electricity
Report shines the light on energy poverty in North Carolina
A new report ranks counties in North Carolina according to their energy poverty gaps The rankings are based on what impoverished households pay for electricity compared with what they can reasonably afford The report offers…
Report shines the light on energy poverty in North Carolina
A new report ranks counties in North Carolina according to their energy poverty gaps The rankings are based on what impoverished households pay for electricity compared with what they can reasonably afford The report offers…
What kept North Carolina cool during a recent heat emergency
North Carolina faced an extreme heat event on June 11–12 Duke Energy obtained an emergency order from the U.S. Department of Energy waiving environmental emissions restrictions in order to secure the power grid Once again,…
Forecasting the Future of the ERCOT Grid, Part 1: The Ongoing Winter Reliability Challenge
Written By: Michael Reed and Brent Bennett, Ph.D. Download the full research paper here. Key Points While the operational performance of the ERCOT grid has improved since Winter Storm Uri in 2021, the increasing reliance of…
An Economic Assessment of the 765-kV Strategic Transmission Expansion Plan
WRITTEN BY Brent Bennett, Ph.D. KEY POINTS • The need for the 765-kV STEP is driven by an overbuilding of wind and solar across Texas, particularly in West Texas and South Texas, and the plan does not address the need to…
Powering data centers needs less bureaucracy, more freedom
The electricity demands of data centers and other power-hungry industrial customers pose significant concerns about grid reliability and rising costs The most immediate answer — one discussed by the president and by the…
New York’s Residents Hit with Record Electricity Prices
New York has some of the highest household energy prices in the nation, according to Empire Center and U.S. Energy Information Administration data. In December, the state’s average residential electricity price reached 27.39…
New York’s Electricity Prices Among the Highest in the Country
Albany, NY — New York households continue to pay some of the highest electricity prices in the nation, according to data from the Empire Center and the U.S. Energy Information Administration. In November 2025, the average…
Fool Me Twice: Why the Texas Grid is Still Vulnerable to Winter Storms | Part 2: Projecting Winter Outage Risk Through 2030
Part 2: Projecting Winter Outage Risk Through 2030 As Texas approaches the five-year anniversary of Winter Storm Uri, the ERCOT grid faces growing vulnerability to winter power outages. This analysis projects that by 2030,…
known and speculative national security risks
Citing classified information, the U.S. Department of the Interior last month halted five offshore wind projects under construction, including Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Offshore wind facilities pose well-known risks to…
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