Climate crisis
What to watch at COP27: Climate justice, clean technology and money
Will breakthroughs happen at the U.N. climate summit in Egypt? RMI CEO Jon Creyts shares thoughts on the urgency of the moment and opportunities to make gains.
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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Climatetech finance
How will DOE loan out $250B to make dirty energy systems clean?
A new Biden admin program can help replace coal plants with clean energy, switch gas pipelines to hydrogen, upgrade transmission, and more. Here are the wonky details.
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Energy markets
Texas plan to stop next grid disaster could cost customers billions
A new report finds that a proposal to improve grid reliability could cost much more than alternatives and still fail to prevent winter blackouts.
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Clean fleets
The country’s biggest electric bus microgrid is open for business
Low-cost solar and batteries plus backup power come together in one Maryland county’s all-electric transportation hub.
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Heat pumps
Heating will be costly this winter, but much less so with a heat pump
Federal forecasts have warned about high heating bills, yet they don't account for the much greater efficiency of electric pumps, says pro-electrification group Rewiring America.
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EV charging
5 charts that shed new light on how people charge EVs at home
A new report draws on 10 years of detailed data to chart charger use patterns, as well as how they can work as home backup and grid-balancing tools.
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Climatetech finance
Meet the leader in charge of doling out DOE's $25B for novel cleantech
Former NRG CEO David Crane is now calling the shots for the federal programs racing to ramp up clean hydrogen, carbon capture and other tough climatetech.
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Batteries
Can electric buses serve as backup batteries on wheels?
A California pilot project is testing transit buses as a source of mobile backup power. If it works, they could replace dirty diesel generators during blackouts.
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Heat pumps
Will tough standards for heat pump tax credits hurt adoption?
Industry insiders spar over whether the climate bill's $2,000 tax credit for heat pumps should require higher-efficiency models or loosen standards to expand the market.
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Energy equity
Building resilient communities: Soulardarity's plan for energy democracy
This Detroit-area collective is installing solar streetlights, exploring community solar and advocating for policy change in pursuit of a carbon-free future.
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