Category: Knowledge Center America

Electric Truck and Bus Market in US: Brief

Electric Truck and Bus Market in US: Brief

April 17, 2026 | , ,

A total of 460,299 medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDVs) were registered in 2025 in the United States, of which 2,375 (0.52%) were zero-emission. Total registrations contracted by 7.6% compared with 2024, and zero-emission registrations had a sharper decline of 15.5%. The annual zero-emission registration share slipped from 0.56% in 2024 to 0.52% in 2025, ending the upward trend observed in recent years. California had the highest number of new zero-emission MHDV registrations in 2025 (875), followed by Texas (152), New York (119), Pennsylvania (112), and New Jersey (103).

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Global Energy Outlook 2026: Report

Global Energy Outlook 2026: Report

April 10, 2026 | , , , , ,

Electricity demand is surging. Projections for power consumption around the world have been revised upward in recent years, incorporating rising demand from data centers and the electrification of end-use sectors such as transportation. Although these trends vary across regions, they add up to a rapidly electrifying world. World coal demand has grown faster than expected. Under most scenarios, wind and solar grow to account for more than half of global electricity generation by 2050.

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Energy Transition in Mexico: Brief

Energy Transition in Mexico: Brief

April 10, 2026 | , ,

Mexico’s trajectory has diverged in recent years due to shifting federal priorities, policy uncertainty, and a re-emphasis on fossil fuels. Although a new administration has created an opening for renewable energy investment and a potential opportunity for investors, Mexico must contend with the political uncertainty generated by mandates for state-owned electricity production, recent cancellations of renewable energy auctions, and constitutional reforms to unlock long-term success in meeting its climate and energy goals.

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British Columbia’s Distributed Energy Resource Potential: Report

British Columbia’s Distributed Energy Resource Potential: Report

April 2, 2026 | , ,

As B.C.’s electricity demand grows, a new resource is emerging in homes and businesses across the province: distributed energy resources like EVs, heat pumps, smart thermostats, and smart water heaters that can flexibly manage when electricity is used. The report examines how DERs could contribute to B.C.’s electricity system under multiple future scenarios and finds they can provide grid capacity at lower cost than building new infrastructure—strengthening the case for stronger incentives and programs to scale their adoption.

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Energy Storage Powers US Manufacturing: Report

Energy Storage Powers US Manufacturing: Report

March 27, 2026 | , ,

Energy storage is rapidly becoming one of the most powerful engines of American industrial growth. Across battery systems, cells, and critical minerals, energy storage is rapidly building a full-stack, end-to-end American supply chain. This momentum follows the industry’s 2025 commitment to invest $100 billion in American manufacturing and minerals production, which ultimately is expected to generate over 350,000 new jobs. Energy storage now represents one of the fastest-growing advanced manufacturing sectors in the US economy.

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US Transmission Planning and Development Report Card

US Transmission Planning and Development Report Card

March 27, 2026 | , ,

The 2025 Transmission Planning and Development Report Card released by Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (ACEG) provides an updated assessment of US transmission planning and development across ten regions. The report shows incremental improvement in transmission planning across most of the regions, driven largely by reforms to regional planning. However, many regions continue to fall well short of best practices, and progress remains uneven relative to the scale and urgency of today’s transmission needs.

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Sheltering from Global Oil Shocks: Report

Sheltering from Global Oil Shocks: Report

March 26, 2026 | , , , , , ,

The report details demand-side options open to households, businesses and governments to shelter themselves from today’s oil shock and relieve the strains on affordability, based on the agency’s energy security expertise as well on specific country examples. Governments can take the lead, both by setting an example and by facilitating these actions, but many can be adopted by individuals and businesses directly. Most of these options relate to consumption of road transport fuels, but they also cover fuel use for air transport, cooking and industry.

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Opportunities in Canada’s Clean Economy Sectors: Report

Opportunities in Canada’s Clean Economy Sectors: Report

March 20, 2026 | , ,

This report focuses on four specific clean economy sectors: clean electricity transmission, critical minerals, electric vehicles, and lower carbon, modular homebuilding. Each sector presents an opportunity to draw out the greatest possible value from natural resources, and build dynamic, high-productivity industries with a clear focus on export opportunities, all while making sure Canada is leveraging its domestic market to the greatest possible extent.

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US Clean Power Q4 2025 Update: Report

US Clean Power Q4 2025 Update: Report

March 13, 2026 | , ,

Total 2025 clean power capacity additions totaled 50,344 MW, accounting for over 90% of new capacity and bringing total operational clean power to 363,301 MW. The battery storage industry saw its best year yet for deployments after adding 16,175 MW/46,520 MWh of new capacity in 2025, surpassing the previous annual deployment record set in 2024 by 41%. The clean power pipeline rose to 187,514 MW in Q4, up just 1% from Q3, and up 8% year-over-year.

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Clean Energy to Meet Wisconsin’s Power Demand: Report

Clean Energy to Meet Wisconsin’s Power Demand: Report

March 6, 2026 | , ,

Forward-thinking energy policies can enable Wisconsin to meet new load growth in ways that are cleaner and pose fewer harms for residents and businesses. Data centers are expected to be the main driver of load growth in the coming years, but the uncertainty of both their development and their cost to the electricity system must be confronted today. Wisconsin decisionmakers must enact policies that help meet new demand with clean energy resources and protect consumers from added costs brought on by data center growth.

