FERC Order 2222
The federal mandate opening wholesale markets to DER aggregations — what your behind-the-meter assets can now earn.
NEPA & transmission permitting
Why transmission takes 10+ years to build, what FERC Order 1920 actually changes, and why permitting is the binding constraint.
RGGI & state carbon markets
The Northeast carbon program embedded in your bill, California's cap-and-trade, and the auction prices that just hit record highs.
Retail deregulation
Where you can choose your electricity supplier vs. where you can't — and what deregulation actually delivers for commercial buyers.
EV load & managed charging
How transportation electrification reshapes peak demand, what utility managed charging programs do, and what changed after credits sunset.
Production tax credit (PTC)
A US federal tax credit paid per kilowatt-hour of electricity generated from qualifying renewable sources over a 10-year period. Wind projects have histori...
Investment tax credit (ITC)
A US federal tax credit for clean energy investments equal to a percentage of project cost. Under the Inflation Reduction Act, the base ITC is 30% for sola...
The Inflation Reduction Act + OBBBA
The 2022 IRA was the largest US clean energy investment ever. The 2025 OBBBA reshaped it. Where the federal credit landscape stands in 2026.
State renewable portfolio standards
The state mandates driving REC prices and renewable procurement — varies enormously between NY (70% by 2030) and TX (essentially none).
Data center load growth
The biggest demand-side story in energy — how data centers and AI are reshaping capacity markets and transmission needs.
New York's CLCPA
The most ambitious state climate law — 70% renewable by 2030, zero-emissions electricity by 2040 — and the implementation reality.
The Texas grid after Uri
What broke in February 2021, the reforms that followed, why the PCM was shelved, and the data center load growth now reshaping ERCOT.
FERC
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission — the US federal agency that regulates interstate electricity transmission, wholesale electricity markets, and nat...