Byzantine governance structures and vested interests are slowing the greening of the U.S. electrical grid. Two grid policy experts discuss paths forward.
Power Struggle: The Electric Grid’s Natural Gas Challenge
As the nation’s reliance on natural gas as a fuel for electricity generation has grown, so have reliability challenges.
Accelerating the Energy Transition with Repurposed Energy
Local opposition to clean energy development slows the transition to clean energy. A legal expert explores how a national policy of “repurposed energy” could speed development.
America’s Electric Power Transmission Crisis
Long-distance electric transmission lines are a critical to the energy transition, yet construction of new lines has come to a near standstill in the U.S. Rob Gramlich of Grid Strategies discusses recent market and regulatory action to resurrect transmission development.
California’s Deepwater Wind Challenge
California is set to present its strategic plan to scale an offshore wind power industry based on unconventional floating wind technology.
Energy Transition Puts Grid Reliability to the Test
PJM Interconnection is in a race to shore up electric grid reliability as the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy accelerates.
What Stands Between Louisiana and a Resilient Electric Grid?
Hurricane Ida was the most recent storm to wreak havoc on Louisiana’s electric grid. A legal expert discusses the struggle to provide resilient power in the state as weather and climate risks grow.
Why Is It so Hard to Build the Electric Grid of the Future?
America’s electric grid is ill-equipped to enable the low carbon energy system of the future. A grid policy expert explores the policy and economic changes that will be needed to bring the grid up to date.
Offshore Wind Presents Big Challenge for the Electric Grid
Large scale offshore wind development will require a rethink of how America’s electric grid is designed, and paid for.
Grid Forward Debate: Has Electricity Deregulation Let to Better Community Outcomes?
Electricity market deregulation promised to bring more affordable and reliable electricity to consumers. A quarter of a century after deregulation began, has its promise delivered for all Americans?