As the U.S. has increased its domestic oil production in recent years, there has been an increased focus on oil exploration and drilling in Alaska, which has large reserves that could produce billions of barrels of oil. However, like many other fossil fuel developments, many environmental and native groups have argued against oil development in Alaska’s vast reserves. The most recent approval of the Willow project has highlighted the largely controversial decision of whether to open new oil projects in the state.

In this report, we give an overview of the Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM), which went into effect after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) deadlocked 2-2 in October 2021.

This report gives a brief overview of residential solar in the U.S., including barriers and government efforts to encourage adoption.

This report gives an overview of the energy storage industry in the U.S. and the efforts from federal agencies and state governments to enable the deployment of storage

This report gives an overview of the transmission issue facing the offshore wind industry and the efforts from federal agencies and state governments to address this looming concern.

This paper outlines the trends related to solar output curtailment in California and CAISO's efforts to avoid renewable energy output curtailment.

This report gives an overview of President Biden’s pause on oil and gas leasing, the subsequent legal challenges of the rule, and possible outcomes.

This report gives an overview of the PennEast Pipeline Co. v. New Jersey court case.

This report briefly summarizes the current status of the U.S. nuclear fuel front end and strategies for to reestablish international competitiveness within the nuclear energy sector.

This report gives an overview of the green bank model, existing green banks, and the potential for a federal green bank.

This report gives an overview of the current status of hydrogen production in the U.S. and the challenges the resource faces.

This report gives an overview of the current status of geothermal energy in the U.S. and the challenges the resource faces.

This report gives an overview of PJM Interconnection’s capacity market, critiques of the capacity market, and the current debate over the Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR).

This report summarizes the federal transmission policy history and current transmission policy issues.

This report summarizes the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) regulatory process for approving offshore renewable energy projects on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and the current political and regulatory challenges facing Vineyard Wind 1, a planned 800MW facility in Massachusetts that is slated to be the first utility-scale offshore wind energy project in the U.S.

This report summarizes Puerto Rico’s power grid recovery and rebuild efforts after Hurricane Maria, as well as current issues with the LUMA Energy contract.

This report summarizes the issues surrounding introducing distributed energy resources (DER) to the wholesale market and recent actions by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to enable DER to enter the market.

This report summarizes the current debate in Pennsylvania’s state government over whether the governor has the authority to commit the state to regional cap-and-trade coalitions.