In New England, rules governing how new resources connect to the regional grid limit full use of the system’s potential. Precious “surplus” capacity can and should be leveraged to interconnect new, low-cost clean energy technologies to deliver more reliable, affordable power, says Alex Lawton.

It is only because of special interests that local and state governments would even consider prohibiting consumers from choosing natural gas as an energy source to meet their space, water heating, and cooking needs, writes energy economist Ken Costello.

If the U.S. clean energy industry had to lose the federal incentives, it could not have happened at a better time, says columnist K Kaufmann.

Columnist Steve Huntoon provides "reality checks" on the notion that New Jersey is better off leaving PJM.

FERC Chair Mark Christie, a vocal critic of high transmission costs and transmission incentives “candy” that impact every consumer in the nation, has only a couple of weeks to act to reduce consumer costs, says Paul Cicio.

Everyone knows we need more electricity, and it’s painfully clear PJM is not capable of responding to increased demand, say energy consultants Brad Viator and Alison Williams.

Mid-Atlantic grid operator PJM has had a rough couple of weeks, says columnist Peter Kelly-Detwiler.

The pace of undermining the statutory authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to serve as the cornerstone of nuclear safety is accelerating, says Stephen A. Smith.

Until now, a carbon-free, load-following electric supply resource has been elusive, but that all may be about to change as a result of a resource that sits literally right below our feet, says columnist Peter Kelly-Detwiler.