07/20/2026

Mark P. Mills to Deliver USAEE Conference Opening Keynote: The Physics of Money

Register for November's Conference Today | Early Bird Deadline: July 31

The Physics of Money:
Energy Realities Exist at the Intersection
of Economics, Physics, and Politics

We are pleased to announce the opening keynote speaker for the 43rd North American Conference of the United States Association for Energy Economics. Mark P. Mills is a physicist and energy analyst, and serves as the Executive Director of the National Center for Energy Analytics. Registration is now open for November's conference in Pittsburgh, with the early bird deadline on July 31.

43rd USAEE North American Conference
November 15—18, 2026 | Pittsburgh, PA
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Mills is the author of The Cloud Revolution: How the Convergence of New Technologies Will Unleash the Next Economic Boom and a Roaring 2020s, (2021). Previous books include Digital Cathedrals: The Information Infrastructure Era, (2020), Work In The Age Of Robots (2018), and The Bottomless Well, (co-authored with Peter Huber, 2005), about which Bill Gates said, "This is the only book I've ever seen that really explains energy."

He is also a contributing editor at City Journal, a faculty fellow at Northwestern University's school of engineering, and co-founding partner in Montrose Lane. His online PragerU videos have been viewed over 10 million times.

Mills' presentation, titled, "The Physics of Money", will demonstrate this central fact: that energy realities exist at the intersection of economics, physics, and politics. And further, that these realities are unchanged by the market disruptions of 2026, and in fact are heightened as a result of those events.

Mills' opening keynote presentation, scheduled for Monday morning, November 16, will be insightful and thought-provoking, and will set the stage for the balance of the USAEE conference.  

Early bird savings are available through July 31—register now to save. In addition, reservations are open at the conference host hotel, the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Suites Pittsburgh Downtown, at the special USAEE group rate of $159 per night. 

The theme for this year's conference is DISRUPTION: The State of Energy Markets in 2026 and Beyond. Sessions will feature vital and timely topics including crude oil supply disruptions, large load growth in electricity markets, energy affordability, natural gas and LNG, nuclear, and more. Join us in Pittsburgh and hear what leading subject matter experts have to say about these and other topics, all against the backdrop of the extraordinary energy market disruptions of 2026. 

Conference highlights include:

• The opening reception: Kick off conference in style at the DoubleTree Pittsburgh Downtown's elegant upper foyer.
• Arrive earlier on Sunday, November 15 and join us for an exclusive tour of a Pittsburgh-area energy facility. Tour site and details coming soon; registration required.
• Unparalleled networking and career-building opportunities — for both students and professionals
• Concurrent sessions featuring research, case studies, and analysis from industry, academia, and government practitioners.

Don’t miss out on this must-attend event!