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US Grid Expansion Delays & Consumer Costs: Report

US Grid Expansion Delays & Consumer Costs: Report

February 27, 2026 | , ,

This report “Delaying transmission increases costs and reduces benefits for consumers” from Grid Strategies, conducted on behalf of WIRES, quantifies how delays in developing large-scale transmission affect consumers and the broader economy. It finds that delaying needed expansion and modernization of the electric grid imposes significant costs on consumers by postponing or forfeiting key benefits, while also hindering economic growth, job creation, and national security objectives – including those tied to AI advancement.

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Factors Driving Electricity Prices in Maine: Report

Factors Driving Electricity Prices in Maine: Report

February 20, 2026 | , ,

Electricity rates in Maine are under pressure due to a combination of factors, including dependence on fossil fuels for electricity generation, growing storm-related costs, aging infrastructure, and inflationary pressures. The report finds that Maine can mitigate long-term cost and risk exposure by accelerating clean energy development, investing in load flexibility and energy efficiency, and strategically electrifying end uses that currently rely on fossil fuels.

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Navigating Energy Transition in Brazil, Indonesia and South Africa: Briefing

Navigating Energy Transition in Brazil, Indonesia and South Africa: Briefing

February 20, 2026 | , , , ,

Brazil, Indonesia, and South Africa diverge in important ways: Brazil is a net crude oil exporter with a commodity-dependent growth model; Indonesia relies heavily on domestically produced coal but remains a major importer of oil products; and South Africa is a net importer of most fossil fuels and faces a protracted electricity crisis driven by the decline of its coal-based utility system. This briefing provides a snapshot of political economy insights relating to dynamics around energy security in Brazil, Indonesia, and South Africa.

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Global Electricity Trends and 2030 Forecast: Report

Global Electricity Trends and 2030 Forecast: Report

February 13, 2026 | , , , ,

Global electricity demand is forecast to increase at a brisk average annual rate of 3.6% over the 2026-2030 forecast period, supported by rising consumption from industry, electric vehicles, air conditioning and data centres. Half of the world’s electricity is forecast to come from renewables and nuclear by 2030. Although coal generation is set to lose ground globally, it remains the single largest source of electricity in 2030. The Age of Electricity requires a fast and efficient expansion of grids and system flexibility.

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US Grid Transmission Planning: Report

US Grid Transmission Planning: Report

February 13, 2026 | , ,

The US grid is changing rapidly. Electrification, new energy‑intensive loads, more frequent extreme weather, aging assets, and a shifting resource mix are reshaping when and where electricity is needed. This report addresses a central challenge: US transmission planning remains fragmented across several planning areas including generator interconnection, load interconnection, reliability, economic, asset replacement, and public policy, tracks that have separate mandates and operate on misaligned timelines and with different assumptions.

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Energy Efficiency in Southeast US: Report 

Energy Efficiency in Southeast US: Report 

February 5, 2026 | , ,

The Southeast faces an affordability crisis and unprecedented load growth due to data centers, doubly stressing utility planning and customer finances. A well-designed portfolio of energy efficiency programs can produce significant cost savings for customers while also reducing exposure to fuel cost volatility and the financial risk that utilities will overbuild to meet load that may not materialize. Now more than ever, southeast utilities should seriously pursue energy efficiency for customer and utility cost savings and for risk management.

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Electric Truck and Bus Market in US: Report

Electric Truck and Bus Market in US: Report

January 30, 2026 | , ,

In the third quarter of 2025 (Q3 2025), 116,279 new medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDVs), comprising trucks and buses, were registered in the United States, of which 594 (0.51%) were zero emission. As in the two previous quarters of 2025, the market shrank year-over-year, with 10.5% fewer total registrations compared with Q3 2024. Zero-emission MHDV registrations decreased by 3.6% year-over-year.

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Illinois Clean Manufacturing Roadmap: Report

Illinois Clean Manufacturing Roadmap: Report

January 23, 2026 | , ,

As the next-generation technologies continue down the cost curve and improve in performance, this report “Illinois Clean Manufacturing Roadmap” published by RMI provides a plan for Illinois policymakers to ease  the transition to clean manufacturing and production methods. Manufacturing is a driving force of the Illinois economy. Across the state, approximately 580,000 Illinoisans  are employed in manufacturing, specializing in products ranging from food and beverage to biofuel inputs. 

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Chile 2050 Energy Transition Roadmap: Report

Chile 2050 Energy Transition Roadmap: Report

January 16, 2026 | , ,

The Chile 2050 Energy Transition Roadmap provides an overview of the current energy landscape in Chile, including key trends in supply and demand, the energy mix, and the policy environment shaping energy development. It presents a detailed, sector-by-sector analysis of the energy transition roadmap, beginning with an assessment of total energy demand and covering end-use sectors – transport, industry and buildings – as well as the power sector and the role of fuels such as oil, gas, coal and bioenergy.

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New York State Energy Profiles: Report

New York State Energy Profiles: Report

January 9, 2026 | , ,

In December 2025, the Energy Markets team of NYSERDA published Patterns & Trends – New York State Energy Profiles 2009-2023, a compilation of energy statistics and data on energy consumption, supply sources, prices, and expenditure information for New York State. The report presents New York State (NYS) energy statistics, evaluating energy consumption and prices over the past 15 years. These energy statistics provide a baseline reference for various research efforts conducted by NYSERDA and other government agencies, authorities, academia, and the public.

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