Energy News Network’s 2020 40 Under 40 Honorees

EI’s Vice President, Sonia Aggarwal, is recognized as a national leader for her work advancing the clean energy transformation.

Hydrogen, Carbon Capture Key To Net-Zero U.S. Electricity: Study

EI study shows five technological pathways to achieve 100 percent clean electricity in just 15 years without raising power costs.

How To Reform California’s Inadequate Resource Adequacy Regime

EI’s Eric Gimon says as solar power continues to undercut gas in price, the current planning paradigm for resource adequacy will have to change to better account for greater integration of renewables.

Legislature Poised To Study How Utilities Meet Energy Needs

EI report finds energy production competition in the Southeast would deliver 23 percent lower utility bills for customers as well as the quicker spread of renewable energy.

The US South Could Save Money By Cleaning Up Its Power Grid

EI research shows dramatic effects of opening up the South’s electricity system to greater market competition including vastly more renewable energy and batteries deployed by 2040.

NY Focused On Power Grid Reliability In Wake Of California Blackouts

EI’s Mike O’Boyle discusses the causes of recent California blackouts in an article exploring New York State’s efforts to prevent similar problems.

Competition And Clean Energy: Electricity Market Reform In The Southeast

EI’s modeling of a Southeast regional electricity market is discussed on a podcast focused on potential benefits for South Carolina.

For lower-Cost Southeast Power, Double The Solar And Add Wholesale Power Trading

EI’s Mike O’Boyle says to achieve transparency, fairness and competition, a Southeast wholesale power market would need to be independent—not operated by the incumbent utilities, but an independent system operator.

Energy Consulting Groups Value Southeast RTO Potential At $384B Savings By 2040

EI research with Vibrant Clean Energy finds competitive pricing across the Southeast would save customers $17.4 billion a year and lead to the retirement of most coal plants and gas peakers in the region by 2040.

Making the Case for an Integrated Energy Market in the Southeastern US

EI’s Mike O’Boyle says an integrated market for the Southeast would yield a more efficient system as each utility would be able to share capacity resources with others across the region.