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 »Exploring marine energy
As the U.S. continues on its clean energy transition, investment and research in offshore energy continues to grow. And while much of that attention has been on offshore wind energy, more funding and experimentation is also being put on marine energy. Marine energy technologies use the kinetic power of waves, currents, tides, and thermal energy […]
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 »5 ways climate change is impacting you
This month, the federal government released the Fifth National Climate Assessment, a sweeping analysis of climate change in the U.S. The report, released every five years, is a congressionally mandated report on climate change’s advancement and impact in the country, meant to inform U.S. policymakers. It is coordinated by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, […]
Read More »Four takeaways from the first White House climate resilience summit and framework
Photo Credit: Christophe Paul 2023 By FREE Staff In September, the Biden administration hosted the first White House Summit on Building Climate Resilient Communities. The event brought together 25 states, territories, and Tribal Nations to discuss and collaborate on how to create and integrate community-driven, locally focused, climate solutions to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate […]
Read More »The case for a social movement-based energy transition
Photo Credit: John Englart 2019 By FREE Staff As the U.S. undertakes the important task of redefining its energy future, experts often debate how to include the public in the process. Over the last three and a half years, the COVID-19 pandemic has offered a new and unique example of how collective action and energy […]
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