Illinois Draft REAP Introduces a Statewide Integrated Framework for Generation and Transmission Planning
The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) Staff, supported by E3, has released the 2025 Draft Renewable Energy Access Plan (Draft REAP), …
Introducing E3’s Distribution Planning and Technology Practice
Energy and Environmental Economics is pleased to announce a new Distribution Planning and Technology practice, launched to address the growing …
Resource Cost (RECOST) Model Updated for Q1 2026: E3 Partners with Halcyon for Gas Plant Cost Forecast, Updates RECOST for Public Utility Perspective
To reflect the volatility and turbulence impacting resource costs across electricity markets, E3 has updated our Resource Cost (RECOST) model, …
2025 Transmission Recap: Advancing Planning Frameworks and Implementation Pathways
Rapid load growth, an aging power grid, accelerating clean energy targets, affordability pressures, and new federal planning requirements are leading …
Insights from State and Regional Climate Action Plans
In early December, many states and local governments completed a significant milestone of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Climate Pollution …
Illinois Resource Adequacy in 2025: What the Study Finds for PJM, MISO, and Illinois
On December 15, 2025, the Illinois Power Agency, Illinois Commerce Commission, and Illinois Environmental Protection Agency published the 2025 Resource …
How Load Management Can Help Massachusetts Meet Rising Demand
Massachusetts is preparing for a widespread shift to electrified vehicles and buildings. As part of its plan to reach net-zero …
E3 Study for Amazon Identifies Rate Design Best Practices to Manage Large-Load Growth
E3 released a new white paper for Amazon that examines, (1) how utilities can effectively design electric rates to serve …
E3 in 2025: Insights from a Big Year for Reliability, Electrification, and Large Loads
2025 was a turbulent year for the energy sector. Demand from electrification and data centers surged at the same time …
Insights from New Jersey’s Latest Energy Master Plan
New Jersey has released its 2024 Energy Master Plan, finalized and published in 2025. E3 supported the State by providing …
Forecasting Large Loads in the Age of AI and Data Centers
U.S. utilities and system operators are confronting a level of load uncertainty not seen in decades. New demand drivers such …
E3 Supports U.S. Climate Alliance in 2025 Annual Report on State-Led Progress and Pathways to Net Zero
The U.S. Climate Alliance, a bipartisan coalition of governors committed to securing America’s net-zero future, released its 2025 Annual Report, …
California’s Clean Energy Permitting Initiative: Resources to Reduce Barriers for Large-Scale Renewables
California state law sets a target of 100% clean electricity sales and economy-wide carbon neutrality by 2045, which requires developing …
New PG&E Electrification Impact Study: Smart Planning Can Lower Long-Term Costs
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) recently filed its draft Electrification Impact Study (EIS) Part 2 with the California Public …
