Executive Summary - Energy

What We Have

Current Strengths Large Energy Resources Both Fuels and Technologies Strong Private-Sector Innovation Large Electricity System Large Industrial Base Growing Clean-Energy Manufacturing and Deployment.	Current Weaknesses High, Uneven retail Prices Grid Congestion Transmission Shortfalls Slow Permitting Slow Project Completion Not Reliability During Extreme Weather Complex, Fragmented Regulation.
High Cost

In 2024, the average U.S. residential electricity price was about 16.48 cents per kWh, with an average monthly residential bill of about $142.26. Those national averages hide major differences across states.

What You Can Do

What We Require

Lower Costs
- Policies must reduce total consumer energy bills
- Increase efficiency programs that directly lower costs.
Reliable Power
- Maintain adequate capacity and grid stability
- Improve outage prevention and response.
Faster Infrastructure
- Streamline permitting
- Expand transmission
- Fix interconnection delays.
Better Coordination
- Align federal, state, and regional efforts
- Reduce duplication and delay.
Stronger Security
- Protect infrastructure from cyber and physical threats
- Strengthen domestic supply chains.
Practical Environmental Progress
- Reduce emissions while maintaining affordability and reliability.

Countries Top Ranked for Best Energy Policies and Practices

According to the World Economic Forum's 2024 Energy Transition Index, the top five countries were:

Sweden
Denmark
Finland

Switzerland
France

What top-performing countries generally do well:

Sweden
- Strong power-sector performance
- Stable long-term policy direction
- Serious commitment to electrification and clean industry
Denmark
- Consistent energy planning
- Strong renewable integration
- High policy continuity and system coordination
Finland
- Balanced approach to security, resilience, and sustainability
- Greater willingness to maintain firm, reliable supply alongside
  cleaner energy
Switzerland
- Strong infrastructure quality
- High institutional competence
- Long-term planning and efficiency
France
- Strong electricity system foundation
- Effective energy-efficiency policies helped drive a
  meaningful reduction in energy intensity, helping move
  France into the top five in 2024.

Common Lessons from the Top Countries

Stable long-term policy
Better coordination
More disciplined infrastructure planning
More serious investment in efficiency
Greater balance between affordability, security, and sustainability.

Why Pay More & Get Less

We Have	We Lack
Americans often pay more and get less because:
Resources	Enough Coordination
Investment	Enough Delivery
Goals	Execution
Rules	Clarity and Accountability

Bottom Line

We do not simply lack of energy.

We fail to convert national strength into affordable, reliable, secure service for ordinary people.

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