Power dilemma.

Demand for electricity is rising in the United States after staying relatively flat for the past two decades. Meeting that demand may threaten climate goals, The New York Times reports.

This story gets at the heart of what will be a critical and thorny dilemma in the future: Growth in power demand is outpacing our ability to add clean power to the system.

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Cat Clifford

Senior Science and Economics Correspondent