Executive Summary This paper finds that both requested and authorized electric utility Returns on Equity (ROEs) have trended downward rather than upward in the past […]
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The Rural Grid Squeeze
This analysis was originally featured in the Innovation & Infrastructure Review ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– How Data Centers, Copper Thieves, and Pipeline Physics Are Converging on America’s Cooperatives […]
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Geopolitics and Decarbonization
The Biden Administration has put forward an extremely ambitious plan for decarbonization, aiming to achieve a 100% clean energy electrical grid by 2035 and net-zero […]
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Energy Month: Natural Gas
Natural gas has become the fossil fuel of choice in the last decade as energy producers shift towards less environmentally-impactful fuels. The U.S. today produces […]
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Energy Month: Coal
Coal is primarily used to create electricity in the United States. For coal to create electricity, bituminous or subbituminous coal is burned, which turns water […]
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Energy Month: Renewable Energy
Renewable energy sources have received significant amounts of investment in recent years as combating climate change becomes a higher priority. Sunlight, the movement of water, […]
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Energy Month: Hydropower
Hydropower has been used for hundreds of years at small scales to power windmills on farms but has massive potential to provide commercial electricity for […]
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Energy Month: Nuclear Energy
Nuclear energy has long been a technology that most associate with large, expensive reactors that cost billions to build. However, nuclear power can generate massive […]
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Energy Month: Petroleum
Petroleum has long been used to power vehicles, heat homes, and facilitate travel across the U.S. As climate change becomes a more pressing issue, oil […]
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Measuring the Impact of Storms on Critical Infrastructure
With harsh winter conditions ramping up and COVID-19 requiring more people to quarantine or work remotely, broadband resiliency has never been more important. Unfortunately, storms […]
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A Different Trillion-Dollar Deficit
The federal government has spent vast resources to build and maintain the current administrative state, provide for defense, meet healthcare obligations, and more. With trillions […]
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