This blog was co-authored by Anya Poplavska from Acadia Center. Transmission lines can carry electricity over long distances, delivering…
FERC Can Speed the Switch to Clean Energy with the Right Transmission Planning Rule
April 23, 2024FERC will soon issue a rule that affects our clean energy future. It needs to get this right.…
ISO New England Is Planning for the Clean Energy Future
April 5, 2024ISO New England is taking decisive steps towards advancing transmission planning, a crucial initiative that will facilitate the…
The Southwest Power Pool’s latest proposal once again downplays the risk of fossil fuel plant failures while it…
DOE Report Provides a Road Map for Coordinated Offshore Transmission Planning
March 22, 2024Offshore wind holds immense potential to transform the nation’s energy landscape. By 2050, it could feasibly supply up…
Wind Is Reliable. It’s Time for New England to Plan for More of It.
February 13, 2024New England’s electricity system is rapidly evolving. Thanks to proactive state climate policies and market forces, cheap renewable…
The Grid Is A-Changing—and Grid Operators Need to Change With It
December 19, 2023This blog is co-written by NRDC Senior Strategic Director David Doniger. When it comes to the current sturm…
We Can’t Let Aging Transmission Stall Clean Energy Progress
December 12, 2023For more than a century, our power grids have served as the backbone of a system that has…
Batteries Can Be a Game Changer for the Power Grid If We Let Them
November 6, 2023This blog is co-authored by NRDC Schneider Fellow Annie Minondo. How much would you pay for a battery…
A New Interconnection Queue Backlog Solution Gets Major DOE Backing
October 24, 2023This blog was coauthored by Kelly Tran, a summer intern with the Sustainable FERC Project. A greener future…
Grid operator MISO’s outdated ban on renewables providing essential services threatens future reliability of the grid
October 10, 2023By Aaron Stemplewicz of Earthjustice, reposted from Earthjustice.org. If we are to shift to a clean energy system,…
Renewable Power Helped the United States Survive the Hottest Summer Ever
September 27, 2023As we head into October, we leave behind a summer of extreme heat across the United States, and…
FERC’s New Interconnection Rule Modernizes the Process to Bring Clean Energy Online
August 28, 2023By Christine Powell and Ada Statler of Earthjustice, reposted from Earthjustice.org. This summer, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission…
Just a few weeks into summer, the United States is undergoing its second round of blanketing heat waves in the…
Renewables and Storage Hold Their Own in the Texas Heat Dome
July 5, 2023For weeks, a wave of extreme heat has blanketed Texas and other parts of the South. This heat dome, with…
This blog is co-authored with Natalie McIntire. A year-long dispute that could determine how quickly renewable energy advances…
Study Shows Value of Coordinated Offshore Wind Planning
January 25, 2023It isn’t every day we get an opportunity to create a piece of the energy system from scratch.…
How should grid operators plan for the shift to a clean energy future? Traditional transmission planning is based…
Plan for the Grid We Need, Not the Grid We Have
October 13, 2021Our power grid is stuck in the 20th century; we are more than two decades overdue for an…
Time to Repeal New England’s Anti-Consumer Dirty Energy Rule
April 15, 2021Within the arcane rules that govern New England’s regional power grid, there’s a ticking time bomb that threatens…
After Texas, a New Spotlight on Long-Distance Transmission in MISO
March 5, 2021Last month, a winter storm caused millions to lose power in Texas; tragically, some lost their lives. The…
MISO and SPP Can Benefit From a More Connected Grid
March 3, 2021This blog was co-written with Andy Kowalcyzk, an independent consultant focusing on MISO South. Electric grids across the Midwest,…
FERC Can Lead the Way on Clean Energy
January 21, 2021Yesterday President Biden named Rich Glick to be the new chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the nation’s energy regulator. After years in…
New analysis: Midwest and Southern leaders are letting crucial clean energy projects slip away
November 23, 2020As the old adage goes, you only regret the shots you didn’t take. Our newly refreshed, interactive online…
NY Can Reimagine Resource Adequacy with New, State-led Model
August 27, 2020By Chris Casey and Cullen Howe New York’s ambitious clean energy agenda is running into a buzz saw…
