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Noah Goldmann 9/30/26 Noah Goldmann 9/30/26

Utilize Coalition Report Lays out Strategies for Increasing Grid Use

RTO Insider | James Downing | September 29, 2026

The Utilize Coalition released a policy paper on Sept. 29 laying out how the effective use of transmission and distribution infrastructure can be measured over time. . . . “Grid utilization is moving from an idea to a real regulatory question, and that means policymakers, regulators and utilities need a common language for what they are actually measuring,” Utilize Executive Director Ian Magruder said. “This paper is intended to provide a practical starting point: measure utilization consistently, interpret the numbers in context, and use that information to make better decisions and achieve better outcomes for customers.” Read more.

Utilize Coalition | March 10, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new industry-led coalition, Utilize, today announced its launch to address the most urgent challenges facing the U.S. energy system: growing electricity demand and rising power bills driven in part by an electric grid that is built for short periods of peak use but underutilized most of the time. Read more.

Noah Goldmann 9/29/26 Noah Goldmann 9/29/26

How to Measure Grid Utilization

Latitude Media | Maeve Allsup and Catherine Boudreau | September 29, 2026

Virginia earlier this year enacted the country’s first law directing utilities to quantify how much of the grid is being used, and to find ways to use it more efficiently. By mid-October, Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power must submit their plans to state regulators, a closely-watched process that is expected to influence other states interested in following in Virginia’s footsteps. . . . The Utilize Coalition, a nonprofit advocacy group whose members include Google and Tesla, among others, aims to influence the methodology. On Tuesday the group, which endorsed Virginia’s law, published its own proposal for capturing how much of the grid goes unused at specific times and locations. Read more.

Utilize Coalition | March 10, 2026

Noah Goldmann 9/28/26 Noah Goldmann 9/28/26

RELEASE: New Utilize Coalition Paper Offers Framework for Measuring Grid Utilization as States Move Toward Implementation

Utilize Coalition | September 29, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Utilize Coalition, a nonprofit supported by Carrier, Google, Tesla, and other energy industry leaders, today released Beyond Peak: Defining, Measuring, and Optimizing Grid Utilization, a new policy paper proposing a common framework for measuring how effectively transmission and distribution infrastructure is used over time. Read more.

Utilize Coalition | September 29, 2026

Noah Goldmann 6/23/26 Noah Goldmann 6/23/26

Why the U.S. Uses Only Half of Its Grid Capacity

IEEE Spectrum | Emily Waltz | June 23, 2026

By most accounts, the United States appears poised to fall woefully short of meeting new electricity demand over the next five years as data centers and domestic manufacturing proliferate. Building new power plants and transmission lines may seem like the obvious solution, but there are other options, says Ian Magruder, founder of Utilize Coalition, a nonprofit based in Washington, D.C. The U.S. uses only about half of its grid capacity, and a lot more power could be tapped by deploying a spate of newly available technologies. Read more.

Utilize Coalition | March 10, 2026

Noah Goldmann 6/18/26 Noah Goldmann 6/18/26

RELEASE: Industry Leaders Commend FERC for Action on Large Load Interconnection and Grid Flexibility

Utilize Coalition | June 18, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Utilize Coalition, an industry-led energy affordability nonprofit backed by some of America’s leading grid flexibility providers and consumers, commended the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for its actions to rapidly interconnect large loads to the transmission system in a manner that is reliable, efficient, and innovative, while protecting electric ratepayers. Read more.