Energy storage
Newsletter: The battery knocking coal out of Hawaii
Part 2 of our newsletter series on Hawaii's groundbreaking move to clean energy.
By Julian Spector .
Clean energy
Transmission
The growing clean energy backlog, in five charts
New clean power and batteries could supplant fossil fuels and meet short-term grid reliability needs — if the U.S. can get them plugged into the grid.
By Jeff St. John .
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Policy & regulation
Rep. Sean Casten on Hot FERC Summer and how to prepare the US grid for rapid decarbonization
Plus, tips on how to trick people into caring about federal energy regulation.By David Roberts .
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Energy storage
Hawaii building huge new battery, bidding farewell to coal
Plus Power's Kapolei battery aims to keep Oahu's grid steady as the island's fossil fuel plants shut down.By Julian Spector .
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Transmission
Infrastructure bill contains less transmission funding than advertised
The White House says the bill contains $65 billion for "power infrastructure," but only $2.5 billion is explicitly for new power lines.By Jeff St. John .
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Energy storage
Newsletter: Hawaii vs. fossil fuels
A dispatch from the Aloha State as it fights to eliminate coal power and replace it with clean stuff.By Julian Spector .
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Solar
Solar High Rollers: Reasons to be cheerful
Cheer up. Here are 10 examples of how solar power can move us closer to achieving global net-zero goals.By Eric Wesoff .
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Solar
Can solar developers and farmers find common ground?
Clashes over siting of solar projects are happening across the U.S., but collaboration is also taking root in many areas.By Andy Kowalczyk .
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Solar
Newsletter: Sunrun's strategy to become a solar-powered utility
Plus, Canary Media readers have something to say about how to treat battery customers.By Julian Spector .
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Climate crisis
Supercomputer forecasts are now helping utilities prepare for climate change and extreme weather
New York Power Authority will use a national lab's cutting-edge forecasts to target its multi-billion dollar investments. Other utilities are following suit.By Jeff St. John .
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Policy & regulation
Climate policy crunchtime: We need Congress to pass a clean energy standard and tax credits
This is America's last chance at serious nationwide climate action for a decade.By David Roberts .
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