Towards the Energy System of Tomorrow | Briefing | EESI

This briefing from the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) outlines a panel discussion on the modernization of the U.S. energy system. The discussion focuses on repurposing existing infrastructure, ensuring the reliability and affordability of renewables, addressing the impacts of energy policy on marginalized communities, and exploring workforce development opportunities during the transition to a low-emission system.

• The current U.S. electric grid consists of more than 7,700 power plants and transformers, with electricity delivered via 2.7 million miles of transmission lines and oil and gas delivered through over 160,500 miles of pipelines.
• Modernizing the energy system requires addressing several critical challenges: repurposing existing infrastructure for efficiency and emission reductions, ensuring that cost-competitive renewables remain reliable and affordable, protecting low-income communities and communities of color from negative infrastructure impacts, and identifying workforce development opportunities.

APA

Roberts, A. S. (2021). Towards the Energy System of Tomorrow | Briefing | EESI. Environmental and Energy Study Institute. https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/060421grid

Chicago

Roberts, Anna Sophia. Towards the Energy System of Tomorrow | Briefing | EESI. Environmental and Energy Study Institute, 2021. https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/060421grid.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{roberts2021towards, author = {Roberts, Anna Sophia}, title = {{Towards the Energy System of Tomorrow | Briefing | EESI}}, institution = {Environmental and Energy Study Institute}, year = {2021}, month = jun, url = {https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/060421grid}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }