Decarbonizing the U.S. grid will also mean overcoming communities’ aesthetic objections to large projects, Seattle City Light CEO Debra Smith told SEPA.

The West needs new transmission near term and far more in the long term for California to meets its goal to provide customers with 100% clean energy.

The Vermont Climate Council heard recommendations on how to reduce emissions for the electricity, thermal and transportation sectors.

For one clean-tech startup, participating in a utility-related accelerator program provides an opportunity to get feedback from its target customers.

The electrification of trucking fleets will require utilities to adopt smart grid technologies and design new rates, panelists said during a SEPA panel.

Electric utilities would be responsible for wiring and providing backbone infrastructure to install chargers but would be operators "of last resort."

Washington officials have kicked off their work to adopt California’s transportation emissions standards, which will set targets for the adoption of ZEVs.

Groups say Murphy talks aggressively on climate change but is moving too slowly to cut GHG, while the DEP continues to approve natural gas projects.

Maryland is looking at challenges of different pathways to building decarbonization, while Montgomery County explores solutions in energy performance standards.

“Public purpose” microgrids are struggling because of high costs and the lack of a widely accepted resilience metric, speakers told NARUC.