Blog Archive - 2025
Load growth: The impending grid apocalypse that’s giving your utility operator nightmares
What does the phrase “load growth” suggest to you? If you’re not working for an electric utility or regulatory agency, the answer is probably not much. But within the arcane world of distribution and transmission grid operators, state utility regulators and regional wholesale electric market arbiters, “load growth” evokes the kind of visceral chill normal…
States Convene in Washington to Discuss Navigating Energy Trends and Federal Programs
On May 28 and 29, 2025, the 2025 National Energy Summit for States took place in Washington, D.C., organized by the Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA) in conjunction with the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) and other organizations. The Summit brought together state and federal energy officials, nonprofit leaders, researchers, and industry experts…
New Updates: CESA’s Offshore Wind Power Hub
The Clean Energy States Alliance is proud to present the newly updated Offshore Wind Power Hub, a comprehensive tool that tracks offshore wind developments in the United States to help state policymakers and advocates understand the status of offshore wind projects and make meaningful progress on offshore wind goals. The Offshore Wind Power Hub Interactive…
Reducing Peak Demand: Lessons from State Energy Storage Programs
States are increasingly adopting clean energy plans and climate goals, meaning our electric grids are more frequently fueled by variable renewables like solar PV and wind energy. While renewables are inexpensive and clean, they are not dispatchable without energy storage – in other words, they may not generate power at the right times to meet…
Can Table Salt Save the Energy Storage Industry? Experts Consider Sodium-Ion Batteries a Viable Alternative to Lithium-Ion
The most prevalent type of battery on the market today is lithium-ion. These batteries are used in cell phones, laptops, electric vehicles, and in both residential and grid-scale energy storage installations. Projections show that by 2029, demand for lithium-ion batteries will outpace the global supply of lithium. A recent webinar hosted by the Energy Storage…