Learn about the Dual Challenge and actions we can take to solve it.

The full Grid Vision plan, with the analysis behind adding 800+ GW of U.S. grid capacity by 2035.

Framework for prioritizing high-impact energy and climate solutions.

Defines the need to deliver more energy while reducing emissions, fast.

Data-driven forecast of energy demand, supply, and emissions through 2035.

How faster federal permitting for transmission lines and natural gas pipelines can lower energy costs, strengthen reliability, and reduce emissions.

Eighteen transmission projects that can start construction by 2030, unlocking 65 GW of capacity and about $180 billion in net customer savings.

A short briefing on the ways new transmission infrastructure can drive down costs and improve reliability, but can only be unlocked if cumbersome permitting rules are reformed.

Overview of the modeling approach behind OpenMinds’ energy and emissions forecasts.

Connects energy access, emissions, and the need for coordinated action.

Explains the Dual Challenge using energy trends, emissions data, and real-world impacts.

How faster permitting can unlock transmission, reduce emissions, and improve reliability.

Accelerating nuclear deployment in the U.S. by addressing bottlenecks.

Assessing the role of differentiated natural gas and methane abatement.

Quantifying the system-wide value created by battery-enabled HVAC.

Conducting interviews and research to assess offtaker willingness to pay.

Designing a dashboard that tracks global progress on the Dual Challenge.

Identify moonshot carbon capture opportunities for NGCC.

Ranks regions for data center–driven renewable energy growth.

Highlights challenges and opportunities in reducing methane emissions.

Identifies solutions to accelerate U.S. transmission expansion.

Evaluates the potential and barriers of scaling DAC technology.

Examines pathways to repurpose coal plants and reduce emissions.

Explores cost-effective carbon capture for natural gas power plants.

OpenMinds Executive Director David Baldwin sits down with Fervo Energy CEO and Co-founder Tim Latimer at Greentown to discuss taking next-generation geothermal from startup to IPO in under a decade, and why Fervo chose Houston.

Rob Gramlich (Grid Strategies) and Francis Slingsby (OpenMinds) discuss the Shovel-Ready Interconnects tool: 18 transmission projects that could unlock 65 GW of capacity and an estimated $180 billion in lifetime consumer savings.

Aart de Geus helped bring about the chips that are powering today's AI boom. In this video, he examines how 'techonomics' is shaping the future of energy and climate.

Filmed at the OpenMinds 2026 Summit (OM26) at Stanford University, this video captures the launch of Grid Vision, OpenMinds' first flagship Impact Project. Grid Vision is a plan to affordably add 800 gigawatts of electric capacity to the U.S. grid this decade.

Jon Wellinghoff, former Chairman of FERC, and Bill Flores, current ERCOT board chair, discuss AI-driven load growth, structural challenges holding back grid infrastructure, and what we can learn from Texas.

Dr. William Chueh (Stanford) and Rahul Gupta (Bain) share their perspectives on load growth, barriers slowing capital deployment, and technologies that can close the gap for the grid of the future.

At ARC London, OpenMinds Co-Founder David Baldwin joined Scott Tinker to discuss why solving the Dual Challenge requires a systems approach that integrates innovation, collaboration, and practical action.

An overview of Grid Vision, OpenMinds’ plan to meet rising electricity demand by optimizing today’s grid and accelerating the buildout of the grid of the future.

A conversation with climate scientist Dr. Guy Brasseur on the state of climate science, key uncertainties, and what it means for the energy industry.

A conversation with CenterPoint Energy CEO Jason Wells on managing rising electricity demand, grid resilience, and the future of the U.S. power system.