Community-wide clean energy programs, which offer residential customers access to off-site clean energy, are an increasingly important tool for local governments. Across the United States, local…

Data centers are poised to consume land, water and power across the United States at an unprecedented rate. Driven by artificial intelligence, cloud computing and supportive government policies, U.S.…

Researchers and practitioners participating in the seventh assessment cycle of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) can now rely on updated scenario decomposition tools to accelerate…

This research evaluates state legislation, recent responses to that legislation, and ways states can accelerate deployment of ATTs. It provides recommendations to legislators for new ATT legislation…

Across the U.S., people are facing an electricity affordability crisis. One in three Americans is foregoing necessities like food and medical care to pay rising utility bills. A variety of factors,…

As U.S. farmers face rising costs and threats to their land, on-farm solar panels, or "agrivoltaics," may offer a critical lifeline.

Data centers power artificial intelligence, digital services and much of the modern economy. But their rapid expansion across the United States is driving steep growth in electricity demand and…

This is the sixth webinar in our series on how local governments can influence energy system decision making. Recordings from other webinars in the series can be found here.

This is the sixth webinar in our series on how local governments can influence energy system decision making. Recordings from other webinars in the series can be found here.

Across the U.S., data centers are driving rapid new power demand for the first time in decades, with real consequences for costs, reliability, and emissions. Join the WRI U.S. Polsky Energy Center…

Join us for the third annual

The 2026 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency EXPO will showcase technology and policy solutions to today’s climate and energy use challenges.

The 2026 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency EXPO will showcase technology and policy solutions to today’s climate and energy use challenges.

Join us for the third annual

Data shows that 90% of new energy capacity added in the U.S. last year came from clean sources, but fossil fuels are also growing.

A webinar designed for local government staff and practitioners that will give a foundational overview of the IRP process – what gets decided, who the key stakeholders are, and how local governments…

Geothermal energy is a long-standing part of the U.S. power system. But it remains limited, supplying less than 1% of the country’s electricity.

Geothermal energy is a long-standing part of the U.S. power system. But it remains limited, supplying less than 1% of the country’s electricity.

Momentum for electric vehicles in the United States is starting to slip.