A Tale of Two Grids: Texas and California
After much of Texas plunged into darkness and cold for much of an entire week, its grid operator told an apoplectic state legislature that “unlike California...
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Ending Carbon Pollution: The Energy Efficiency Imperative
A recommendation for America to “invest in energy efficiency and productivity” leads a new blueprint for “Accelerating Decarbonization of the U.S. Energy ...
Looking Ahead to 2021: U.S. Utilities Move to Decarbonize
The past year added telling illustrations of how crucial energy efficiency and other approaches to smart energy use will be in phasing out U.S. carbon emissions...
California’s Clean Electricity Grid Powers Forward
California’s clean energy policies are being blamed incorrectly for what some critics have called “crippling power outages.” The brief rolling blackouts o...
California's Rolling Blackouts: Causes and Remedies
When the first rolling blackouts in two decades struck California late last week, many were quick to invoke an earlier California electricity crisis and look fo...
A Leadership Change for the Western Grid
California’s Independent System Operator (CAISO) has established itself as a crucial clean energy partner for everyone connected to the giant electricity grid...