Carbon-free buildings

Utilities

Renewables, DERs and EVs are still top priorities for utility commissions, but extreme weather and Covid-19 are also shaping regulatory action in 2021.

Clean industry

In the absence of policy, can the corporate community decarbonize itself?

Carbon-free buildings

The government must support communities with buildings that reduce emissions and are better equipped to handle disasters.

Long-duration energy storage

Plus, California's gas fixation threatens its ambitious climate goals.

Fossil fuels

Decarbonization advocates are fighting ratepayer subsidies that incentivize the growth of an increasingly obsolete gas system.

Carbon-free buildings

Plus, the limits of moderation in the climate context.

Energy efficiency

Residential retrofit startups agree: Energy savings must pay for quality-of-life improvements to grow business and bring in lower-cost capital.

Policy & regulation

Take a look at what Oregon's doing.

Batteries

Yotta Energy thinks batteries could become as common as microinverters on commercial solar rooftops, and has built in thermal safety features to win over skeptics.

Grid edge

Can a million grid-responsive households beat power plants and battery farms to balance a clean-powered grid?