Resource Cost (RECOST) Model Updated for Q1 2025: Post Election and Broader Economic Developments Impact the Energy Transition
What is RECOST? RECOST is E3’s discounted cash flow model used to calculate the levelized costs of different candidate resources, from …
Optimized EV Charging Enables Grid Reliability and Cost Savings
The adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) reduce carbon emissions and other harmful air pollutants from the transportation sector, but they …
A Blueprint for Grid Relief in Illinois through Distributed Energy Resources
Illinois’ Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA), passed in 2021, sets an ambitious path for the state to phase out …
2024 Transmission Recap: A Pivotal Year
Transmission has long been considered a key missing piece of the clean energy transition. While wind and solar growth has …
AESO’s Restructured Energy Market: Quantifying the Impacts of Proposed Changes
The Alberta market has seen a strong investment in wind and solar over the last five years, with over 7.5 …
2025 Recruiting: E3 Open House
E3 is kicking off its 2025 recruiting with a virtual Open House for all interested applicants across all positions! Join …
As Massachusetts’ Grid Evolves, So Must Its Electric Rate Designs
Widespread building and vehicle electrification are key parts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’s ambitious plans to decarbonize its economy. The …
ERCOT Year-End Snapshot: What Changed in 2024
As 2024 comes to a close, E3 is pleased to release a market update on the Texas power grid: what …
Virginia’s Data Center Boom: E3 Report Analyzes Grid Strain and Customer Impacts
E3 has published a first-of-a-kind analysis and report that rigorously quantifies the grid and customer impacts of continued data center …
Avoided Costs and the Benefits of Distributed Resources for an Evolving Grid
The urgency of climate change and emissions commitments, along with growing and shifting loads, changing customer needs, and emerging technologies, …
Balancing Adoption, Equity, and Affordability: Solar and Storage Adoption in Glendale, CA
E3 supported Glendale Water & Power (GWP) to develop an equitable plan for customer solar and energy storage adoption. This …
E3 Explores Transmission Applications for Utility-Owned Storage in New York
In June of 2024, the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) approved the Energy Storage Order (the Order), an …
New Public Resource Cost Outlook and Cash Flow Model
E3 is excited to announce the public release of its first annual resource cost forecast package, created using our in-house …
Measuring the Economic Potential of Decarbonized Heat
While the US has made progress in reducing economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions, the industrial sector continues to face significant challenges …
