EI’s Sonia Aggarwal explains how investing in clean energy will create jobs, improve air quality, and allow the U.S. to meet the rising electricity demand.
Daily Archives: March 28, 2024
Efficiency, Clean Energy Are Options For Meeting Demand Growth Before Gas Generation: Energy Innovation
New research by EI urges regulators to consider two alternate approaches for meeting increasing demand: prioritizing energy efficiency to slow the growth and elevating resource and market solutions.
The Tiniest Nuclear Reactors Are Untried, Untested, And Gaining Legions Of Fans
EI’s Eric Gimon weighs in on microreactors and discusses the potential of nuclear reactors to diversify energy portfolios.
Utilities Can Meet Short-Term Load Growth Without New Gas Power
New research indicates that constructing new gas power plants may not be the most effective short-term solution for addressing load growth. Instead, the report suggests alternative options such as demand response programs and grid-enhancing technologies.
Biden’s Climate Playbook: Propose Strong Rules, Then Soften Them
EI’s Mike O’Boyle calls regulations on coal facilities and new gas plants significant, adding that they would act as a guardrail on utilities.
Utilities Should Rethink ‘Panicked Rush’ To Build Gas Plants – Study
EI research finds that public utility commissioners should avoid building new natural gas plants, and suggests that they focus their attention on expanding transmission.