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  The time has come for competitive transmission in Texas

  Opening the transmission sector to competition means leveraging the power of the market to deliver the most reliable grid at the lowest reasonable cost.

  Matt Welch • May 6, 2025

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  At-risk IRA tax credits drive industrial-scale infrastructure in red and blue states

  The Inflation Reduction Act is a bipartisan success story, but if these tax credits disappear, so will plans for future factories, jobs and the chance to reclaim our industrial leadership.

  Joby Bernstein and Claire Petersen • May 5, 2025

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  Puerto Rico’s rooftop solar boom is strengthening grid resilience — why is a federal board trying to stop it?

  With thousands of new smart-enabled solar homes joining the grid each month, Puerto Rico is building a distributed, responsive network that can help manage grid fluctuations in real time.

  PJ Wilson • May 1, 2025

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  Why customer engagement is the key to VPP success

  What if one of the most powerful tools for strengthening the grid is already in customers’ garages, basements, driveways and businesses?

  Hannah Bascom • April 30, 2025

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  Transmission at a crossroads: Policy must reflect today’s infrastructure needs

  State and federal “rights-of-first-refusal” would re-establish certainty by relying on local transmission owners to promptly move ahead with needed power line projects.

  Devin McMackin • April 29, 2025

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  Trump’s battery tariffs threaten utility-scale storage and US grid reliability

  The tariffs will not only affect procurement costs but could force utilities to turn back to natural gas capacity in the short term — undermining emissions goals and customer affordability strategies.

  Brandon N. Owens • April 28, 2025

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  Carbon capture technology is ready. Permitting needs to catch up.

  Ending the carbon dioxide injection well permit application backlog would unleash investment in America, creating tens of thousands of new jobs and strengthening America’s global competitiveness.

  Anna Littlefield • April 24, 2025

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  How AI data centers can support grid reliability in Texas and across the US

  An Enhanced Reliability Interconnection framework would prioritize connections to the grid for large loads that improve reliability through flexibility and behind-the-meter generation.

  Gideon Powell and Josh T. Smith • April 22, 2025

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  From crisis to opportunity: Rebuilding cities with safer energy

  By investing in alternative battery technologies now, cities can prepare for looming energy challenges, work toward decarbonization goals and safely enhance urban resilience.

  Mukesh Chatter • April 21, 2025

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  Small data centers, big impact: How demand response can fuel the energy transition

  Smaller data centers and other commercial and industrial sources can play a key role in stabilizing the grid by participating in demand response programs and implementing battery storage solutions.

  Rachel Permut • April 18, 2025

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  The US is facing unprecedented load growth. Here’s how we ensure resource adequacy.

  Adding sufficient resources fast enough to reliably meet the growth will require an array of demand- and supply-side resources as well as stronger transmission interconnection planning.

  Samuel Newell • April 17, 2025

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  Why microgrids are the key to grid resilience

  Amid evolving domestic and geopolitical landscapes, microgrids offer a reliable, cost-effective energy solution — advancing the nation toward energy independence and security for years to come.

  Nicole Bulgarino • April 15, 2025

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  Utilities are shedding crocodile tears over community solar ‘cost-shift’

  Regulators and utilities should compensate community solar fairly for the money-saving value those facilities and their subscribers bring to the grid system.

  Karl Rábago • April 14, 2025

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  The power industry must oppose Trump’s coal bailout ... again

  The executive order threatens to conflict with existing methods for accrediting generators, assessing resource adequacy, securing sufficient generation and setting wholesale prices. It’s also illegal.

  Ari Peskoe • April 11, 2025

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  The AI infrastructure race hits a political reality check

  The AI-driven data center boom has created demand for land, electricity and water, a dynamic that has spawned growing opposition from communities, utility grid operators and regulators.

  Joe Brettell and Jeff Berkowitz • April 10, 2025

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  Hydrogen hubs are a bipartisan effort that supports US energy dominance

  These projects are a cost-effective way to leverage existing energy resources, and they support efforts to increase U.S. energy production and enhance our energy independence.

  Mark Menezes and Frank Wolak • April 8, 2025

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  How FERC is working to boost power supplies while managing the price tag

  The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has focused on reforms to transmission planning and grid interconnection rules while approving market expansions.

  Amy Akers • April 4, 2025

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  A market-based path to unlocking interconnection queues

  When a scarce resource like grid access is given away administratively rather than allocated based on economic value, the result is always the same: inefficiency, congestion and delays.

  Terry Harvill and August Ankum • April 2, 2025

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  We asked 100 utility program leaders for their top challenges and opportunities. Here’s what they said.

  Grid modernization, growing demand and artificial intelligence are among the top issues facing electric utility leaders, according to an ICF survey.

  Justin Mackovyak • March 31, 2025

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  Outsmarting outages: AI predicts disruptions before they happen

  As the energy landscape evolves with renewable resources and electric vehicles, the predictive outage model equips utilities with the agility needed to prioritize maintenance based on real-time data.

  Michael Juchno and Zaki Arifulla • March 27, 2025

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  Why rolling blackouts are a thing of the past — and why President Trump is wrong on green energy

  California and Texas show how energy storage can bridge the political divide to bolster grid reliability and lower costs.

  Tam Hunt • March 25, 2025

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  Labor-industry collaboration is key to US energy security, dominance and job growth

  The power grid requires a workforce equipped to design, install and maintain a system that integrates increased energy production, new energy sources, smart grid technologies and energy storage.

  Calvin Butler and Kenneth Cooper • March 20, 2025

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  ‘Purchaser-caused’ certificates are key to driving renewable energy growth

  Market leaders — clean energy buyers, sellers and standard-setters alike — must acknowledge which renewable energy procurement approaches directly cause new capacity.

  Jim Boyle • March 19, 2025

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  How thermal batteries unlock a more flexible, reliable and efficient grid

  In addition to providing clean energy for nearly every industrial sector, thermal batteries have the potential to serve as a linchpin for a reliable low-emissions grid.

  Noah Long • March 17, 2025

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  Growing demand for electricity requires new policy solutions

  We need forward-thinking policies that allow public power utilities to finance and build critical infrastructure projects faster without raising costs for the communities they serve.

  Tom Falcone • March 12, 2025

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