Falling Oil Prices Fuel Opportunities for Change

Comment on the Bureau of Land Management’s Proposed Rule on Oil and Gas Leasing

Proposed changes would have little impact on domestic oil and gas production but would substantially increase the risk that US taxpayers will have to shoulder the costs of decommissioning oil and gas well sites on federal lands.

EconoFact: “The Costs of Continuing Coal-Fired Power in the United States”

RFF Senior Fellow Bryan Hubbell publishes a memo based on a popular If/Then blog post.

From Coal to Clean: The Future of Energy in Utah, with Sara Baldwin-Griffin

Sara Baldwin-Griffin discusses the recent growth of Utah’s renewable energy supply, which coincides with population booms, changes to the federal policy landscape, and data center build-out.

Texas Wind and Solar Renewable Energy Development Timelines: From Local Incentives to Commercial Operation

This paper quantifies development timelines for large-scale wind and solar projects in Texas, offering new evidence on how state-level regulatory and permitting environments can shape the speed of renewable energy deployment.