Fred Flinstone reports on why experts say our electricity will probably be okay, even if the economy goes belly up like a brontosaurus burger!
Fred Flinstone reports on why experts say our electricity will probably be okay, even if the economy goes belly up like a brontosaurus burger!

Great Gazoo's Crystal Ball: What's the Holdup?

Yabba Dabba Doo! Fred Flinstone here reporting live from Bedrock! I just heard from some smart fellas at a place called Morgan Stanley. Sounds fancy like one of Wilma's newfangled gadgets! They're saying even if things get a little rocky like when Dino gets the zoomies we should still have enough electricity! Apparently all those whirly gig computers in those data center caves need juice no matter what. And boy do they need a lot of it!

Rock Bottom or Rolling Stones? The Economy's Got Me Confused!

These Morgan Stanley guys are saying that even if Mr. Trump's trade war turns the economy into a pile of rocks like when I accidentally use the car as a bowling ball electricity ain't going anywhere! They say it's because these data centers are like hungry dinosaurs – they gotta eat even if times are tough! Plus they're hoping that more companies will bring their factories back to Bedrock... I mean America! Maybe I could finally get a raise at the quarry!

AI's Gonna Eat All Our Power?!

Now here's the kicker! These fellas are saying that these new fangled "artificial intelligences" are gonna start eating up electricity like Dino eats a brontosaurus burger! They reckon it'll be ten times more by 2028! Ten times! That's like ten Barney Rubbles worth of hungry! But even with that they're still optimistic about our power staying on. I sure hope so I don't wanna have to go back to using a fire to watch TV!

Uncharted Territory? Sounds Like a New Episode of 'The Flintstones'!

These smart folks admit that Mr. Trump is changing things faster than I can gobble down a slab of ribs. They say it could cause a near term "shock" in power demand. Which sounds just like the kind of wacky adventure me and Barney always get into! But hey even when our harebrained schemes go wrong we always manage to get out of them!

Utilities to the Rescue: Like Wilma Saving Me From Myself!

They say that even when things go bad the electric companies like Consolidated Edison Southern Company Duke Energy and NextEra Energy are safe as houses or in our case caves. These utilities are like Wilma – always there to save my bacon when I mess things up! They call them "defensive" stocks. I guess that means they're good at dodging boulders!

The Future is Bright! (Hopefully Brighter Than My Bowling Scores!)

So what's the bottom line? These Morgan Stanley brainiacs are saying we should be alright even if the economy goes Yabba Dabba DOH! They are liking some companies that do green energy stuff and prefer those over those that sell to cave homes. I still don't understand all this fancy talk but as long as the lights stay on so I can watch the TV when I get home from a long day at the rock quarry I am happy. Yabba Dabba Doo!


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    corntake
    4/18/2025 6:41:58 AM

    I bet Dino would love to eat all that electricity!