The speed and scale of large load requests across the country has led many state public utility commissions to use existing cost allocation methods and ratemaking to set rates for large customers. As we learn more about what is needed in terms of infrastructure to...
Across the country, rapidly growing demand for electricity is driving development of new power supply. In the Midwest, grid operator MISO considers transmission and interconnection needs for new generation and battery storage projects separately from their biggest...
We are excited to announce that Drew Siebenaler has joined EFG as Managing Consultant - Transmission! Drew's addition to our Grid Planning Team expands EFG's areas of practice into transmission planning as well as generator and load interconnections. Drew...
On January 8th, 2026, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act (CRGA) into law. The law introduces a statewide battery storage procurement target of 3 gigawatts by 2030, establishes a state Integrated Resource Plan (IRP),...
Richard Faesy, Principal at Energy Futures Group Building more affordable houses for Vermonters is in everyone's interest. However, making sure that homes are energy efficient, healthy, durable, and resilient so that they remain affordable over their lifetime is...
GridLab, Energy Futures Group, Component Reliability Consultants, and Halcyon have collaborated to collect and analyze publicly available gas turbine project cost data from across the U.S. Their findings show that for a new Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) with an...
Last week, the Kentucky Public Service Commission wrapped up the hearing on a request from Kentucky Utilities Company/Louisville Gas & Electric's ("KU/LG&E") request for approval of two 645 MW 1x1 combined cycle gas plants, one 400 MW battery energy storage...
As energy code stringency has been increasing in recent years, compliance rates in residential buildings have been dropping. What role should different market actors play in energy code administration in Vermont? What are the pain points with respect to residential...
On behalf of the DesignLights Consortium (DLC), EFG recently performed research to evaluate the prevalence of Networked Lighting Control (NLC) and Luminaire Lighting Control (LLLC) measures within Technical Reference Manuals (TRMs) across North America. The findings...
In April, Nina Peluso joined the EFG team as a Senior Consultant. Nina is an experienced policy analyst, energy systems modeler, and program manager. Most recently, Nina led the Project Execution Team in the Grid Deployment Office at the U.S. Department of Energy....