A Regional Grid Will Help Us Deal with Western Heatwaves
Heatwaves this time of year are not unusual. But the heat pummeling the Western U.S. is now part of a recognized trend in which they occur more often, last long...
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The latest opinion and analysis from NRDC’s science, legal, and policy experts.
Western Renewable Energy Leaders Support a Regional Grid
Regional grid helps, not hurts, distributed generation....
Cap and Trade and Regional Grid Integration Go Hand in Hand
Regional grid Integration—centrally coordinating the operations of the grid via an organized electricity market—is the essential element to the renewable en...
Western Regional Energy Markets: Synergies and Differences
A new fact sheet released by a coalition of organizations (including NRDC) supporting a western integrated grid not only seeks to help unpack the policy choices...
Integrated Grid More Important Than Ever
Regional integration of the western grid favors renewable energy resources...
Progress Continues on Regional ISO Expansion
Although Governor Brown today announced that legislation critical to transforming California’s statewide electric grid operator into a regional entity will not...