricity Grid

On this episode of The Enterprise Zone, Exelon President and CEO Calvin Butler sat down with Forbes to discuss how rising electricity demand from data centers and artificial intelligence is reshaping the modern power grid. Butler also discussed community stakeholder engagement, workforce diversification, cost reduction initiatives, and the emerging operational challenges facing national energy networks. 00:00 The Modern Utility Landscape And Infrastructure Scale 09:05 Managing Transmission Delivery And Surging Grid Demand 14:04 Data Center Expansion And Rising Electricity Costs 27:30 Corporate Leadership, Operational Accountability, And Efficiency 41:37 Supply Chain Diversity And Modern Energy Sector Jobs 51:08 Regional Grid Reliability, AI Integration, And Long Term Strategy Read the full story on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jabariyo... Subscribe to FORBES: https://www.youtube.com/user/Forbes?s... Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and more: https://account.forbes.com/membership... Stay Connected Forbes newsletters: https://newsletters.editorial.forbes.com Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes Forbes Video on Twitter:   / forbes   Forbes Video on Instagram:   / forbes   More From Forbes: http://forbes.com Forbes covers the intersection of entrepreneurship, wealth, technology, business and lifestyle with a focus on people and success.