E3 Develops Performance Incentive Mechanisms for Decarbonization in Minnesota
Xcel Energy’s announcement, late last year, of a 100% carbon-free goal by midcentury and an accompanying 80% GHG reduction goal …
Minnesota Storage Economics: Solar + Storage Now, Stand-Alone in 2025
In response to state legislation passed last year, E3 recently completed a Minnesota energy storage cost-benefit analysis following a competitive …
Viewpoint: A Smart Transition to 100% Clean Energy
In a recent opinion piece for UtilityDive, E3’s Arne Olson and Dan Mullen argue that a smart transition to 100% clean energy …
Maryland’s Draft Climate Plan, Built on E3 Analysis, Aims for Steep 2030 Emissions Cuts
Maryland’s draft climate plan, released by the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) earlier this month, aims to achieve a …
Minnesota Announces Transportation Decarbonization Pathways, With E3 Support
The Minnesota Dept. of Transportation (MnDOT) recently announced plans to decarbonize the state’s transportation sector, its largest source of greenhouse …
At CARB, Amber Mahone Outlines Technologies and Deployment Scenarios for Deep Decarbonization
California has set an ambitious statewide goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2045, a future that is consistent with keeping …
Steering Renewables Development to California’s Least-Sensitive Lands
Achieving California’s ambitious clean energy goals will require a massive build-out of solar and wind power. E3 has estimated that …
E3 Helps New York Identify Candidates for Peaker Replacement with Storage
In a groundbreaking analysis for New York, E3 found that at least 275 MW of the state's fossil-fueled peaking units, …
In Minnesota, Xcel Lays Out Clean Energy Vision with E3 Support
On July 1, Xcel Energy filed its 2019 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for its Upper Midwest system with the Minnesota …
Energy Tradeoffs: Modeling Decarbonization in the West
Senior Partner Arne Olson recently discussed several recent E3 projects modeling decarbonization in the Western U.S. on the Energy Tradeoffs …
E3 Quantifies the Consumer and Emissions Impacts of Electrifying California Homes
Tackling greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from buildings is a key challenge for California as it pursues carbon neutrality by 2045. Roughly a quarter of the state’s …
Arne Olson Quoted on California’s 100% Clean Energy Goal in UtilityDive
Arne Olson, E3 senior partner, was recently quoted in UtilityDive about California's goal to reach 100 percent clean energy by …
E3 Analyzes Building Decarbonization in the Pacific Northwest
In Oregon and Washington, policymakers and the public are contemplating steep cuts in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. A key question, …
E3 Analysis Highlights Importance of Dynamic Rates for DER Customers
In their recent evaluation of California’s Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) for customer-sited energy storage projects, Itron and E3 found that …
