Planning

When the eastern United States was sheathed in snow and extreme cold during Christmas week last year, the…

It isn’t every day we get an opportunity to create a piece of the energy system from scratch.…

Offshore wind energy is quickly becoming an essential part of our clean energy future. Recognizing this reality, coastal states,…

This blog is co-authored by Tom Rutigliano. In February 2021, Texas’ power infrastructure buckled during a week-long cold…

How should grid operators plan for the shift to a clean energy future? Traditional transmission planning is based…

It has been a year since Winter Storm Uri left millions of people without power. The United States…

Many people have wondered how we will decarbonize our grid given the fact that the wind doesn’t always…

Cutting emissions from our power grid is going to require a lot more transmission lines. And, I mean, a lot. Long distance…

By Andy Kowalczyk of 350 New Orleans, reposted from 350NewOrleans.org There are good reasons to invest in new…

By James Gignac and Sam Gomberg of Union of Concerned Scientists, reposted from ucusa.org A colleague of ours…

By Hannah Payne of Fresh Energy, reposted from Fresh-Energy.org At Fresh Energy, we are working to ensure Minnesota…

Plan ahead, they always say. Turns out that might not always be the best advice: thanks in part…

Last month, a winter storm caused millions to lose power in Texas; tragically, some lost their lives. The…

This blog was co-written with Andy Kowalcyzk, an independent consultant focusing on MISO South. Electric grids across the Midwest,…

PJM Interconnection, which coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity in all or parts of 13 states and the…

Here at NRDC and Sustainable FERC Project, we are working towards the clean energy future, and so is…

By Chris Casey and Cullen Howe New York’s ambitious clean energy agenda is running into a buzz saw…

The mid-continent’s electric grid is facing serious challenges. With more utilities and states aiming for ambitious clean energy…

Voters and consumers from the Mid-Atlantic to the Great Lakes are demanding clean energy. State governments have answered with policies and goals calling for…

A coalition of environmental groups is suing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in court to reverse FERC’s…

It’s time for New England’s power grid operator, ISO New England, to start giving the climate crisis the…

The operator of New England’s regional electricity grid is asking federal regulators to approve a plan to pay…

Fossil fuel plant owners hype their reliability, but when the weather turned bitterly cold in late January, coal…

Recent media reports suggest that the White House has tabled its plan to bail out costly coal and nuclear plants. While…

Trump administration officials pressured the Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) to write their March…

By Michael Goggin, Vice President at Grid Strategies LLC “Grid Shows Improved Resilience” is the headline of the…

June 21, 2018 by Gillian Giannetti, Staff Attorney, Sustainable FERC Project, Climate & Clean Energy Program  If it feels like…

 May 9, 2018 by Bruce Ho, Senior Energy Advocate The New England power grid is growing more resilient and…

May 9, 2018 by Gillian Giannetti, Staff Attorney, Sustainable FERC Project  Secretary of Energy Rick Perry has warned of an energy…

The New England power grid is rapidly changing as energy efficiency and wind and solar power increasingly replace…

Much of the country is in the grip of frigid weather, which is increasing demand for electricity (but…

By John Moore, Director and Miles Farmer, NRDC Alum DOE’s long-awaited grid study grasps for any possible rationale to support…

President Trump has finally announced his intent to nominate candidates for two of the three open seats on…

Part of NRDC’s Year-End Series Reviewing 2016 Energy Developments As 2016 fades away in the rear-view mirror, we…

By Jennifer Chen, NRDC Alum FERC Upholds PJM’s Treatment of Demand Response In the wake of the U.S.…

New guidance from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will help states develop more reliable (and affordable) compliance…

EPA’s just-released Clean Power Plan final standards will cut carbon pollution from our nation’s power plants while protecting…

States can meet or exceed the proposed limits on dangerous carbon pollution from power plants while preserving the…

Despite years of successful experience, dozens of studies, and increasing utility support for clean energy, urban myth holds…

Terrific news! A federal court today upheld in its entirety the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) groundbreaking electric…

Apr 29, 2014 by John Moore and Allison Clements In the grip of the “Polar Vortex,” much of…

Many of the nation’s major high power electric transmission owners have formed entities called regional transmission organizations (RTOs)…

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an important set of reforms intended to save consumers money and…

By Steve Dahlke, Policy Associate for the Great Plains Institute Imagine yourself lying on a warm beach, maybe…

A cold Sunday morning in Washington, DC isn’t when you would expect to find hundreds of utility regulators…

Opponents of power plant pollution control standards waved the red herring of grid reliability at a congressional hearing…

Electric transmission grid managers routinely face grid planning challenges like aging infrastructure, power plant retirements, and a changing…

The amount of electricity produced with renewable energy, especially wind and solar power, is growing rapidly in the…

The Sustainable FERC Project’s priority is to accelerate the deployment of clean energy resources into America’s electricity transmission…