New report from Georgetown and Duke universities offers recommendations tailored for vertically integrated and restructured regulatory contexts Rising electricity demand in the United States complicates efforts to...
October 26, 2026
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Issue Brief | Building Local Governance Structures for Evaluating Data Center Proposals
Five steps local governments can take to prepare for decisions about data centers Local governments across the country are responding to the prospect of data center development, as well as growing public concerns about...
September 3, 2026
Issue Brief | What to Make of Data Center Moratoriums?
A framework for identifying three different types of data center moratoriums at the local and state levels. State and local governments have been proposing – and in many cases enacting – moratoriums on data center...
August 12, 2026
GCC Resources on Data Centers & Large Electric Load Growth
https://www.georgetownclimate.org/articles/the-storage-solution-how-batteries-can-enhance-grid-reliability-affordability-and-decarbonization-in-the-data-center-era.html
August 12, 2026
This explainer is part of GCC’s efforts to help state officials and stakeholders understand how recent federal actions may affect state policies and programs related to clean energy, climate change, and climate...
June 30, 2026
Issue Brief | State Utility Tariffs: A Tool to Manage Large Load Growth
Demand for electricity is rising rapidly due to the growth of data centers and other new large electric customers, as GCC recently highlighted in an introductory blog on large loads. In a new issue brief released today,...
March 20, 2026
Understanding Recent Federal Actions | Offshore Wind Development
GCC Explainer | Key Trump Administration Actions to Restrict Offshore Wind Development This explainer is part of GCC’s efforts to help state officials and stakeholders understand how recent federal actions may affect...
February 5, 2026
Understanding Recent Federal Actions | "Energy Emergency" Declaration and State Energy Policies
This explainer is part of GCC’s efforts to help state officials and stakeholders understand how recent federal actions may affect state policies and programs related to energy and climate change. Our goal is for this...
July 1, 2025
Report | Rebates or Planning Grants?
June 5, 2025
GCC Explainers | Understanding Recent Federal Actions & What They Mean for States
These explainers are part of GCC’s efforts to help state officials and stakeholders understand how recent federal actions may affect state policies and programs related to clean energy, climate change, and climate...
May 2, 2025