Electric vehicles
Proterra, biggest EV bus maker in the US, files for bankruptcy protection
The company has failed to turn a profit on the 1,300 EV buses it has sold across North America. It plans to continue operations after a restructuring.
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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EV charging
The grid isn't ready for the EV boom. Can better data fix that?
Utilities lack the necessary data to plan ahead for the coming influx of EV charging. A new data-sharing consortium could help them overcome that obstacle.
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Energy efficiency
California sees success tying energy efficiency rebates to real results
The state is revamping how it calculates energy efficiency incentives. The goal? Base payments on real-world benefits for customers and the grid — not estimates.
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Clean energy
FERC takes a big step to get more clean energy on the US grid
Clean energy groups welcome major interconnection reform — but also warn the U.S. won't be able to clean up its grid without a huge expansion of transmission.
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EV charging
More money for EV charging software — ev.energy raises $33M
EV charging can either help or hinder the world's clean-grid goals. That makes software that manages charging a hot target for climate investors.
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EV charging
Major automakers take on Tesla with US-wide EV charging network
BMW, GM and other manufacturers join forces to bring 30,000 fast chargers to U.S. and Canadian highways in a bid to keep the EV market on track.
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Grid edge
Why aren't Texans paid to help prevent blackouts during heat waves?
As the state endures another bout of extreme heat, experts lament its lack of incentives to recruit residents to help ease demand on the stressed grid.
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Corporate procurement
Big companies seek new paths to deep grid decarbonization
GM, Meta, Walmart and other big clean-energy buyers launch new effort to look at transmission, virtual power plants and other tools beyond clean-energy contracts.
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Batteries
Can mobile batteries make dirty diesel generators obsolete?
Emissions-free mobile battery systems are taking on diesel generators as the power source of choice for movie sets, construction sites and disaster relief.
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Heat pumps
Replacing ACs with heat pumps: A backdoor way to decarbonize heating
The idea has huge emissions-slashing potential, and regulators across the U.S. are starting to take it seriously.
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