Rural electric cooperatives are quietly leading America's grid modernization, deploying innovative microgrids that combine reliability with renewable energy in ways that challenge conventional wisdom about remote power systems.
While national climate debates grab headlines, America's energy future is being decided in utility boardrooms and regulatory hearings. These obscure proceedings are approving fossil fuel investments that lock in emissions for decades while stifling innovation in renewables and grid technology.
Utilities are using interconnection delays, restrictive rate designs, and transmission control to slow renewable energy adoption while protecting their fossil fuel assets. Internal documents reveal deliberate obstruction tactics disguised as grid reliability concerns.
As utility companies invest billions in grid modernization, consumers face rising electricity bills with little transparency. This investigation reveals how transmission upgrades, smart technology, and regulatory structures are driving costs while leaving ratepayers bearing the financial risk of the clean...
Utility companies are fighting a hidden battle over grid modernization that could determine whether your community becomes a clean energy leader or gets stuck with rising costs and aging infrastructure. The decisions being made in regulatory hearings will affect every...