NCEA organizes its research across six core domains of energy policy. Each topic represents a body of work driven by data, shaped by scholars, and built for decision-makers.
America's electricity grid faces unprecedented stress from growing demand, aging infrastructure, and the rapid integration of intermittent resources.
The explosion in AI and cloud computing is driving the largest surge in electricity demand in a generation.
Nuclear remains the largest source of carbon-free electricity in the U.S. NCEA covers fleet operations, next-gen reactors, and policy.
Geopolitical dimensions of energy supply chains, critical mineral dependencies, and strategic risks of foreign reliance.
Production economics, regulatory impacts, export policy, and the role of hydrocarbons in a diversified energy portfolio.
Real costs of energy transitions, subsidy structures, market distortions, and consumer price impacts of regulation.