{"product_id":"power-plays-how-the-battle-for-electrons-will-define-the-21st-century-9798994012109","title":"Power Plays: How the Battle for Electrons Will Define the 21st Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jacques Beaudry-Losique\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Gridsparq Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Gridsparq Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Industries - Energy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePower Plays delivers a sharp and urgent analysis of the looming electricity crisis threatening America's economic future. Jacques Beaudry-Losique, a veteran energy executive, argues that the United States is dangerously unprepared for a surge in electricity demand fueled by AI data centers, cryptocurrency mining, reindustrialization, and the electrification of transportation and heating. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite these pressures, America's power grid remains outdated, fragmented, and shackled by political and regulatory inertia. Beaudry-Losique depicts the energy landscape as a high-stakes \"power game,\" where utilities, regulators, Big Tech, and policymakers compete for limited access to electrons while neglecting the structural reforms needed to secure the nation's future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough real-world case studies-most notably the energy crisis in Loudoun County, Virginia-he illustrates how local grid bottlenecks foreshadow national decline. The book blends systems thinking, policy critique, and game theory to map out a pragmatic roadmap: reform permitting, expand transmission and nuclear capacity, and embrace decentralized, resilient microgrids. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlunt, informed, and timely, Power Plays warns that the fight for electricity will determine who leads in technology, security, and prosperity in the 21st century-and whether America will keep its competitive edge or fall behind. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gridsparq Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47775345279127,"sku":"9798994012109","price":3659.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798994012109.webp?v=1777989791","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/power-plays-how-the-battle-for-electrons-will-define-the-21st-century-9798994012109","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}