Explainer: What Makes Transmission So Difficult (and Vital)?

Published on April 1, 2022

The main line is the main event. Transmission of clean electricity, combined with storage, means that every state and nearly every community can effectively live on fossil-free power. Financing and permitting involve economic, political, and engineering knots. This explainer takes in the breakthrough ideas and baseline for speedier deployment.

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Explainer: How Do Public Policies Reinforce Building Electrification Financing (Part Two)?

March 31, 2022
Each building owner, with a team of investors, needs to work out a particular electrification schedule. Broad public policies, though, can advance new technologies or marketing strategies that can help more buildings go electric sooner. This sequel to our earlier explainer sets out some scalable policies from across the United States.Read more

Explainer: If It's Cheaper to Electrify Buildings, Why Hasn't Electrification Happened More Broadly?

April 14, 2022
The economics in converting buildings to electricity look logical - over the long run, for pension fund investors. For a building owner with cash flow to manage, it's trickier. This explainer runs through the costs and trajectory for turning building systems to potentially clean sources.Read more