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E3 Open House: Fall 2026

August 20, 2026

E3 is kicking off its 2026 Fall recruiting with a virtual Open House, especially for candidates exploring our early- and …

A Durable Blueprint for California’s Flexible Load

August 18, 2026

California is facing sharply rising electricity rates at the same time its supply mix is shifting toward variable and energy-limited …

What Dominion’s Residential Rates Would Have Been Without Data Centers

August 17, 2026

Whether data centers raise rates for everyone else is one of the most contested questions in the sector, and most …

Resource Cost (RECOST) Model Updated for Q3 2026: Import Tariff Updates, the Latest Gas Plant Costs From Halcyon, and New Interactive Dashboard

July 23, 2026

E3 has updated our Resource Cost (RECOST) model, a discounted cash flow tool that calculates the levelized cost of different …

E3 Quantifies the Grid and Customer Value of Vehicle-Grid Integration for GM Energy

July 22, 2026

Electric vehicles are a large and growing source of flexible load. A managed EV can shift its charging to low-cost …

E3 Assesses Utility Business Model Reforms to Support Electricity Affordability in New Jersey

July 21, 2026

Governor Sherrill of New Jersey has made energy affordability a key part of her policy agenda. In January 2026, she …

E3 Opens New Office in Chicago

July 16, 2026

E3 is excited to announce the opening of its new office in Chicago. Chicago now joins San Francisco, Boston, New …

Getting the Price Right for Local DER

July 8, 2026

Electricity affordability has become a central regulatory and legislative concern, and that concern is increasingly focused on the distribution system. …

An Empirical Analysis of Data Center Grid Utilization, Cost-of-Service and Revenue Contributions

June 1, 2026

Rising electricity demand, particularly from data centers, has generated widespread attention, with many headlines linking load growth to rising retail …

Webinar & Report: Resource Adequacy in the Desert Southwest

May 19, 2026

The Desert Southwest is in the middle of a generational transformation of its electricity system. Utilities expect peak demand across …

Electric transformer on electric poleWebinar Recap: Inside the Findings of PG&E’s Electrification Impact Study

May 18, 2026

PG&E filed its final Electrification Impact Study (EIS) Part 2 report with the California Public Utilities Commission this year, refining …

Are Data Centers Driving Up Electricity Rates? A New E3 Whitepaper Examines the Quantitative Evidence

May 18, 2026

It is well known that electricity bills have been climbing across much of the U.S., driven in part from increases …

Photo of electric trucks chargingElectric Rate Impacts of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Electrification Investments

May 5, 2026

Utilities are being asked to interconnect the nation's electrifying truck fleets at the same moment rate affordability has become a …

Comparing Large Load Tariffs for Data Centers Across U.S. Utilities

May 5, 2026

In response to surging electricity demand from data centers, utilities across the U.S. have rolled out a wave of new …

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