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Expanding Our Vision of Energy Efficiency
Examples from buildings, transportation, and industry illustrate multilayered opportunities for greater efficiency.
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Industry
Easing the Permitting Process for Clean Industrial Projects in California
In 2024, California ranked as the fifth largest economy in the world for the seventh year in a row.
Electricity
Modeling the DOE’s Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment Program in Resource Planning
Recommendations for utility modelers and regulators to maximize ratepayer savings using low-cost federal loans.
Industry
US States and Carbon Dioxide Removal: Leadership Opportunities and Key Principles for Policymakers
Carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere, is necessary, in addition to reducing greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possible, to meet climate targets.
Electricity
Reimagining Utility Climate Risk Planning
How Regulators and Utilities Can Leverage and Improve Climate Risk Assessment Frameworks to Drive an Affordable and Equitable Transition.
Electricity
Maximizing the Value of the Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment Program for Utility Customers
“Capital recycling” can help deploy clean energy assets, cushion ratepayer impacts, and offer sustained earnings.
Electricity
Assessing the Impact of Voluntary Actions on the Grid
ZEROgrid’s Impact Advisory Initiative findings on consequential impact assessments, their use, and areas for further research.
Electricity
Transforming the Way We Serve Vulnerable Communities: Performance Incentive Mechanisms and Beyond
Regulators in at least seven jurisdictions have adopted performance incentive mechanisms (PIMs) and complementary reforms to elevate equity in the clean energy transition.
US Policy
Steel Decarbonization Policy Levers
The American steel industry is at a crossroads. Ten key policies can drive it toward a renaissance — fueled by clean energy.
Electricity
VPP Policy Principles
Policy principles to help energy regulators and policymakers leverage virtual power plants to promote affordability and reliability.