Texas Needs a Smarter, More Resilient Electric Grid
Freezing cold temperatures put the Texas electric grid into distress this week, with likely dozens of deaths and other human suffering, more than 4 million losi...
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The latest opinion and analysis from NRDC’s science, legal, and policy experts.
FERC Can Lead the Way on Clean Energy
Yesterday President Biden named Rich Glick to be the new chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the nation’s energy regulator. After years in w...
Time for SPP to Commit to Competitive Clean Energy
Consumers across the heartland are paying about $60 million more a year than they should for electricity to power their homes, farms and businesses....
(Past) Time to Jump-Start Grid Planning
The rapid growth in wind and solar power means we need to upgrade and expand the nation’s power grid. The grid’s current design grew from local power needs ...
FERC Must Preserve States’ Right to Affordable Clean Energy
NRDC and a coalition of clean energy and consumer advocates just joined stakeholders in the country’s largest electricity market, PJM, in submitting comments ...
PJM Plan Jeopardizes Clean Energy and States’ Rights
While the Trump administration’s threatened bailout of coal and nuclear plants gets a lot of attention for high costs, disruptive effects on power markets, and...