{"id":40802295671,"date":"2026-06-30T08:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T12:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/?p=40802295671"},"modified":"2026-06-29T11:10:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T15:10:17","slug":"roberts-the-electricity-grids-price-is-a-messenger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/roberts-the-electricity-grids-price-is-a-messenger\/","title":{"rendered":"Roberts: The Electricity Grid&#8217;s Price Is a Messenger"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Richard Roberts, MBA, specialist professor in the Department of Economics, Finance, and Real Estate,\u00a0argues that surging electricity prices and capacity charges reflect a genuine, dangerous shortage in reliable energy, not an artificial crisis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearmarkets.com\/articles\/2026\/06\/29\/the_electricity_grids_price_is_a_messenger_dont_shoot_it_1190749.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RealClearMarkets<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Richard Roberts, MBA, specialist professor in the Department of Economics, Finance, and Real Estate,\u00a0argues that surging electricity prices and capacity charges reflect a genuine, dangerous shortage in reliable energy, not an artificial crisis. 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