Western Grid Hub
Regional fuel-mix trends, coal decline, clean-energy diversity, and links into the states where the transition is most visible.
Open Western GridMission City Research Data
Track the energy transition like a reported beat.
This site is the public quantitative companion to Mission City Research. It starts with the Western Grid and will expand into other research areas over time, including EVs, data centers, and the wider infrastructure shaping the energy transition.
Start with the Western grid.
The first research area combines a regional Western overview with state pages for California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Washington. The goal is to show the long-run fuel shift, current-year signals, and the infrastructure context behind what comes next.
California
The Western benchmark for solar, batteries, and the harder reliability questions that come with integrating both at scale.
Open CaliforniaArizona
A state shaped by gas, nuclear, coal decline, solar growth, and a fast-rising storage buildout.
Open ArizonaNevada
A gas-heavy state becoming a solar, storage, geothermal, and data-center load-growth bridge between California and the interior West.
Open NevadaNew Mexico
A different Western mix, with more wind, the Four Corners coal question, and a large cross-state buildout tied to SunZia.
Open New MexicoWashington
A hydro-dominant Western state where coal is near the end of the story and January 2026 suggests the system no longer needs it.
Open Washington