Visual Primer: Distributed Solar Poised for Expansion Amid Growing Policy Support
Federal and state actions to boost distributed solar show the growing interest in harnessing the technology to achieve broader policy goals.
Visual Primer: U.S. Boosts Offshore Wind Development to Meet Decarbonization Goals
The U.S. offshore wind industry is growing stronger, spurred by expansion into new leasing areas to support the national goal of 30 gigawatts (GW) by 2030 and ambitious state-level commitments.
Visual Primer: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Set to Reshape the U.S. Energy Sector
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), passed by the U.S. Congress on Aug. 12, includes a historic $369 billion investment in energy security and climate change programs over the next ten years.
Policy Primer: Grid Modernization – August 2022 Update
Grid modernization efforts are increasingly focused on resilience and reliability to protect the system against extreme weather and cyberattacks. Lawmakers and regulators are pursuing reforms to ensure that policies keep pace with the rapidly changing resource mix to facilitate the transformation to a future grid capable of integrating the increasing number of intermittent resources and electric vehicles.
Visual Primer: U.S. States Expedite Performance-Based Regulation to Accomplish Policy Goals
Performance-based regulation (PBR) is gaining momentum across U.S. states driven by policy and technology changes to meet decarbonization goals and changing customer expectations.
Policy Primer: Competitive Retail Electricity Markets July 2022 Update
The evolving retail electricity marketplace has prompted reforms to strengthen customer protections and expand options to access clean energy while addressing reliability concerns.
Visual Primer: Wildfires Threaten Progress in Energy Transition
A massive investment in transmission infrastructure is necessary to move renewable energy over long distances from where it is produced to where it is needed. These transmission lines, which are so necessary to combat climate change present an inherent wildfire risk exacerbated by drought conditions in the western United States and Canada.
Visual Primer: U.S. Federal and State Agencies Advance Efforts to Bolster Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
Strategies to expand electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure are gaining emphasis as states seek to reduce the use of carbon-intensive transportation fuels to progress towards decarbonization and EV adoption goals.
Michigan Commission Initiates Grid Integration Study
The Michigan Public Service Commission directed its staff to establish a Distribution System Data Access workgroup as part of the MI Power Grid effort, a multi- year initiative launched in 2019 to maximize the benefits of the transition to clean, distributed energy resources for consumers. In light of the increasing proliferation of distributed generation resources…...
EnerKnol Insights: Energy Policy Discussions Across U.S. State Legislatures in 2022
Energy legislation enacted across U.S. states so far in 2022 spans a broad spectrum of topics portraying actions to facilitate the energy transition. These include measures to expand renewables and distributed resources, strengthen climate commitments, optimize grid performance, and sustain the nuclear power fleet. … Read the full report …...
Visual Primer: PJM’s Capacity Auction Yields Lower Prices, Reflects Growth in Carbon-Free Resources
PJM Interconnection LLC’s capacity market auction for the 2023-2024 delivery year cleared at $34.13 per megawatt-day (MW-day), which is nearly 32 percent lower compared to the 2021 auction and the lowest in almost a decade. The auction results reflect a low-carbon resource mix, with a growth of more than 5,000 cleared megawatts of carbon-free resources, according to the grid operator, which operates across 13 states and the District of Columbia.
Visual Primer: U.S. Liquefied Natural Gas Exports Rise Amid Demand From Europe
The U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector is poised for more growth amid surging natural gas prices, growing export capacity, and high demand due to Europe's supply crisis. Currently, about 25 LNG projects are under construction or under different stages of planning across the country.