Independent research and analysis for informed energy policy decisions.
Independent research and analysis for informed energy policy decisions.
Expert analysis, policy commentary, and data-driven perspectives from NCEA scholars on the issues shaping energy policy.
How underinvestment in baseload generation is creating cascading risks for the American power grid — and what policymakers can do about it.
AI training clusters are creating concentrated load pockets that existing transmission networks were never designed to serve.
Licensing timelines and supply chain constraints continue to push SMR deployment beyond initial projections.
The geopolitics of LNG are shifting rapidly. U.S. export policy will define the global energy landscape for the next decade.
China's dominance in rare earth processing represents a strategic vulnerability that the U.S. has yet to adequately address.
Five years after Uri, the Texas grid remains vulnerable to extreme weather events in ways that most consumers don't realize.
A comprehensive accounting of transition costs reveals a gap between political promises and economic reality.
Traditional load forecasting models are failing. AI-driven approaches offer a path forward — but bring their own challenges.
Building new nuclear capacity requires a skilled workforce that the U.S. has spent three decades allowing to atrophy.
Current market designs fail to compensate generators for the reliability services they provide to the grid.