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The Outlet

Your energy desk reference. Visual explainers on markets, grid operations, clean energy, policy, procurement, and efficiency — each designed to read in under 10 minutes.

Grid Ops 1 min read

Weather & grid risk

Policy The Texas grid after Uri Five years of post-event reforms and what's still pending.
Procurement 1 min read

Energy hedging strategies

Procurement The forward curve The price curve that all hedges are structured and priced against.
Glossary 1 min read

Day-ahead market

Day-ahead market Category: Markets
Efficiency 1 min read

Building electrification

Efficiency Efficiency programs by region The utility rebates that pay for heat pump installations.
Policy 1 min read

FERC Order 2222

Grid Ops Virtual power plants The technology making DER aggregation actually work.
Glossary 1 min read

Zonal pricing

Zonal pricing Category: Markets
Glossary 1 min read

Scheduling coordinator (SC)

Scheduling coordinator (SC) Category: Markets
Clean Energy 1 min read

Wind energy economics

Clean Energy Solar + storage economics Revenue stacking across energy, capacity, and ancillary services.
Grid Ops 1 min read

The interconnection queue

Policy NEPA & transmission permitting The transmission build problem the queue is symptomatic of.
Glossary 1 min read

Basis risk

Basis risk Category: Markets
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