Navigating the Data-Driven Evolution in Utilities

Conversation with Southern Company's Shane Powell

“A significant milestone in Powell’s journey was the development of RAMP, a tool that provides next-day intelligence on outages. By integrating AI, RAMP anticipates common queries and delivers insights that were previously labor-intensive to obtain.”

Watts in Your Wallet? 

EPRI’s Household Energy Costs Analysis Shows Potential Electrification Benefits

“EPRI’s Energy Wallet provides a useful framework to help understand household energy affordability in a changing landscape. By covering the full spectrum of energy costs, it enables more informed decisions about technology investments, policy design, and consumer behavior.”

Lighting the Way at RE+ 2025

North America’s Largest Clean Energy Event

For four unforgettable days, the brightest light in Las Vegas came from inside the Venetian and Caesars Forum, where nearly forty thousand leaders gathered for RE+, North America’s largest and most powerful clean energy event.

Tulane Future of Energy Forum

Energy Scenes

The Tulane Future of Energy Forum was held from September 10-12 at Tulane University in New Orleans. Leaders in energy innovation, policy, and technology gathered to explore this year’s theme of Powering the Future: Innovation, Competition, and Collaboration.

Massive RE+ in Vegas

Energy Scenes

Leaders in the energy and utilities industry took center stage at RE+ in Las Vegas, September 9-12, 2025, the nation’s largest clean energy gathering. More than forty thousand attendees filled the Venetian Expo and Convention Center, where several panels explored the most pressing issues at the intersection of utilities, industry, and regulation.

What if the Well Runs Dry?

Data Centers Are a Thirsty Bunch

“While the nation has been focused on an energy crisis triggered by unprecedented new additional load being added to the electrical grid from data center demand, scarcely anyone is focused on the related competition for water.”

Building the Next Generation of Utility Policy Scholars

FRI Launches its Fellows Program

“The new Utility Policy Fellows Program, supported by funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, provides early career scholars the opportunity to engage with regulators, consumer advocates, and industry leaders on regulated energy and water issues.”