The Next Grid Crisis is in New England

New England recognizes it has a dangerous fuel security problem on its hands. And a telling factor in that crisis is what it doesn’t have: fuel diversity in the form of coal capacity. New England’s overreliance on natural gas, constrained gas delivery system, and inability to site and build alternatives is barreling towards a completely […]

On September 14, 2022
Cheryl LaFleur, electricity prices, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), fuel diversity, fuel security, James Danly, natural gas, New England, Richard Glick, transmission lines

05May

An EV Future Means Electricity Demand is Expected to Double by 2050. Will the Grid Be Ready?

Not so long ago the electric vehicle (EV) revolution seemed far more hype than substance. But global EV sales were up 40% in 2020, the world’s major automakers are falling over one another to announce all-electric futures and the Biden administration appears to be all in, announcing that the federal vehicle fleet will go all […]

On May 5, 2021
electric vehicles, Ella Zhou, energy addition, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), grid reliability, National Renewable Energy Lab, Richard Glick, Texas