Reliability and Resilience

New England’s electricity system is rapidly evolving. Thanks to proactive state climate policies and market forces, cheap renewable…

This blog is co-written by NRDC Senior Strategic Director David Doniger. When it comes to the current sturm…

By Aaron Stemplewicz of Earthjustice, reposted from Earthjustice.org. If we are to shift to a clean energy system,…

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

For weeks, a wave of extreme heat has blanketed Texas and other parts of the South. This heat dome, with…

This time every year, families across the country kick off the summer with time-honored traditions: kids get out…

In the wake of a winter storm that pushed power grids to the brink of crisis just ahead…

Part of NRDC’s year-end series reviewing 2022 climate & clean energy developments  For more than a decade and…

In its much-anticipated winter assessment, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) forecasts that U.S. electricity markets should have…

It wasn’t easy, but the U.S. power grid defied record-breaking heat waves and doomsday warnings to survive the…

This summer has confirmed what the world’s top climate scientists have warned about for years: Climate change is causing more…

The wind may not always blow and the sun may not always shine, but in a month that…

A sizzling summer in Texas is demonstrating some key realities about that state’s electricity grid. With solar power…

Record heat and drought are raising the risks of summer brownouts. To limit these climate risks in the…

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…

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,…

Freezing cold temperatures put the Texas electric grid into distress this week, with dozens of deaths and other…

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

The company running the power grid in the six New England states is making a costly and environmentally…

Manu Asthana’s new job will not be easy.  PJM’s new CEO inherits an organization recovering from financial scandal, at odds with…

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

Consider for a moment why hybrid cars are so efficient: most of the time, when you’re cruising, the…

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

A major cost to the power grid is handling peak load—making sure that there is enough power available…

The Natural Resources Defense Council today joined with other organizations in formally asking new Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)…

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 John Moore, Director & Gillian Giannetti, Staff Attorney The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) held its annual…

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…

By Jennifer Chen, NRDC Alum The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) early this year rejected the Department of…

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

By John Moore, Director & Gillian Giannetti, Staff Attorney In the time since U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)…

Increasingly desperate to keep its failing coal and nuclear plants afloat, FirstEnergy just asked the U.S. Department of Energy…

By Michael Goggin, Vice President at Grid Strategies LLC A new report by the Department of Energy and…

On March 9, the nation’s regional grid operators are poised to tell their regulator—the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission…

By John Moore, Director, Sustainable FERC Project & Miles Farmer, NRDC Alum The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)…

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

By Jennifer Chen, NRDC Alum The Department of Energy (DOE) recently proposed that American consumers further subsidize certain power plants (essentially, coal…

By Miles Farmer, NRDC Alum The Trump administration’s outrageous plan to prop up the sagging coal and nuclear industries would…

This is part of a series of blogs on NRDC’s new report, “America’s Clean Energy Frontier: The Pathway to…

Whenever coal or nuclear interests claim America needs their fuel to avoid power blackouts, you should check your…

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

The Senate has confirmed President Trump’s nominees to fill two of the four open seats on the Federal…

By John Moore, Director and Miles Farmer, NRDC Alum Anticipation is building in advance of the release of…

The Trump Administration continues to promote its “coal above all” mantra. Department of Energy Secretary Perry claimed last…