Press Room

CEO Miranda Ballentine to Step Down [Washington, D.C., September 7, 2023] Today, the Clean Energy Buyers Alliance (Alliance), a consortium of the Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA) and the Clean Energy Buyers Institute (CEBI), announces that CEO Miranda Ballentine has decided to step down after six transformative years of leadership. Former Board member and current interim CEO Kevin Hagen will continue to […]

Businesses Urge Legislature and Governor to Evaluate Market Reform Options that Would Increase Grid Reliability and Reduce Costs Nine companies and five business and consumer advocacy groups today called for North Carolina lawmakers to establish and fund a state-led committee to study wholesale market competition options, to improve grid reliability and generate cost savings for […]

The Clean Energy Buyers Institute (CEBI) Beyond the Megawatt Initiative brings together clean energy champions from the commercial and industrial sector to advance resilience, equity, and environmental sustainability in energy procurement. Washington, D.C. – (June 6, 2023) – Building on growing energy industry demand for impactful clean energy solutions, the Beyond the Megawatt Initiative launches […]

by Heidi Ratz Larger energy market footprints and comprehensive structures for regional grid cooperation would maximize cost savings and other benefits for Western states, according to a study released this week by the California Independent System Operator (CAISO). The report, The Impacts on California of Expanded Regional Cooperation to Operate the Western Grid, was initiated […]

by Tim Aiken and Bryn Baker Worse than being stuck with near indefinite hold music, as a recent Superbowl commercial expressed, no one is dancing while waiting to get transmission permitting reform off hold. But some are trying, and two recent project announcements mark promising progress. In late January, Grid United and Allete announced plans […]

To deploy the clean energy projects customers want and enable a cost effective and reliable transition to the carbon-free electricity grid of the future, we must fix regional and interregional transmission planning.  One of the most telling data points is a September 2022 Princeton University study that found unlocking the full potential of the Inflation […]