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Roberts: The Electricity Grid’s Price Is a Messenger

Richard Roberts, MBA, specialist professor in the Department of Economics, Finance, and Real Estate, argues that surging electricity prices and capacity charges reflect a genuine, dangerous shortage in reliable energy, not an artificial crisis.

Roberts advises policymakers against imposing price caps, contending that these market signals are necessary to drive investment in new infrastructure and avoid major grid failure. Read the full article at RealClearMarkets.