Electricity
Powering Decarbonization in Illinois: A Cautionary Coal Tale
Coal plants are closing across the United States at an accelerating rate. In fact, from 2011 to mid-2020, utilities shut down 95 gigawatts (GW) of coal capacity, with another 25 GW scheduled to be shut down by 2025. At the end of 2019, the outlook was for 20 more…
North Carolina Advances Its Clean Energy Transition Despite Challenges of 2020
2020 did not go according to plan, to say the least. But that did not stall North Carolina’s drive forward on clean energy.
Climate Change Is Messing with Texas
With extreme cold stretching across half the United States, the past week has seen unprecedented power outages in the central part of the country, and particularly in Texas. Millions of people remain without power as the state’s grid operator, ERCOT, struggles to meet historic demand for electricity even as…
Five Lessons from Hawaii’s Groundbreaking PBR Framework
This article offers five important takeaways that can improve other states’ efforts navigating new utility business models. It is based on Hawaii’s experience navigating how PBR can support climate and clean energy policy goals while still keeping rates manageable for families and businesses.
Renewables Offer Rural America the Economic Development Opportunity of a Generation
The US pathway to a high-renewables energy future has gained significant momentum in recent weeks, as a new federal administration and Congress take office and begin to work toward the ambitious clean energy goals articulated on the campaign trail. At the same time, wind and solar projects continue to be…
