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Supporting Coal Workers and Communities in the Energy Transition
A comprehensive review of state legislation that supports coal communities and workers facing economic risks in the energy transition.
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The Most Important Clean Energy Policy You’ve Never Heard About
The Inflation Reduction Act includes a little-known provision that reinvests in energy communities while reducing carbon emissions.
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Why Purchased Power is Such a Big Deal to Better Understand US Utilities’ Climate Impact
New data on power purchased by utilities, in addition to the electricity they generate, yields a more complete picture of total generation and related emissions of the largest US regulated utilities.
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By the Numbers: Low-Income Energy Assistance
States must work to ensure that new sources of federal funding for low-income energy assistance get eligible customers the assistance they need.
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Wind and Solar Are Saving Texans $20 Million a Day
Wind and solar projects in Texas have avoided $20 million per day in fuel costs to meet electricity demand.
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Totex Ratemaking Could Help Keep Rates Affordable Through the Clean Energy Transition
Exploring the feasibility of a regulatory innovation that could help keep utility rates affordable through the clean energy transition.
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Making the Clean Energy Transition Affordable
Totex ratemaking could help contain utility bills for families. Though accounting concerns have been raised, we see no real barriers to US adoption.
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The Solution to Grid Reliability? Go Bigger and Bolder on Renewables and Energy Storage
Doubling down on fossil fuels is a misguided and costly way to try to avoid the kinds of grid issues now being faced in Texas.
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FERC Could Slash Inflation and Double Renewables with These Grid Upgrades
You don’t have to be an economist to know that inflation is one of the chief financial challenges facing Americans today. Key indicators point to energy prices as a principal driver of the increased cost…
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Electricity Customers Are Getting Burnt by Soaring Fossil Fuel Prices
“Cost sharing” between customers and their utilities could have saved ratepayers at least $2 billion during the height of the pandemic.