Proposed research approach

A signal is a reason to investigate

Choose a declared source set. Preserve dates, rights, stages and the questions that remain open.

Service in development · Public-source research · Analyst interpretation labeled

ILLUSTRATIVE · RESEARCH METHOD

01Public record

02Evidence check

03Offering fit

04Next account step

Illustrative research sequence. This diagram shows a proposed method, not a live product or data feed.

Use the right record for the question

Primary-source lenses from the reviewed research brief, October 14, 2026.

Source lens	Proposed use	Evidence limit
EIA-861 ↗	Utility identity and cohort context	Annual utility identity, ownership and operating context. County data do not define precise service territories.
FERC Form 1 ↗	Asset and financial context	Asset and financial context for reporting utilities. Balances do not establish supplier contracts.
CPUC distribution planning ↗	Distribution need and deferral context	Grid needs and deferral filings. A filed need does not establish approval or an open solicitation.
Seattle adopted CIP archive ↗	Capital plan version and amount context	An adopted plan version provides budget context. Annual appropriations and lifetime project amounts remain separate.
PG&E supplier requirements ↗	Supplier qualification context	Supplier requirements and qualification context. Registration does not establish purchasing intent.
Texas resilience rule ↗	Resilience-plan measures	A source lens for plan measures, risks and benefits. A rule does not establish a specific utility purchase.
Berkeley Lab Queued Up 2026 ↗	Generation queue context	Queue context and withdrawals. Queue entry does not establish a committed or completed project.

A brief needs enough context for another reader to verify it.

Keep publication date when available, report period, review date and the exact plan version.

State requested versus adopted amounts, annual versus lifetime budgets, and the stage that the source supports.

Retain the relevant source context. Mark an offering-fit judgment as analyst interpretation.

Say what is unknown. Identify the official record that could resolve the next decision.

Illustrative vocabulary; projects may stop, overlap or follow a different sequence.

Stage	Evidence to look for	Avoid this inference
Proposed	Application, draft plan or stated need.	A filed proposal is approved.
Approved	Adopted plan or applicable order.	An approved plan is a supplier contract.
Funded	An executed funding record with its scope.	Intended selection is an executed award.
Tendered	Current official notice and amendments.	A supplier portal registration is an open bid.

A public page is not a blanket redistribution license.

Review source terms, rate limits, authentication requirements and redistribution rights.
Preserve the source URL and document version instead of silently copying claims.
Exclude confidential engineering and vulnerability information.

Discuss your offering, named utilities and the evidence needed for a useful research scope.