1、May 2025Powering a New Era of American InnovationRuth Porat,Thomas Kurian,James Manyika,and Kent WalkerPowering a New Era of American Innovation2020103Sizing the economic upside and the energy required to power itA path to accelerate innovation,investment,and executionAccelerate innovation and inves

2、tment in advanced energy generationOptimize use of the existing grid and unlock construction of new transmission infrastructureDevelop the labor force required to construct new American infrastructure,including training programs for electriciansThe time to act is nowThe deployment of artificial inte

3、lligence(AI)will grow the American economy,create jobs,accelerate scientific advances,improve health and educational outcomes,and strengthen national and global security.AI presents the United States with a generational opportunity for extraordinary innovation and growth.Fully realizing these opport

4、unities will take a focused,forceful,and expedited effort to increase the capacity of the existing,sometimes antiquated U.S.energy system.The good news is that the steps required to power growth are within our reach.These include:1.Accelerating innovation and investment in affordable,reliable,and se

5、cure energy technologies,including geothermal,advanced nuclear,and natural gas generation with carbon capture(among other sources)2.Optimizing use of the existing grid and unlocking construction of new transmission infrastructure3.Developing the labor force needed to construct new infrastructureBuil

6、ding upon Googles nearly two decades of investing in energy innovation and policy,in this paper we identify and discuss 15 additional policy opportunities that would power a new era of American leadership.By unlocking advanced electricity resources and grid infrastructure,the United States would ena