Since Donald Trump returned to the presidency in 2025, his administration has aggressively downsized the federal workforce, which has disrupted key agencies, especially those responsible for environmental protection and climate action. Through executive orders and agency actions, tens of thousands of federal employees have been dismissed—some of which has been ruled illegal— posing serious risks […]
Read More »Takeaways from NERC’s 2024 Reliability Assessment
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation is a nonprofit dedicated to ensuring the stability of the continent’s grid system. Originally formed as the North American Electric Reliability Council and founded in 1968, its successor, also known as NERC, launched in 2006. The group’s mission is to “assure the effective and efficient reduction of risks to […]
Read More »Creating an inclusive and equitable solar energy industry
Solar energy is one of the main vehicles through which the U.S. is driving its transition to a clean energy-based economy. Last year, the U.S. Energy Information Administration estimated that the domestic solar industry would boom by 75% between 2023 and 2025, up to 286 billion kWh. This is due to the growing number of […]
Read More »How AI is boosting the energy sector
Applications for artificial intelligence continue to grow around the world. The technology now touches nearly every sector and industry, including clean energy. AI can be used in a variety of ways in the energy sector, such as grid management, boosting energy efficiency in buildings and infrastructure, better planning for electric vehicle charging networks, and large […]
Read More »Biden administration announces $10.5 billion funding for U.S. electric grid transformation
By FREE Staff As the U.S. shifts to the electrification of its transport and other systems, one of the biggest and most difficult challenges the country faces is how to ensure the electric grid can handle the added stress. The country’s network of hundreds of thousands of miles of powerlines is taking center stage in […]
Read More »‘Low-Carbon Planning for All’: How to Create an Equitable Energy Transition
By FREE Staff The U.S. is in the midst of a historic energy transition. With the passage of massive federal legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act, states and local communities are making tangible progress in the transition to a clean energy-fueled economy. Such a shift is set to improve the lives of millions of Americans, […]
Read More »How the U.S. can create widespread job opportunities in the era of the IRA
By FREE Staff With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the United States entered a new age in its clean energy transition. The law, passed last August 2022, is the single largest federal investment in a clean energy economy in the country’s history. The IRA not only created financial incentives, loans and programs to […]
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