Julian is a senior reporter at Canary Media, where he covers batteries and emerging technologies to store clean energy and unlock a carbon-free grid. He also reports on the clean hydrogen industry, and chases down clean energy breakthroughs in far-flung locales.
Prior to the launch of Canary Media in 2021, Julian covered the rise of the grid storage industry for much-loved industry news outlet Greentech Media. Previously he covered clean energy and transportation for CityLab at The Atlantic, and conducted grant-funded climate journalism in Bangladesh. His stories have appeared in The Guardian, HuffPost, Al Jazeera America, and other outlets. He speaks regularly at energy-related events and on podcasts. He graduated from Duke University and still misses Carolina barbecue, but enjoys investigating local cuisine wherever his reporting takes him.
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Politics
Republicans sweep key utility regulator races in Arizona and Louisiana
Public utility commissions hold significant sway over state energy systems. Clean energy advocates failed to break through in elections this year.By Julian Spector .
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Batteries
Moment Energy plans to mass-produce grid storage from used EV batteries
The Canadian startup repackages electric-vehicle batteries for commercial customers. Now it’s got $20 million from the DOE to build its first gigafactory in Texas.By Julian Spector .
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Clean energy manufacturing
How is clean energy manufacturing playing out in swing states?
New factories are already revitalizing parts of Georgia, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, but the benefits of this onshoring will take years to fully materialize.By Julian Spector .
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Virtual power plants
Hundreds of New Yorkers got free batteries to help clean up the grid
A novel collaboration between solar installer Sunrun and utility Orange & Rockland shows how New York could tap household solar generation to advance climate goals.By Julian Spector .
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Politics
Clean energy is on the ballot in these utility regulator races
Ten states elect their public utility commissions, which make big decisions about energy. This November, the stakes are high, especially in Arizona and Louisiana.By Julian Spector .
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Clean energy manufacturing
Can energy-rich Pennsylvania chart a path toward decarbonization?
The pivotal swing state has run on coal, oil, and gas, but it's seeking a new era of economic growth from low-carbon industry and cleantech manufacturing.By Julian Spector .
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Clean energy manufacturing
Michigan bets on EVs to revive its economy — and hopes jobs will follow
The swing state's Democratic leaders want to channel historic manufacturing prowess toward clean energy. Success will hinge on the November election.By Julian Spector .
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Clean energy manufacturing
Georgia voters could make or break their state’s clean energy jobs boom
The swing state has been a big winner of Biden's clean energy manufacturing incentives. Now, its voters will play an outsized role in deciding whether those gains endure.By Julian Spector .
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Long-duration energy storage
Form Energy set to build world’s biggest battery in Maine
The long-duration storage pioneer won DOE grant money to construct a massive iron-air battery intended to help a strained pocket of the New England grid.By Julian Spector .
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Solar
How Dalton, Georgia, went from Carpet Capital to Solartown, USA
This northwest Georgia community got in early on the national boom in cleantech manufacturing spurred by the climate law, and it's reaping the benefits.By Julian Spector .
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