The future of energy is an imperative topic to discuss. Most of my tech electives and concentration is in energy.

Here's some latest news on energy:

• https://energynews.us/digests/report-pandemic-wipes-out-600000-clean-energy-jobs/ (Pandemic affects on Energy)
• https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidblackmon/2020/01/07/the-key-distinction-between-us-energy-independence-and-energy-security/#612ac3687859 (U.S. energy "independence")
• https://www.bbc.com/news/business-52350082 (Negative Oil Futures)
• https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/29/20746170/tesla-megapack-battery-pge-storage-announced (Tesla Megapack)
• https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a31673399/permanent-magnets-nuclear-fusion/ (Nuclear Fusion)
• https://www.forbes.com/sites/ellenrwald/2019/12/26/3-breakthroughs-that-could-shake-the-energy-world-in-the-next-decade/#26e35d138861
• https://e360.yale.edu/features/how-renewable-energy-could-emerge-on-top-after-the-pandemic

Most of these articles are to give you a total feel for the future of 1) our nation and 2) global energy. As we can see above, we are having quite the number of problems in the energy field when this can turn into something much bigger of a problem. If we can't turn the ship around then we'll have consequences.