New MISO Grid Plan Could Solve Power Supply Problems
August 13, 2020The mid-continent’s electric grid is facing serious challenges. With more utilities and states aiming for ambitious clean energy…
Transforming PJM is the key to a clean energy grid
July 14, 2020Voters and consumers from the Mid-Atlantic to the Great Lakes are demanding clean energy. State governments have answered with policies and goals calling for…
NRDC Sues FERC Over Orders that Threaten NY Clean Energy
June 30, 2020NRDC is suing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in federal court to overturn two FERC orders that…
Grid planning for an achievable clean energy future is at a crossroads. The rapid growth in wind and…
New England Grid Operator Misses the Mark on Clean Energy
May 22, 2020The company running the power grid in the six New England states is making a costly and environmentally…
FERC Excludes Clean Energy From NY’s Capacity Market
February 20, 2020By Cullen Howe, Senior Advocate and Rebecca Behrens, NRDC Schneider Fellow Today’s decision applying buyer-side mitigation (BSM) to…
Senators Urge New England Grid Operator to Address Climate
September 19, 2019It’s time for New England’s power grid operator, ISO New England, to start giving the climate crisis the…
NY Explores More Hands-on Role in Resource Adequacy, Part 1
August 8, 2019By Jackson Morris, NRDC Director of the Eastern Region, Climate & Clean Energy Program and Cullen Howe, NRDC Senior…
NY Explores a More Hands-on Role in Resource Adequacy Part 2
August 8, 2019By Jackson Morris, NRDC Director of the Eastern Region, Climate & Clean Energy Program and Cullen Howe, NRDC Senior…
To Green the Grid, Take a Lesson from the Auto Industry
July 15, 2019Consider for a moment why hybrid cars are so efficient: most of the time, when you’re cruising, the…
New England Grid Operator Ignores Value of Offshore Wind
April 3, 2019The operator of New England’s regional electricity grid is asking federal regulators to approve a plan to pay…
While Power Plants Fail, the Grid Works
February 13, 2019Fossil fuel plant owners hype their reliability, but when the weather turned bitterly cold in late January, coal…
Courts Cement States’ Authority to Advance Clean Energy
October 2, 2018By Miles Farmer, NRDC Alum The courts have now spoken decisively: States have broad authority over energy policy.…
Reliability Experts to FERC: Focus on “No Regrets” Actions
August 1, 2018By John Moore, Director & Gillian Giannetti, Staff Attorney The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) held its annual…
Regulator Confirms Electric Reliability and Resilience Continue to Improve
June 21, 2018By Michael Goggin, Vice President at Grid Strategies LLC “Grid Shows Improved Resilience” is the headline of the…
State Clean Energy Laws Make New England Grid More Resilient
May 9, 2018May 9, 2018 by Bruce Ho, Senior Energy Advocate The New England power grid is growing more resilient and…
Fossil lab misses mark in cold weather “resilience” report
March 28, 2018By Michael Goggin, Vice President at Grid Strategies LLC A new report by the Department of Energy and…
State Clean Energy Authority at Stake in New York ZEC Case
March 12, 2018By Miles Farmer, NRDC Alum & Anthony Raduazo, Legal Intern A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of…
Clean Energy Is Key to New England’s Fuel Security
March 12, 2018The New England power grid is rapidly changing as energy efficiency and wind and solar power increasingly replace…
Cold Temps Prove Value of Electricity Grid Markets, Planning
January 4, 2018Much of the country is in the grip of frigid weather, which is increasing demand for electricity (but…
Transforming the Grid Is Essential for a Safe Climate Future
October 11, 2017This is part of a series of blogs on NRDC’s new report, “America’s Clean Energy Frontier: The Pathway to…
New York Stumbles in Finalizing Value-Based Solar Credits
September 18, 2017By Miles Farmer, NRDC Alum New York’s quest to expand access to clean energy has taken a worrying…
DOE’s Grid Study: Clinging to the Past
August 24, 2017By John Moore, Director and Miles Farmer, NRDC Alum DOE’s long-awaited grid study grasps for any possible rationale to support…
Senate Approves FERC Nominees; Agency Regains Quorum
August 3, 2017The Senate has confirmed President Trump’s nominees to fill two of the four open seats on the Federal…
Perry’s DOE Study Has Little Power to Shape the Grid
July 28, 2017By John Moore, Director and Miles Farmer, NRDC Alum Anticipation is building in advance of the release of…