As electricity demand from data centers accelerates, policymakers, regulators, utilities, and large energy users face both a critical challenge and an opportunity: how to meet growing demand in ways that keep power affordable and reliable while strengthening the energy systems people depend on. This panel will focus on the large load tariff, grid management, market reforms, demand flexibility, transmission, storage, and clean energy deployment strategies necessary to maintain affordability and reliability while supporting economic growth. Co-Hosted with NRDC Roundtable Featuring: Holly Bender, Sierra Club;McKenna Beck , NRDC;Colin McCormick, Carbon Direct;Brad Simmons, Google;John Rhodes, NYS Dept of Public Service;Sanjay Seth, NYS Dept of Env. Conservation