Wyden’s Grid Lock
Clean energy takes a hit from a Wyden-sponsored bill.
Re-energize Regional Economies with New Electric Transmission Lines
With unemployment at 8.6 percent and our economy still struggling to gain momentum after the Great Recession, it’s clear that we need to do everything we can to provide more opportunities for Americans to find work. Central to this is building the power infrastructure that will...
Joining the Clean Energy Workforce: A First-Hand Account
“Once in a lifetime opportunity” is a cliché too often employed by bad infomercials, but I can honestly say that my Cloud County Community College internship has been just that.
Western Grid 2050: Provides a Clean Energy Vision & Roadmap for the West’s Economy and Environment
A number of recent polls reveal strong public support for developing cleaner, cheaper, faster and safer forms of energy and that, moreover, this support bridges the partisan divide.
FERC Helps Line Up Clean Energy Projects with New Rule
FERC Order 1000 is likely the most progressive clean energy action the federal government will take this year. Order 1000 will fundamentally improve the way new transmission lines are planned and paid for, resulting in thousands of miles of new lines that will bring renewable energy...
FERC Releases New Cost Allocation and Planning Rule
We strongly support FERC’s proposal to improve the way the electric power grid is developed, planned, and paid for. Americans need a robust, modern grid to lower electricity prices and open up access to abundant yet largely untapped domestic clean energy resources; FERC’s rule could...
How the Wall Street Journal Twisted the Facts on Transmission
“The Wall Street Journal recently published an editorial, “The Great Transmission Heist,” that took a swing at renewable energy. That’s not surprising.”