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Trump’s Cuts Could Exacerbate The Energy Emergency

Slashing research and development programs across the DOE, all while Congress rolls back clean energy tax incentives and programs, is not going to solve the nation’s energy emergency. It makes our current challenges even worse.

08.19.25 | 5 min read
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Unpacking the Department of Defense and MP Materials Critical Minerals Partnership

Could the largest U.S. public-private critical minerals deal of the decade be a model for the future?

07.15.25 | 7 min read
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Clean Energy
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Policy Memo
Supporting Data Center Development by Reducing Energy System Impact

To meet growing tech industry energy demands without imposing a staggering toll on individual energy consumers, Congress should create a pathway for data centers to be viably integrated into Thermal Energy Networks.

07.10.25 | 8 min read
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Hello Big Beautiful Bill, Goodbye Commonsense Energy Policy

Now that the One Big Beautiful Bill is law, the elimination of clean energy tax credits will cause a nation of higher energy bills – even for consumers and states that aren’t using clean energy.

07.07.25 | 3 min read
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day one project
Policy Memo
Speed Grid Connection Using ‘Smart AI Fast Lanes’ and Competitive Prizes

Federal and state governments need to ensure that the development of new AI and data center infrastructure does not increase costs for consumers, impact the environment, and exacerbate existing inequalities.

06.27.25 | 10 min read
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Policy Memo
Advance AI with Cleaner Air and Healthier Outcomes

Without robust transparency and community engagement mechanisms, communities housing data center facilities are left with little influence or recourse over developments that may significantly affect their health and environment.

06.26.25 | 8 min read
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Clean Energy
day one project
Policy Memo
Unlocking AI’s Grid Modernization Potential

Surging energy demand and increasingly frequent extreme weather events are bringing new challenges to the forefront of electric grid planning, permitting, operations, and resilience.

06.25.25 | 11 min read
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Clean Energy
day one project
Policy Memo
Enhancing US Power Grid by using AI to Accelerate Permitting

Many of the projects that would deliver the energy to meet rising demand are in the interconnection queue, waiting to be built. AI can improve both the speed and the cost of connecting new projects to the grid.

06.24.25 | 14 min read
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Policy Memo
Transform Communities By Adaptive Reuse of Legacy Coal Infrastructure to Support AI Data Centers

The decline of the coal industry in the late 20th century led to the dismantling of the economic engine of American coal communities. The AI boom of the 21st century can reinvigorate these areas if harnessed appropriately.

06.23.25 | 13 min read
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Clean Energy
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De-Risking the Clean Energy Transition: Opportunities and Principles for Subnational Actors

As federal uncertainty grows and climate goals face political headwinds, a new coalition of subnational actors is rising to stabilize markets, accelerate permitting, and finance a more inclusive green economy.

06.18.25 | 12 min read
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50 Years, $50 Billion in Savings: Don’t Pull the Plug on FEMP

This DOE Office has been achieving DOGE’s stated mission of billion dollar savings for decades. Now government leaders may close its doors.

06.13.25 | 6 min read
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Updating the Clean Electricity Playbook: Learning Lessons from the 100% Clean Agenda

To fight the climate crises, we must do more than connect power plants to the grid: we need new policy frameworks and expanded coalitions to facilitate the rapid transformation of the electricity system.

06.05.25 | 6 min read
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