Market designs and policies can serve to promote clean energy. However, if policymakers are not careful in considering academic research on energy, negative unintended impacts could arise from policy action, specifically increasing CO2 emissions....

A recent electricity market analysis discovered that adding battery storage to enhance grid reliability caused power generation markets to favor coal over natural gas. Adding battery storage to electrical grids only increases grid reliability, not...

Debates have surfaced over whether the term "clean energy" should be a term that we continue to use in society. The argument that no energy is completely clean or the term is been increasingly misused by coal and oil does not withstand against the...

Recent federal regulations instated a shift to build more long-distance power lines. The Ford School's Catie Hausman has noted some of the benefits that could come of this transition. “We need to integrate more wind and solar, and we need to...

The Environmental Protection Agency established a new emissions standard targeting coal-fired power plants. The Ford School's Catie Hausman stated, “Energy analysts have been waiting for a ruling like this for a long time, so it is landmark." She...

One part of regular utility bills, wholesale electricity (what you use in your home), had lower prices in 2024. Catie Hausman at the Ford School told Marketplace that doesn’t necessarily mean your actual bill will be lower.  “We also all pay a fair...

President Trump has recently called for a system update on the unreliable U.S. power grids. Specifically, he's looking to tackle one of the most complex areas, long-distance transmission lines.Catie Hausman, a Ford School economics professor, has...

More than 1,300 babies and families in the city of Flint have received nearly $6 million in cash prescriptions since Rx Kids launched in January 2024. A birthday bash complete with cupcakes, coloring pages, and other birthday fun, was held Jan. 29...

Jonathan Hanson, professor at the Ford School, spoke with France Info on the checks and balances that persevere through the Trump administration. "The Trump administration would like local law enforcement to cooperate and identify people who are in...

Donald Moynihan, professor at the Ford School, commented on President Trump's nomination for director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought: “Vought is Trump’s Thomas Cromwell: the behind-the-scenes fixer who enables his master’s...