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Infrastructure
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How to build transmission with communities, not around them
Additional Contributor: Adam Kurland, Attorney, Federal Energy, Environmental Defense Fund The United States needs to build more electric transmission lines at an unprecedented pace to connect and deliver clean, reliable, and affordable energy. But we are not building anywhere near fast enough, and that has a lot to with how…
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New report: Community partnerships key to expanding America’s electric grid
Community benefit frameworks help transmission projects gain support, stay on track WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 10, 2025 – Developers of electric transmission projects can reduce delays, build trust, and deliver local value by engaging communities early and tailoring benefits to local priorities, according to a new report from Environmental Defense…
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Interconnection Reforms and Processes Across the Atlantic: A Primer
This primer was authored by Cameron Dehmlow Dunne. Interconnection queues across the United States and the United Kingdom have become significantly backlogged, with over 2,500 gigawatts (GW) of generation and storage awaiting connection in the U.S. and over 750 GW in the UK.1 These backlogs have doubled project wait times to five years or…
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Unlocking Clean Energy Abundance in the West: Five Pragmatic Policy Recommendations for Western Governors
Energy demand growth in the American West is rising faster than any other region in the U.S., driven by electrification, industrial reshoring, and the rise of AI data centers. Western states have large clean energy resource potential that remains untapped due to outdated policies, but Western governors are uniquely positioned to lead a new era of energy policy modernization. CATF offers…
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Rolling back NEPA puts clean energy progress—and public trust—at risk
For more than fifty years, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) has served as one of the United States’ bedrock environmental protections. The law requires federal agencies to consider the reasonably foreseeable environmental impacts of their activities, integrate those considerations into agency decision making, and enhance public transparency in the…
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While Washington is limiting options, these solutions can help meet rising electricity demand now
A new report features quantitative case studies that show how to make better use of the existing electricity system.
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New CATF/Brattle report identifies untapped solutions to address rising electricity demand and avert grid bottlenecks
Report identifies actionable, near-term strategies to help policymakers, utilities, and system planners respond to a sharp rise in electricity demand.
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Rolling back clean energy incentives undermines U.S. innovation and energy leadership, warns CATF
The Trump administration issued an executive order directing federal agencies to strictly enforce sections of the One Big Beautiful Bill that roll back tax credits for solar and wind energy projects.
