Demand Response as a Capacity Resource in SPP’s Era of Data Center Growth
SPP is in the middle of a reliability rethink. The region’s highest-risk hours are no longer just hot summer afternoons. …
Unlocking Flexibility at the Grid Edge: New E3 Analysis Quantifies the Value of Smart Panels Under Utility Ownership
As utilities across the U.S. confront growing electric loads and aging infrastructure, E3’s new white paper, Unlocking the Value of …
Balancing Risk and Growth: Best Practices for Utility Credit and Collateral Requirements for Large Load Customers
As large electric loads drive a new wave of demand, utilities and regulators are rethinking how credit and collateral policies …
Forecasting Anywhere: A Geospatial Forecasting Tool for Distribution Planning
E3 and Integral Analytics (IA) partnered to build Forecasting Anywhere, a geospatial forecasting tool designed to meet the emerging needs …
As Massachusetts’ Grid Evolves, So Must Its Electric Rate Designs
This post has been updated to include the Long-Term Ratemaking Study. Widespread building and vehicle electrification are key parts of the …
Optimized EV Charging Enables Grid Reliability and Cost Savings
The adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) reduce carbon emissions and other harmful air pollutants from the transportation sector, but they …
A Blueprint for Grid Relief in Illinois through Distributed Energy Resources
Illinois’ Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA), passed in 2021, sets an ambitious path for the state to phase out …
Virginia’s Data Center Boom: E3 Report Analyzes Grid Strain and Customer Impacts
E3 has published a first-of-a-kind analysis and report that rigorously quantifies the grid and customer impacts of continued data center …
Avoided Costs and the Benefits of Distributed Resources for an Evolving Grid
The urgency of climate change and emissions commitments, along with growing and shifting loads, changing customer needs, and emerging technologies, …
Balancing Adoption, Equity, and Affordability: Solar and Storage Adoption in Glendale, CA
E3 supported Glendale Water & Power (GWP) to develop an equitable plan for customer solar and energy storage adoption. This …
A Roadmap for Integrated System Planning
Integrated system planning is a pioneering effort to integrate generation, transmission, distribution, and customer/DER planning in a single holistic process. …
Load Growth Is Here to Stay, but Are Data Centers?
The recent surge in energy demand, driven by data centers mostly needed for artificial intelligence (AI) and the resurgence of …
E3 Supports Salt River Project in Completing First-Ever Integrated System Plan
Recently Salt River Project (SRP), a not-for-profit utility that provides water and energy to more than 2 million people in …
New E3 Report Evaluates Emissions Impacts of Voluntary Clean Energy Procurement
The growing threat of climate change has in recent years prompted a surge in organizations across the United States setting …
