What will it take to create a truly reliable, net-zero-carbon energy supply? The story of the tragic 2021 blackouts in Texas isn’t about wind power versus natural gas. It’s not about ‘greedy utilities’ versus the people. It’s not even about the wonky details of how electricity markets are designed by…

An energy transition in three acts — The first act of the energy transition was powered mostly by incremental progress on decades-old technology. The second act, which we’re entering now, will be a period of furious innovation to overcome three daunting obstacles to deep decarbonization that incrementalism can’t fix. The third act will most likely begin in…

I’ve heard it’s better to be lucky then smart. My grandma Nancy didn’t have to choose. Family lore has it she tested at ‘genius levels’ in high school. That fateful test led Nanette Stearns to set off — “trembling” (she wrote in a letter to me, decades later) — to…

A primer on the next thirty years of the energy transition By Andy Lubershane, Senior Director of Research at Energy Impact Partners This article is one of a five-part series examining the technology we’ll need to fully decarbonize our energy system, relying on as few technology “moonshots” as possible. Here…

A primer on the next three decades of the energy transition By Andy Lubershane, Senior Director of Research at Energy Impact Partners This article is one of a five-part series examining the technology we’ll need to fully decarbonize our energy system, relying on as few technology “moonshots” as possible. Here…

A primer on the next three decades of the energy transition By Andy Lubershane, Senior Director of Research at Energy Impact Partners This article is one of a five-part series examining the technology we’ll need to fully decarbonize our energy system, relying on as few technology “moonshots” as possible. Here…

A primer on the next three decades of the energy transition By Andy Lubershane, Senior Director of Research at Energy Impact Partners This article is one of a five-part series examining the technology we’ll need to fully decarbonize our energy system, relying on as few technology “moonshots” as possible. Here…

A primer on the next three decades of the energy transition By Andy Lubershane, Senior Director of Research at Energy Impact Partners This article is one of a five-part series examining the technology we’ll need to fully decarbonize our energy system, relying on as few technology “moonshots” as possible. Here…

By Andy Lubershane, Senior Director of Research, Energy Impact Partners “Historically, we have forecast demand for power, and dispatched supply. In the future, those roles will reverse.” I overheard this quote last summer at the market symposium for the Midcontinent Independent System Operator. It perfectly captures what I believe to…