Please join CEI and the Frontier Institute for policy roundups in Billings, Bozeman, and Whitefish about how policymakers can ensure AI’s energy needs are met. Frontier Institute founder Kendall Cotton will provide a Montana legislative recap. CEI coauthors of Powering Intelligence: Meeting AI’s Energy Needs in a Changing Electricity Landscape, James Broughel and Paige Lambermont, will discuss the implications of federal policy and state prospects for permitting reforms.
Abundant, affordable energy is the foundation of a thriving society. Reliable energy powers modern industry, transportation, and infrastructure, improving quality of life and expanding economic opportunity. New technologies reshape our world, and AI is one of the most transformative among them. However, AI’s potential depends on access to sufficient energy. Ensuring a stable and scalable energy supply is critical not just for AI, but for meeting the growing demands of modern life. For AI to fully deliver on its transformative potential, we must ensure our energy policies support rather than constrain its power needs.
Billings, MT
When: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Where: By All Means Brewing
1400 S 24th St. W, Billings, MT 59102
Hosted by Brian Cebull, Scot Miller, and Ralph Spence.
Bozeman, MT
When: 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm, Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Where: Montana Festival – Reindustrializing America Panel
MSU Innovation Campus, Bozeman, MT 59715
Kalispell, MT
When: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Thursday, May 15, 2025
Where: Sacred Waters Brewing Company
3250 U.S. Hwy 2 E, Kalispell, MT 59901
Hosted by Joe Coco, Kathy and Jack Brown, Giuseppe Caltabiano, and Duncan Scott.
Questions: [email protected] or 202.331.2764
Dr. James Broughel is a Senior Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute whose expertise lies in regulatory institutions and the impact of regulations on economic growth. He is a regular columnist at Forbes and the author of Regulation and Economic Growth: Applying Economic Theory to Public Policy.
Kendall Cotton is the president and CEO of the Frontier Institute. He developed his passion for serving his community while growing up in Florence, Montana along the banks of the Bitterroot River. A government relations professional with more than a decade of experience helping to shape Montana public policy, Cotton most recently served as the Policy Advisor for Montana’s Insurance Commissioner.
Paige Lambermont is a Research Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute in the Center for Energy and Environment. In her role, she covers free-market energy topics including the electrical grid, energy regulation, and nuclear power.