Glass Half Full: Building a Decarbonized U.S. Power Sector - Research Commentary

Policymakers designing the next wave of decarbonization policy need to start with a clear-eyed understanding of how the current environment shapes the energy transition. This commentary provides one for the power sector, the backbone of that transition. It assesses how much the current policy environment preserves the benefits of the prior policy environment, situates those modeled results within the real-world forces shaping delivery, and draws out what the findings imply for future policy priorities and public spending.