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A New Surge in Power Use Is Threatening U.S. Climate Goals
New York Times | Brad Plumer and | March 14, 2024
- The dangerous combination of aging utility infrastructure and rising wildfire risk
NPR | Julia Simon | March 11, 2024 - Amid explosive demand, America is running out of power
Washington Post | Evan Halper | March 7, 2024 - U.S.’s Biggest Renewable Project Is Under Way, Finally
The Wall Street Journal | Scott Patterson | January 13, 2024 - Podcast: Grid Reliability and the Future of Renewables with Transmission Expert Rob Gramlich
Let’s Clear the Air | August 16, 2023 - Why lasers could help make the electric grid greener
NPR | Julia Simon | August 13, 2023 - Podcast: Banking on Smart Grids
Energised | August 1, 2023 - New rules could unclog bottlenecks in connecting clean energy to the grid
CNBC | Catherine Clifford | July 31, 2023 - Podcast: America’s Electric Power Transmission Crisis
Energy Policy Now | July 25, 2023 - US grid congestion costs jumped 56% to $20.8B in 2022: report
Utility Dive | Ethan Howland | July 14, 2023 - Why the U.S. Electric Grid Isn’t Ready for the Energy Transition
The New York Times | Nadja Popovich and Brad Plumer | June 12, 2023 - Electricity Transmission Plan Likely to Get New Look in Washington
The Wall Street Journal | Scott Patterson and David Harrison | June 9, 2023 - Press Release: New Report Finds Competitive Market Key to Expanding EV Charging Network
Grid Strategies and Electric Advisors Consulting | May 17, 2023 - Podcast: Understanding the transmission bottleneck
Catalyst with Shayle Kann | May 4, 2023 - West, Southeast Need Tx Planners, Report Says
RTO Insider | Hudson Sangree | February 13, 2023 - Here’s why the U.S. electric grid isn’t running on 100% renewable energy yet
CNBC | Catherine Clifford | December 29, 2022 - This little-known bottleneck is blocking clean energy for millions
Washington Post | Shannon Osaka | December 20, 2022 - After bipartisan rebuff, Manchin abandons private legislative deal to help fossil fuel projects
Los Angeles Times | Freddy Brewster and Nolan McCaskill | September 27, 2022 - Clean Energy Projects Surge After Climate Bill Passage
New York Times | Jack Ewing and Ivan Penn | September 7, 2022 - This Is the Case for Building a More Robust Power Grid
Bloomberg Odd Lots Podcast | Joe Weisenthal and Tracey Alloway | August 18, 2022 - How to move more power with the transmission lines we already have
Canary Media | Jeff St. John | July 29, 2022 - How Manchin-Schumer would change energy, from oil to solar
E&E News | David Iaconangelo, Heather Richards, Carlos Anchondo, Peter Behr | July 29, 2022 - Surprise Deal Would Be Most Ambitious Climate Action Undertaken by U.S.
New York Times | Lisa Friedman and Brad Plumer | July 28, 2022 - Stitching together the grid will save lives as extreme weather worsens
MIT Technology Review | James Temple | July 28, 2022 - Rob Gramlich on U.S. Grid Reliability
C-SPAN | Pedro Echevarria | June 2, 2022 - Why are blackouts looming? Blame extreme weather, not wind and solar,
Canary Media | Jeff St. John | May 27, 2022 - The potential of wind turbines in America
WDET | Sam Corey | April 21, 2022 - Democrats’ climate plan languishes, putting hundreds of billions in private investment on hold
Washington Post | Jeff Stein and Steve Mufson | February 17, 2022 - Breakthroughs in generation and system integration are driving the utility of the future, analysts say
Utility Dive | Herman Trabish | January 31, 2022 - DOE leverages new and existing authorities to spur transmission development key to energy transition
Utility Dive | Ethan Howland | January 27, 2022 - E+E 100 Introduces: Robert Gramlich, President, Grid Strategies LLC
Environment + Energy Leader 100 | Jennifer Nastu | December 6, 2021. - Electric-Vehicle Charging Stations Win Jolt of Energy in Congress
The Wall Street Journal | Jennifer Hiller | November 8, 2021 - The Power Grid: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) | November 7, 2021
- Why the US isn’t ready for clean energy
Vox | Madeline Marshall | September 21, 2021 - The $1 trillion infrastructure bill is a baby step toward the US grid we need
MIT Technology Review | James Temple | August 6, 2021 - Unfortunately, I care about power lines now
The Atlantic | Robinson Meyer | July 28, 2021 - New transmission can prevent power outages during extreme weather — and save tons of money
Canary Media | Jeff St. John | July 26, 2021 - Heatwaves and other extremes could force the lights off
The Washington Examiner | Abby Smith | July 8, 2021 - Can New Laws Overcome Tx Permitting Roadblocks?
RTO Insider | Rich Heidorn Jr. and K Kaufmann | June 29, 2021 - Recorded Webinar: US & Canada: Friends, Allies, & Partners in Clean Energy & Climate Action
The NYU School of Professional Studies Center for Global Affairs | June 15, 2021 - The Expansion of Electric Transmission Lines and the Clean-Energy Sector
Marketscale Energy Exchange | David Hidinger | May 19, 2021 - Rob Gramlich describes the importance of large-scale, interregional transmission to the Weather Channel
Weather Channel | Rob Gramlich | May 11, 2021 - Biden’s Big Infrastructure Plan Would Further Boost Renewable Energy
The Wall Street Journal | Russell Gold and Katherine Blunt | April 1, 2021 - How Biden’s Ambitious Infrastructure Bill Will Impact Renewable Energy
Yahoo! Finance | April 1, 2021 - Biden’s ‘America Jobs Plan’ Calls for $100bn Investment in Such Matters as Electric Resiliency
T&D World | Corina Rivera-Linares | March 31, 2021 - Biden’s $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Aims to ‘Reenergize’ US Power Grid
S&P Global | Molly Christian, Ellie Potter, and Zack Hale | March 31, 2021 - Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Aims to Turbocharge U.S. Shift From Fossil Fuels
The Washington Post | Steven Mufson and Juliet Eilperin | March 31, 2021 - As Texas Probes Power Grid, National Failings Bite
Reuters Events | Ed Pearcey | March 17, 2021 - Here’s Looking at You, Grid: Monthly Digest of Insights Shared by Your Peers the Energy Central Grid Network – March 12, 2021
Energy Central | Matt Chester | March 12, 2021 - Webinar: Line Ratings and the Future of Renewable Energy
WATT Coalition and Grid Strategies | February 8, 2021 - New Transmission Approaches Can Cut Billions in Decarbonization Costs: MIT, Clean Energy Coalition
Utility Dive | Robert Walton | January 13, 2021 - Report: Renewables Are Suffering From Broken US Transmission Policy
Greentech Media | Jeff St. John | January 12, 2021 - Blog: Transmission and Jobs
Americans for a Clean Energy Grid | Michael Goggin | July 27, 2020