<p>In Episode 525 of District of Conservation, Gabriella interviews Travis Fisher - director of energy and environmental policy studies at the Cato Institute. Travis discusses his role at Cato Institute, why energy abundance is having a moment, Bill Gates disavowing climate doomerism, challenging the 2009 EPA endangerment finding, if AI data centers are responsible for rising electricity demand, consumer-regulated electricity, and much more. Tune in!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>SHOW NOTES</strong></p><p><a href="https://x.com/ts_fisher" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Follow Travis on X</a> and <a href="https://www.cato.org/people/travis-fisher" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Cato Institute</a></p><p><a href="https://travisfisher.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Fishtank: Free-Market Insights on Energy Policy</a></p><p><a href="https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis/budgetary-cost-inflation-reduction-acts-energy-subsidies" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Cato Institute: The Budgetary Cost of the Inflation Reduction Act’s Energy Subsidies</a></p><p><a href="https://humanprogress.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><br></a></p><p><a href="https://humanprogress.org/the-simon-abundance-index-2025/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Simon Abundance Index 2025</a></p><p><a href="https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2025-07/DOE_Critical_Review_of_Impacts_of_GHG_Emissions_on_the_US_Climate_July_2025.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">A Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate </a></p><p><a href="https://www.advocates4cre.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Advocates for Consumer Regulated Electricity</a></p><p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/opinion/new-hampshire-sparks-a-revolution-in-electricity-supply-dab10a8d?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqdldopZicFl0S9IQ-MbREfVBIQNUDpZ5U5JP3pgpSHIbi-yxvrUURguLMpIJpY%3D&gaa_ts=69079428&gaa_sig=V2EQ3fx1SsI60UBOKu4wxxiObqWOWXIMEa7CHQlXAxXA8iXW00CCrOVlzC9zN7mRs-rxTLycKHsCadsK0ap0gw%3D%3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">New Hampshire Sparks a Revolution in Electricity Supply</a></p><p><a href="https://www.cato.org/blog/what-would-consumer-regulated-electricity-look" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><br>What Would Consumer-Regulated Electricity Look Like?</a></p>

District of Conservation

Gabriella Hoffman

EP 525: Consumer-Regulated Electricity (ft. Travis Fisher of Cato Institute)

NOV 3, 202527 MIN
District of Conservation

EP 525: Consumer-Regulated Electricity (ft. Travis Fisher of Cato Institute)

NOV 3, 202527 MIN

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<p>In Episode 525 of District of Conservation, Gabriella interviews Travis Fisher - director of energy and environmental policy studies at the Cato Institute. Travis discusses his role at Cato Institute, why energy abundance is having a moment, Bill Gates disavowing climate doomerism, challenging the 2009 EPA endangerment finding, if AI data centers are responsible for rising electricity demand, consumer-regulated electricity, and much more. Tune in!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>SHOW NOTES</strong></p><p><a href="https://x.com/ts_fisher" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Follow Travis on X</a> and <a href="https://www.cato.org/people/travis-fisher" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Cato Institute</a></p><p><a href="https://travisfisher.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Fishtank: Free-Market Insights on Energy Policy</a></p><p><a href="https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis/budgetary-cost-inflation-reduction-acts-energy-subsidies" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Cato Institute: The Budgetary Cost of the Inflation Reduction Act’s Energy Subsidies</a></p><p><a href="https://humanprogress.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><br></a></p><p><a href="https://humanprogress.org/the-simon-abundance-index-2025/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Simon Abundance Index 2025</a></p><p><a href="https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2025-07/DOE_Critical_Review_of_Impacts_of_GHG_Emissions_on_the_US_Climate_July_2025.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">A Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate </a></p><p><a href="https://www.advocates4cre.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Advocates for Consumer Regulated Electricity</a></p><p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/opinion/new-hampshire-sparks-a-revolution-in-electricity-supply-dab10a8d?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqdldopZicFl0S9IQ-MbREfVBIQNUDpZ5U5JP3pgpSHIbi-yxvrUURguLMpIJpY%3D&gaa_ts=69079428&gaa_sig=V2EQ3fx1SsI60UBOKu4wxxiObqWOWXIMEa7CHQlXAxXA8iXW00CCrOVlzC9zN7mRs-rxTLycKHsCadsK0ap0gw%3D%3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">New Hampshire Sparks a Revolution in Electricity Supply</a></p><p><a href="https://www.cato.org/blog/what-would-consumer-regulated-electricity-look" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><br>What Would Consumer-Regulated Electricity Look Like?</a></p>