As part of our Demystifying Decarbonization project, CETI’s 2024 Summer Intern, Richa Nevatia, created three infographics to explain what electricity is, how it is measured, how it gets from a generation facility to homes, businesses, or industrial facilities, and what it means for it to be behind-the-meter.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Jobs has contracted with BW Research since 2016 to produce information about national, state, and county-level energy jobs. CETI takes a deep dive into data relevant to the Northwest.

Ruby presented on a panel about electrification and decarbonization at the Washington State 2024 Solar Summit.

As the leaves begin to turn, CETI is also experiencing changes. Learn about exciting staff and program updates in our September newsletter.

As we build out the electricity generation and the transmission infrastructure required to achieve a clean energy transition in the Northwest, we can avoid perpetuating past harms from fossil fuel development and ensure that renewable energy development provides benefits for host communities.

As utilities look to meet higher electricity demand driven by increased electrification and data center growth, a day-ahead market could be a key tool to maintaining low-cost, reliable power. In the Northwest, utilities are considering two different day-ahead markets. This blog dives into the two options that Northwest utilities are weighing.

With Northwest utilities considering changing how they buy and sell power, it is a great time to understand our current system and various electricity market options. This blog explores four different types of market organization relevant to the Northwest.

August was exceptionally productive as the CETI team pushed hard to finish multiple projects with end-of-the-summer deadlines.

CETI worked on a project with Kinetic West, BW Research Partnership, and Uncommon Bridges to conduct a residential energy workforce gap analysis for a contract with the Washington State Department of Commerce.

This blog explores data about heating fuel and housing characteristics presented in interactive visualizations on CETI’s Northwest Clean Energy Atlas.

The summer is flying by. The CETI Team is working hard to stay on track with our many projects, as well as get into the mountains and out onto the water as much as possible to appreciate what we are trying so hard to protect and preserve.

In June, CETI was hard at work on projects in Oregon and Washington, dug into issues around transmission, welcomed a familiar face back to the team, and secured some exciting foundation grants.