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Energy of the Future
As a part of her MITEI Energy UROP, Sonia analyzed policies and incentives for battery storage in New York State, addressing the policy roadblocks that exist between technology creation and adoption.
September 22, 2026
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David Unger, writing for Midwest Energy News, discusses Illinois' statewide effort to help policymakers understand emerging grid technology and MITEI's recent report on regulatory frameworks for electric utilities.
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Alan Yuhas of The Guardian reports that Prof. Ernest Moniz, who recently returned to MIT, finds the current administration’s “anti-scientific” comments worrying. “If we’re not going to have fact-based discussions it’s very, very difficult to have an informed electorate and informed opinions,” says Prof. Moniz.
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Writing for Fortune, Ignacio Galán, Chairman and CEO of Iberdrola, a co-sponsor of MITEI's Utility of the Future study, discusses what the study's findings could mean for the future of energy.
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Michaela Jarvis, writing for Science, reports on former MIT President Susan Hockfield's new appointment as American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) president.
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MIT Vice President for Research Maria Zuber, in an op-ed in The Washington Post, describes how growing up in coal country shaped her views on climate policy.
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The Economist interviews MITEI director of research Frank O'Sullivan on renewables' disruption of traditional utilities and the future of the electric grid.
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Ahead of a February 15 Siemens event at MIT to discuss energy financing, Siemens magazine interviews MITEI’s Raanan Miller, executive director of the Utility of the Future study, about the study’s research findings and the urgency of making proactive reforms for the electric power sector.
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Industry Today reports on MITEI’s Utility of the Future study, which addresses the technology, policy, and business models shaping the evolution of the delivery of electricity services.
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Spencer Buell, writing for Boston Magazine, interviews MITEI's research director Frank O'Sullivan about the cost of electricity and gasoline in Massachusetts relative to the United States as a whole.
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Michael Franco, writing for New Atlas, interviews MIT professor John B. Heywood about the environmental benefits and uncertainties of electric vehicles relative to their traditional gasoline-powered counterparts.
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Jeff McMahon, writing for Forbes, reports on an alternate method of using fossil fuels without the associated carbon dioxide production, as discussed by UC Berkeley's Eric McFarland at his recent seminar hosted by MITEI.
