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Natural Gas Growth and Pipeline Development
We explore how rapidly increasing demand for natural gas—driven by power generation needs and LNG exports—is accelerating pipeline development across the U.S. At the same time, we examine whether current infrastructure expansion will be sufficient to keep pace with future demand, especially as large energy users continue to grow.
Market and Reliability Pressures
We look at how evolving capacity market structures, particularly in regions like ISO New England, are adapting to changing resource mixes and reliability needs. In parallel, we examine broader grid pressures—such as tightening reserve margins, rising capacity prices, and increasing demand from data centers—that are testing system reliability and planning processes.
Infrastructure Constraints and Affordability
We assess the growing challenges in building and expanding transmission infrastructure, including barriers to permitting, siting, and cost allocation. Alongside this, we explore how rising demand from large loads is influencing affordability concerns, prompting new tariff designs and policy considerations to balance economic growth with ratepayer protection.