Electricity
Using Regional-First Planning to Streamline Large Load Interconnection
How to align the large load interconnection process and system-wide transmission planning for maximum impact.
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Electricity
Understanding Large Load Interconnection
An overview of the process that transmission providers and large load customers such as data centers use when a large load customer requests to connect to the electric grid.
Electricity
Large Loads and Network Upgrades
Large loads are triggering an increasing volume of network upgrades. Addressing those upgrades through a piecemeal interconnection process is inefficient and costly.
Electricity
Large Loads and System-Wide Transmission
Large loads are driving system-wide transmission investments beyond the load interconnection process.
Industry
Toward a New Carbon Economy
The energy transition is often described as a journey toward a zero-carbon future. This framing has been useful in highlighting the urgency of climate action and the need for emissions reductions, but when taken too…
Climate Finance
Scaling Transition Intelligence
How forward-looking asset-level data can be applied as part of corporate transition assessments to identify opportunities and risks.
Climate Intelligence
The Diffusion Problem
The public conversation about AI and climate is loud, contested, and pulling in several directions at once. Some see AI as a powerful accelerant for the energy transition — a tool that can optimize grids,…
Buildings
Rethinking Air Conditioning for a Hotter, More Humid World
How we can design ACs to deliver reliable comfort, lower energy use, and reduced strain on power systems.
Africa
Bringing Clean Energy Opportunities to Women and Youth in Nigerian Agriculture
How Nigerian clean energy enterprises can stabilize livelihoods, empower women and youth, and reshape agricultural value chains.
Industry
Unlocking Low-Carbon Cement and Concrete Through Book and Claim
Cement and concrete are the most widely used human-made materials on Earth, with their consumption closely tied to economic growth and urbanization, and their climate impact responsible for approximately 8% of global carbon dioxide emissions.
