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December 23, 2025

Special Reports & Commentary

ACORE Forum Frets Reliability as Carbon Pledges Grow
Promoters of renewable energy worry about reliability as fossil-fuel plants retire and renewable resources are slow to take over, ACORE attendees heard.
EBA Panelists Debate Role of FERC in Regulating Carbon
The opening session of the Energy Bar Association's (EBA) Mid-Year Forum featured a debate over FERC's role in regulating carbon emissions.
Overheard at Renewable Energy Vermont 2019
State officials and renewable energy advocates attended the Renewable Energy Vermont conference where they described their efforts to combat climate change.
Stakeholder Soapbox – ERCOT ’19: Proof of Successful Design?
Rob Gramlich of Grid Strategies examines how ERCOT's market performed this summer, finding it provided price signals to attract and retain resources.
Counterflow: RMI and Pixie Dust, Round 4
Columnist Steve Huntoon responds to Rocky Mountain Institute's rebuttal of his criticism of its study, based on Energy Information Administration data.
Overheard at Baker Institute’s Energy Transition Summit
The Baker Institute Center for Energy Studies hosted its third annual energy summit, “The Energy Transition: Legacy, Scale and Technology,” in Houston.
EVs Could Soak up Solar or Exacerbate ‘Duck Curve’
A Pacific Northwest National Laboratory study found increased adoption of EVs in California could alleviate or exacerbate the state's duck curve.
Overheard at the 163rd NE Electricity Roundtable
New chief utility regulators shared their visions of grid modernization and resource adequacy at 163rd New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable.
Overheard at NECA 2019 Fuels Conference
Natural gas will be crucial to the national economy and the New England electric power system for years, industry experts said at the NECA Fuels Conference.
Counterflow: New York’s Surreal New Deal
Columnist Steve Huntoon criticizes New York's Green New Deal as imposing billions of dollars in costs on customers to pay for centrally planned projects.

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