The mechanism: Construction Work in Progress (CWIP) lets utilities recover financing costs for power plants and transmission before they come online. Over 40 states now allow some form of it—2X more ...

I am pleased to share that our research paper has been officially published in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library..

Something is happening in the energy industry in Denmark. Unfortunately, the scenario unfolding is one of shortages, overages, and instability. Scott Schwandt, President and Infrastructure System ...

A “cease fire” has not reopened the needed commerce routes in the Strait of Hormuz or restored the energy source capacity of countries suffering from the situation. While two American-flagged merchant ...

Battery energy storage technology is causing a revolution in how consumers use electric power. These systems (hereafter, battery energy storage systems or BESS) are making large impacts in ...

What triggered it: Multiple sudden GW-scale load drops at data centers on the East Coast and in Texas in 2024-25. These unfolded in seconds—too speedy for real-time response—straining transformers, ...

I participated in a brainstorming session with Paul Phillips of the CPUC staff in April 2019. We agreed that the biggest barrier to electrification was high electric rates. But rates could not be ...

I’ve been following the updates on those massive Chinese megaprojects in the Gobi Desert lately, and one specific trend realy jumped out at me: their move toward 800°C operating temperatures in Molten ...

The “Big Beautiful Bill” introduced a major policy shift for U.S. clean energy incentives, and by 2026 the market impact is visible. Installations slowed, residential conversion behavior changed, and ...

Yesterday in Mass., Chief US District Judge Denise Casper temporarily restricted Interior Department permitting policies that industry groups say have slowed wind and solar projects. These include ...

Almost without exception, when a commercial development project goes $17 billion over budget and seven years beyond deadline, the owners keep their heads down and hope no one notices. And with little ...

Amid President Trump’s anti-offshore wind agenda, EDP SA has halted three US projects. (Bloomberg) The MA, NY, and CA projects—run by Ocean Winds, a joint venture between EDP and Engie—have been ...