Power Up the Grid, Power Up the Portfolio

America always seems to find religion on infrastructure right after somebody’s balance sheet gets a little too excited. First it’s “we need more power,” then it’s “we need faster permits,” and before you can say public necessity, the same utility-and-equipment crowd is standing there like they invented the sun. Vistra, Eaton, AI demand, grid expansion — suddenly the whole racket is dressed up as civic duty with a bonus check tucked in the back pocket.

I’m not saying every megawatt is a con. I’m saying when policy urgency and sector gains start carpooling to the same hearing, a man is allowed to smell the grift. If “infrastructure” means ordinary people get reliable power and somebody else gets a windfall with a flag pin on it, then we’re not fixing the grid — we’re putting a hard hat on the portfolio and calling it public service. That’s not energy policy. That’s donor math with better branding.