Tag Archive for "grid" - Union of Concerned Scientists

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August 31, 2026

Talk on Data Center Reform Is Cheap. Our Electricity Bills Are Not.

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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August 26, 2026

To Build a Reliable and Affordable Grid, We Need Better Data From Data Centers

Sandra Sattler
Senior Energy Modeler

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July 13, 2026

Midwest’s Blowout Year of Storms, Power Outages Is a Window into Its Climate-Changed Future; We Must Heed It

Rachel Licker
Former UCS Staff

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May 12, 2026

What Are Data Centers Doing to the Electric Grid? Experts Don’t Know.

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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March 16, 2026

Two Other Uses for Electric Vehicles Besides Driving: Backup Power and Grid Support

Samantha Houston
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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January 21, 2026

Powering Data Centers with Clean Energy Could Avoid Trillions in Climate and Health Costs

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

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December 17, 2025

Illinois Passed New Clean Energy Legislation—What to Look for in 2026

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

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November 6, 2025

Finally, Something Everyone Agrees On: Data Centers Should Cover Their Own Costs

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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September 29, 2025

Data Centers Are Already Increasing Your Energy Bills. We Have the Receipts.

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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June 25, 2025

What Are the Environmental Impacts of Artificial Intelligence?

José Pablo Ortiz Partida
Director of Innovation and Collaboration

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June 18, 2025

What We’re Watching: Coming Historic Heat Plus Acute Risks Could Make Rest of June a Hot Mess

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

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June 11, 2025

To Build True Resilience, Grid Planners Must Seek Community Wisdom

Sital Sathia
Analyst, Energy Justice & Resilience

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June 3, 2025

Strength in Numbers: Why We Need More Climate Science in Power System Planning

Rachel Licker
Former UCS Staff

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June 3, 2025

Planning For Climate Change Isn’t Happening. It’s Putting Communities at Risk.

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

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March 31, 2025

Western Energy Markets, Sabrina Carpenter, and the Grid Espresso Paradox

Daniel Barad
Western States Associate Director

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March 17, 2025

Why I Don’t Buy Data Centers’ Claims They Can Leapfrog over Utilities

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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February 6, 2025

Why Data Centers and Nuclear Plants Can’t Just ‘Go It Alone’

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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December 12, 2024

Power Moves: Billions in Benefits for the Midwest’s Transmission System

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

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December 12, 2024

Massive Investments in the Midwest Grid Are Worth Celebrating

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

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December 3, 2024

$12 Billion Can Get You the Wrong Kind of Attention

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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October 16, 2024

Powering the Data Boom: How Will the Grid Keep Up?

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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September 19, 2024

The Electricity Distribution System Can Stay Resilient in Extreme Weather

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A dispatch board shows the distribution of the state's electricity at the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) Alhambra Control Center after a Stage 1 power emergency was announced in 2006.

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June 10, 2024

Want to Connect Clean Energy to California’s Power Grid? Get in Line (Part 2 of 3)

Vivian Yang
Western States Energy Analyst

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April 16, 2024

What’s Stalling the Transition to a Modern Electricity Grid?

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst