Electricity
The Hidden Costs of Keeping Gas Plants Online in Texas and Beyond
As Texas braces for another cold snap, it's certain that the power grid that failed Texans last year—leading to hundreds of deaths and billions of dollars in economic damage—will be tested again.
People Are the Most Important Part of Regulation in the Decisive Decade
Public utility commissions (PUCs) across the country often lack the resources they need to regulate for an equitable, decarbonized future
Reality Check: US Renewable Energy Portfolios Can Outcompete New Gas Plants
Currently available renewable energy technologies are often cheaper than gas.
The Top 15 Climate Developments of 2021
This past year saw many memorable moments from vaccine rollouts to a new Ghostbusters movie to Bernie Sanders’ mittens going viral. But it also saw real progress on climate action. Here we list our top 15 climate developments of 2021, in no particular order. US Rejoins Paris Climate…
Reality Check: COVID, Not Clean Energy, Drove Rise in Electricity Burden
Despite claims that the growth of clean energy has caused more burdensome electric bills, a new look at utility data suggests that COVID-related factors, not the changing energy mix, drove 2020 increases in electricity burden for US customers. In fact, customers of the utilities that increased their clean energy generation…