Clean energy
California ups renewables target again with new plan to add 85GW by 2035
The updated carbon-cutting goals will require immense amounts of solar, batteries, offshore wind, geothermal and transmission. Can it all be built fast enough?
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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Utilities
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Utilities need to know how their equipment upgrades will impact vulnerable communities. UrbanFootprint’s platform provides the necessary data.
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Grid edge
Inside the software running Sunrun's home solar-battery fleets
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Grid edge
PG&E is testing different flavors of virtual power plant
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Emissions reduction
Carbon credits could soon help fund distributed clean energy projects
Voluntary carbon offset markets are under fire. WattCarbon CEO McGee Young sees heat pump retrofits, demand response and community solar as a better target.
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Batteries
Redwood Materials wins $2B DOE loan to recycle EV batteries
The U.S. needs a robust domestic supply of recycled materials to get EVs on the road. Federal support will be a big help in kick-starting the nascent industry.
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Electrification
How to get contractors on board with heat pumps and electrification
U.S. homes can’t go all-electric unless lots of contractors know they'll make money doing the work. Here are some companies offering a path to profitability.
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Electrification
Home of the future: Climate-friendly, electrified and closer than ever
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Fossil fuels
Clean energy is cheaper than coal across the whole US, study finds
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EV charging
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