In The Legislature, Renewable Energy Supporters Defeated Fossil Fuel Supporters

David Wallace-Wells highlights the benefits that clean energy brings to red, blue & purple states, including billions in added GDP & massive job creation.

EVs: Win-Win For The Environment And Drivers’ Wallets

EI’s research shows why more states are adopting clean car standards and why consumers are saving money when purchasing an electric vehicle.

States Test An Unusual Idea: Tying Electric Utilities’ Profit To Performance

EI’s Mike O’Boyle discusses how performance-based regulation can maximize the outcomes of state policy goals.

Why Section 45X Is A ‘Game Changer’ For U.S. EV Battery Supply Chain

EI’s Sara Baldwin discusses how the Inflation Reduction Act and CHIPS Act signal to the market that the U.S. is interested on shoring their manufacturing and supply chain.

Republican Lawmakers Are Making It Harder For Power Companies To Pivot Away From Coal. Their Constituents May Be Paying he Price

EI’s Michael O’Boyle explains U.S. coal plants are now almost universally uneconomic and there’s little policymakers can do to change that.

Hydrogen Production Guidelines Prompt Fierce Debate

EI’s Dan Esposito explains hydrogen production can actually increase greenhouse gas emissions if it’s pulling clean energy from the electric grid rather than from new clean energy projects.

How Dueling PDFs Explain A Fight Over The Future Of The Grid

EI’s Eric Gimon explains encouraging competition makes sense as we look to modernize the electric grid and save consumers money.

Biden Officials Warned EPA About Dirty Hydrogen

EI’s Dan Esposito explains hydrogen is a more useful decarbonization tool in sectors like steel production than it is for the power sector, so rules governing hydrogen for electricity production must be stringent.

Two States Are Ramping Up Clean Energy Incentives. That Was The Inflation Reduction Act’s Point

EI’s Mike O’Boyle explains that even though clean energy is now the most affordable option, state action is still often necessary to compel utilities to invest in it.

EPA: Climate Law– Not Power Plant Rules– Will Reshape Grid

EI’s Mike O’Boyle explains the Inflation Reduction Act offers utilities carrots to switch to clean energy and new EPA regulations are sticks to ensure utilities take advantage of those carrots.