The Pennsylvania Chautauqua Summer Programs at Mount Gretna will host a free public panel discussion, “IT’S ELECTRIC!! Issues in Energy,” on Tuesday, July 14, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Mount Gretna Playhouse, 200 Pennsylvania Ave., Mount Gretna.
The event is presented as a community education and public service initiative.
As electricity demand rises due to new data centers, electric vehicles, and expanding industry, questions are mounting about whether the region’s power grid can meet future needs, a press release explains. The panel will address these concerns directly, examining the challenges facing the electric grid, including resource adequacy, affordability, the rapid expansion of data centers, electric vehicle adoption, and advanced manufacturing…