Press Archive

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.

Study: Southeast RTO Would Cut Rates, Emissions

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.

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.

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.

Daily on Energy: Southeast Utilities’ Climate Goals Could Be Costly Without Organized Power Market

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

Biden Gambles On Placing Climate Change At Heart Of US Energy Policy

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.

FERC Releases Low-CO2 Blueprint. Will Biden Follow It?

EI’s Megan Mahajan says without stronger transmission policy, zero carbon electricity sources would likely supply only half of the nation’s electric power by 2035.

Communicating Climate Policy Through Art: Environmental Graphiti And 90 Percent Clean Electricity

EI’s Sarah Spengeman interviews artist Alisa Singer to discuss digital paintings she created based on the 90% clean by 2035 report as part of her Environmental Graphiti project, which makes climate data more accessible to the public.

Europe Is Going All In On Hydrogen Power. Why Isn’t The U.S.?

EI’s modeling is cited in an article discussing hydrogen’s potential to decarbonize the global industrial sector.

Congressional Climate Plan Is A Bet Your Country Moment

EI’s Hal Harvey details how the recently released Congressional climate plan could recharge the U.S. economy and fight climate change.

Solar For Coal Swaps Could Facilitate Utilities’ Renewable Transition, Analysis Shows

EI’s Mike O’Boyle says the coal-replacement approach can be applied to any fuel source, but is likely of particular interest for customers that want to clean up their electricity mix and save money.

Can The Clean Energy Industry Deliver On The Biden-Sanders Climate Plan?

EI’s Sonia Aggarwal says reaching 90 percent clean electricity requires doubling the highest historical yearly wind and solar deployment through the 2020s and tripling it in the 2030s.

Why 100% Clean Energy Advocates Must Overcome The ‘Resource Adequacy’ Challenge

EI’s Eric Gimon explains why the clean energy industry must address concerns about resource adequacy, while innovating new planning models that allow for a diverse set of clean energy technologies to compete on equal footing.

Biden’s Big Climate Decision: Will He Embrace His Task Force’s Goals?

EI research with Vibrant Clean Energy shows the average cost of new wind or solar power is cheaper than the costs to keep running most coal-fired plants.

The Next Energy Battle: Renewables vs. Natural Gas

EI research with GridLab and the Goldman School shows a reliable 90% clean electricity grid by 2035 is achievable with no new gas buildout.

House Democrats Spell Out Climate, Clean Energy Priorities In Sweeping Plan

EI’s analysis showed the recommendations would slash U.S. greenhouse gas emissions 88 percent from 2010 levels by 2050.

This Should Be Biden’s Bumper Sticker

EI’s CEO Hal Harvey suggests principles to unite the country and solve climate change as featured in Tom Friedman’s New York Times column.

House Democrats Lay Out New Roadmap For Cutting U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions

EI research finds the recommendations would put the United States on track to slash net greenhouse gas emissions 88% below 2010 levels by 2050.

Democrats To Unveil Bold New Climate Plan To Phase Out Emissions By 2050

EI modeling shows the recommendations would cut net US greenhouse gas emissions by 37% below 2010 levels in 2030, and 88% below 2010 levels in 2050.

Democrats Unveil Sweeping Plan To Tackle Climate Change

EI modeling shows the recommendations would prevent 62,000 premature deaths annually by 2050 while offering almost $8 trillion in cumulative health and climate benefits.