Siting & GIS
Under Pressure: How Data Center Growth Strains the U.S. Electricity Grid
Explosive growth in data center and crypto demand is straining the U.S. grid, reviving coal, and driving up emissions—unless policymakers act fast.
Siting & GIS
Infrastructure Siting & Transmission Planning
Siting & GIS
Downscaling: Mapping the clean energy transition
Learn what Downscaling is, how it's used in energy modeling, and why it transforms how we interact with siting, transmission, and planning.
Spotlights
Spotlight: Benjamin Preneta
Senior Analyst and former Summer Fellow at Evolved, Benjamin Preneta, brings a cross-sector mindset and geospatial fluency to downscaling, a tool that helps turn big-picture energy plans into real-world actions.
Siting & GIS
Siting Renewables and Transmission
How fast-tracking renewable siting and transmission are central to America’s clean energy future.
Siting & GIS
Growing Solar, Protecting Nature
Mass Audubon and Harvard Forest recently released their report “Growing Solar, Protecting Nature,” exploring strategies for limiting environmental impacts of ground-mount solar development in Massachusetts. EER contributed to the report by modeling the economic buildout of ground-mount solar required to meet net-zero emissions in Massachusetts by 2050 under different land
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TNC Power of Place National
The effort to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions will drive significant changes to the U.S. energy system, including unprecedented growth in clean electricity generation. This rapid expansion, if not thoughtfully planned, will negatively impact natural habitats, wildlife, agricultural lands, and local communities. The Nature Conservancy's Power of
Siting & GIS
Renewables Siting: Power of Place-West
Evolved Energy Research (EER) modeled the impacts of land-use restrictions on economy-wide decarbonization pathways in eleven Western States to gain insights into questions around siting renewable energy projects while protecting sensitive Natural and Working Lands (NWL). These modeling results, together with geospatial analysis conducted by UC Santa Barbara and Montara