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Advance Market Commitment Policy Brief
How advance market commitments can remake public purchasing for near-zero or zero-emissions concrete.

Rebalancing “Return on Equity” to Accelerate an Affordable Clean Energy Future
By updating how to determine ROE, regulators can incentivize grid investments that are more affordable for customers, improve grid resilience, and maintain reliability.

Expanding Our Vision of Energy Efficiency
We need energy sources fit for an era of work demand, not heat demand. Fortunately, thanks to the rapid growth and cost decline of solar, wind, and electrification, “firepower” faces inexorable decline.

Easing the Permitting Process for Clean Industrial Projects in California
The industrial permitting process in California remains long and complicated. This memo outlines key challenges and solutions.

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.