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New Study from E3 and EFI Evaluates Electric Reliability and Innovation Opportunities under Deep Decarbonization Pathways in New England

November 19, 2020

The six New England states have adopted decarbonization goals to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions by midcentury. To meet these …

E3 Launches Advanced Utility Rates Group

November 16, 2020

The energy industry is undergoing a drastic transformation as a result of increasing commitments to decarbonization goals. To help utility …

E3 Supports Xcel Energy’s Minnesota Performance Incentive Mechanisms for Decarbonization

November 13, 2020

In consultation with Xcel Energy, E3 recently created a performance-based ratemaking proposal for Xcel Energy’s November 2 filing of a …

E3 Report Identifies Policy Options to Achieve Least Cost Carbon Reduction in PJM Region

October 28, 2020

As policymakers and utilities set increasingly ambitious targets for clean energy procurement, they have begun to reshape the grid with …

Achieving Carbon Neutrality in California: E3 Report to the California Air Resources Board

October 23, 2020

Record setting wildfires and heat waves across California have highlighted the urgency of acting on climate change and reducing greenhouse …

E3 Supports Modeling for SB100 Joint Agency Report towards 100% Zero Carbon Electricity in 2045

October 7, 2020

E3 has been working with the California Energy Commission (CEC) to support modeling for the SB100 Joint Agency Report (anticipated …

Solar panels, wind farms, and battery storageE3 Awarded $1.5 Million CEC EPIC Grant to Assess the Value of Long-Duration Energy Storage

October 1, 2020

E3 has announced that it has been selected by the California Energy Commission to receive a $1.5 million grant to …

E3 Selected for Prestigious ARPA-E Grant to Develop Software for Improved Electric Grid Operations

September 30, 2020

Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc. (E3) has been selected by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA – E) to receive …

Solar panels, wind farms, and battery storageE3 Introduces New Framework to Apply ELCC Metric in Resource Adequacy

August 17, 2020

A new whitepaper by E3 proposes a practical application of effective load carrying capability (“ELCC”) in resource adequacy. Policy and economics …

E3 Launches Market Price Forecasting Service

July 21, 2020

E3 is excited to announce a new standardized product offering for wholesale market price forecasts.Electricity markets are evolving rapidly, leaving …

E3 Evaluates Hydrogen Opportunities in a Low-Carbon Future

July 21, 2020

Hydrogen as a zero-carbon fuel has generated renewed interest recently as an option to drive progress towards ambitious decarbonization targets …

E3 Evaluates Decarbonization Pathways for New York State

July 6, 2020

On June 24, 2020, E3 presented to New York's Climate Action Council (CAC) on preliminary results of a deep decarbonization …

E3 Quantifies Benefits of Transportation Electrification in Colorado

June 16, 2020

Xcel Energy Colorado filed its Transportation Electrification Program on May 15th pursuant to Colorado legislation (SB 077). Cost-benefit Analysis from …

E3 Highlights Need for Gas Transition Strategy in California

April 17, 2020

A new E3 study for the California Energy Commission demonstrates why the state needs a transition strategy for its retail …

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