EI’s Robbie Orvis says keeping existing nuclear makes a lot of sense because it’s lots of clean electricity that doesn’t have to be replaced, and it is a lot cheaper to get to 2050 with the existing fleet.

EI report adds to data indicating that Colorado’s existing climate policies aren’t likely to achieve the state’s goals, while making the case that stronger actions could yield significant economic benefits.

EI’s Robbie Orvis says continuing to invest in new gas infrastructure in the U.S. and export gas overseas is not compatible with a 1.5°C future.

EI’s Robbie Orvis says even with Colorado’s current climate policies, the modeling shows there’s still a long way to go to achieve the state’s climate goals.

EI analysis estimates that replacing the Mitchell coal facility with new wind power would be 34 percent cheaper than the facility using its existing coal power.

EI modeling with RMI finds Colorado will fall drastically short of its goals for cutting greenhouse gas emissions without more ambitious targets and enforceable limits on pollution.

EI’s Bruce Nilles says Xcel’s 80 percent target will require the utility to cut gas significantly as well as eliminate coal.

EI’s Mike O’Boyle says the introduction of a clean electricity standard would set a new bar for the federal government that would have a catalytic function, driving industry response.

EI’s Robbie Orvis says the part of the American Jobs Plan that could have the biggest effect on transportation-related emissions is the proposed clean energy standard, which would require utilities to transition from fossil fuels to clean technologies.

EI report finds new local wind and solar could replace 80 percent of the U.S. coal fleet at immediate savings to customers.

EI’s Amanda Myers says policymakers should critically examine each and every coal plant in their jurisdiction given the overwhelming amount of existing coal and the rapidly changing economics of possible clean alternatives.

EI analysis using publicly available data on fuel costs and power plant operations finds that building new wind and solar facilities is cheaper than running and maintaining the vast majority of coal-fired power plants.

EI research shows the remaining coal plants in the United States need to shutter before 2030 to achieve Biden’s new climate goal.

EI’s Mike O’Boyle says Biden’s infrastructure plan offers state policymakers the opportunity for a federally-supported workforce transition and federally-supported development of their state’s renewable resources instead of watching the decline of traditional generation.

EI research with UC Berkeley finds reaching an 80% carbon-free power sector by 2030 is achievable without increasing electricity costs or jeopardizing the reliability of the grid.

EI analysis with UC Berkeley and GridLab shows getting to 80% clean electricity by 2030 could be achieved with existing technologies at no additional cost to ratepayers in every region because the cost of renewables and batteries have come down so much.

EI’s Robbie Orvis says we have to push on the sectors where the technologies are readily available to achieve 50 percent reductions by 2030 and curbing emissions in the power sector is the linchpin of economy-wide decarbonization.

EI’s Robbie Orvis says if we don’t eliminate coal by 2030, it’s very hard to achieve a 50% reduction, and a clean energy standard on its own will not squeeze out all the coal by 2030.

EI’s Robbie Orvis says we know the policies to achieve President Biden’s new NDC pledge, including an ambitious clean energy standard, and there are huge economic gains to be had.

EI’s Robbie Orvis says we have the policies and the technologies to achieve the Biden administration’s new U.S. Nationally Determined Contribution of 50 to 52 percent emissions reductions by 2030.