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Illinois Resource Adequacy in 2025: What the Study Finds for PJM, MISO, and Illinois

January 9, 2026

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

January 8, 2026

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

December 16, 2025

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

December 15, 2025

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

December 15, 2025

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

December 9, 2025

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

December 1, 2025

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

November 21, 2025

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

November 12, 2025

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) recently filed its draft Electrification Impact Study (EIS) Part 2 with the California Public …

Meeting New Brunswick’s Growing Capacity Needs with a Future-Ready Resource Adequacy Planning Framework

November 10, 2025

New Brunswick Power (NB Power) is entering a period of heightened electricity reliability challenges. With accelerating load growth, aging infrastructure, …

Leveraging Flexible DERs for Local Grid Relief in Massachusetts

October 23, 2025

Massachusetts is moving quickly to electrify buildings and vehicles as a part of the clean energy transition, while also seeking …

Demand Response as a Capacity Resource in SPP’s Era of Data Center Growth

October 7, 2025

SPP is in the middle of a reliability rethink. The region’s highest-risk hours are no longer just hot summer afternoons. …

2025 Fall Recruiting: E3 Open House

October 6, 2025

E3 is kicking off its Fall 2025 recruiting with a virtual Open House for all interested applicants across all positions! …

E3 Conducts Cost-Benefit Assessment of Grid-Enhancing Technologies in Maine

September 18, 2025

Maine’s electric grid is facing pressures: aging infrastructure, rising electricity demand due to home and vehicle electrification, and the integration …

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