EV charging
Hertz wants to turn its airport rental-car lots into EV-charging hubs
The rental-car giant is teaming up with bp pulse to make EV chargers available to Hertz customers, Uber drivers and the general public.
Jeff St. John is director of news and special projects at Canary Media. He covers the intersection of technological, economic and regulatory issues influencing the global transition to low-carbon energy in the electricity, transportation and building sectors. He is the former managing editor and senior grid edge editor of Greentech Media, and he previously reported for The Fresno Bee, the Tri-City Herald and the Anchorage Daily News. He lives in Oakland, California with his wife Tara Donoghue and his dog Lily, and enjoys hiking, gardening and playing guitar with his nieces and nephews.
His areas of expertise include renewable energy, smart grid, distributed energy resources, energy storage, demand response and electric vehicles.
He earned a master’s degree from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism in 2001.
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Transmission
Manchin's permitting-reform bill splits Dems, pro-renewables groups
The transmission-buildout process is broken — but is the chance to fix it worth the perks and giveaways to the fossil industry?
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Emissions reduction
California could ban new gas heaters after 2030. The goal: healthier air
Ditching fossil-gas furnaces and water heaters isn't just good for the climate. Research shows it's a smart move for human health.
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Utilities
Why does Duke Energy's carbon plan shortchange solar?
The utility wants to build new gas plants. Its critics want it to build far more solar and batteries. North Carolina regulators have until year's end to decide.
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Grid edge
Californians saved the grid again. They should be paid more for it
Smart thermostats, solar-charged batteries, EVs and other household devices can shore up the stressed grid. Why isn't the state going all in on incentives?
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EV charging
Terawatt Infrastructure snags $1B for EV charging buildout
The newly minted cleantech unicorn has big plans to roll out charging depots for electric cars and trucks across the U.S.
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EV charging
A better way to do smart EV charging: Talk to the car
Telematics can give utilities and companies like WeaveGrid and ev.energy more ways to tap EVs to help the power grid — and make sure EV owners stay in the driver's seat.
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Nuclear
California faces big power challenges — even if Diablo Canyon stays open
Lawmakers voted to keep the state’s last nuclear plant operating, but California still needs to massively ramp up renewable energy, grid storage, efficiency and distributed energy.
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Emissions reduction
Open-sourcing the grid emissions data needed for 24/7 clean energy
Startup Singularity is sharing data on hourly U.S. power-grid emissions. It wants energy markets, governments and companies like Google and Microsoft to use it — and to disclose their own data too.
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Heat pumps
Finally, a heat-pump water heater that plugs into a standard outlet
How a public-private collaboration brought a key climate-change-fighting tool to market: an efficient 120-volt water heater that can be easily installed in homes.
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