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.

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.

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.

EI’s research on the economic benefits of establishing a Southeast US RTO are detailed in an article assessing the proposal’s potential.

EI’s Mike O’Boyle details the economic, emissions, and energy benefits of establishing a competitive Southeast power market.

EI’s Mike O’Boyle says Southeast utilities will have trouble achieving their net zero goals without a regional organized power market.

EI study shows utilities in seven Southeastern states could cut their electric rates by more than a quarter and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by almost half by joining an organized wholesale market.

EI’s groundbreaking 90 percent clean electricity by 2035 report with UC Berkeley is one of this year’s most important climate reports, according to Yale Climate Connections.

EI’s Mike O’Boyle says new report from Rocky Mountain Institute, which reviews historical examples of PIMs and offers eight recommendations for improving their results, is an essential read for any public utility commission working on developing these incentive mechanisms.

EI study with UC Berkeley concluded with strong policy changes U.S. power generation could be 90 percent carbon-free by 2035 without raising bills or needing new fossil plants.