SEA-Scape Digest 6.13.26
Here’s your SEA-Scape Digest—a quick look at what’s coming next, plus a few recent posts worth another look.
Inaugural Post
The Storage Distillery Series
In the first post of The Storage Distillery series, Jim Kennerly, Yasin Naman, and Roddy Akeel examine how Massachusetts’ clean energy affordability debate is increasingly centering on energy storage and the Clean Peak Standard. The article explores recent policy developments, including changes to Clean Peak Standard requirements, the Section 83E Round II storage procurement, and emerging questions around how to balance storage deployment, market signals, project financeability, and ratepayer costs.
Read the full article HERE.
Coming Next
The Nuclear Arc, Part 2 — What Will It Actually Cost?
Part 2 of a 4-part nuclear arc series. The next installment turns to one of the most consequential—and least settled—questions in the nuclear conversation: cost. Drawing on mainstream, credible sources, it will examine what is known, where the uncertainties lie, and just how wide the range of potential outcomes really is. More importantly, it will explore the conditions that determine where within that range real-world projects are likely to land—and what that means what needs to happen for nuclear to achieving its climate, affordability, and reliability promise.
In Case You Missed It…
The REC Whisperer Series
May 13, 2026 - When good policy intentions meet market realities, the overlooked power of ACP price setting. In the inaugural post of The REC Whisper series, Bob Grace, one of the nation’s leading authorities on Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS), explores the theory and practice of RPS Alternative Compliance Payment (ACP) price setting, why ACPs are far more than just compliance mechanics, and where well-intended policy interventions can trigger unintended and unwanted consequences.
Read the full article HERE.
Achieving Climate + Affordability Series
April 1, 2026 - Understanding the path from promise to practical reality. Nuclear is back in the spotlight, often positioned as a key solution to climate, reliability, and affordability challenges. This post goes beyond the enthusiasm to examine what it will take for that promise to be realized—grounding expectations about what nuclear could cost and when it could contribute to the face of exuberant public, political, and media discourse that often glosses over key realities. It highlights the technical, commercial, and institutional factors that must align for success, and why clarity about those realities matters for sound policy and investment decisions.
Read the full article HERE.