Clean energy

Clean energy

Is the biggest US public utility finally catching up on clean energy?

Tennessee Valley Authority is buying massive amounts of renewables. But critics say it's still relying too much on fossil fuels to serve its 10 million customers.

By Julian Spector . 26 July 2023
Clean energy

Chart: Wind and solar are outperforming coal on US grid this year

Renewables are making progress in replacing coal, but to decarbonize U.S. electricity by 2035, they'll need to replace fossil gas too.

By Dan McCarthy . 21 July 2023
Podcast

What's the next big trend in clean energy?

David Roberts and Ramez Naam survey an array of possible outcomes for the energy transition, from near-certain to farfetched and everything in between.

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By Stephen Lacey . 54 min . 20 July 2023
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.

By Jeff St. John . 19 July 2023
Utilities

Another major utility is accelerating its transition to renewables

Michigan's DTE Energy has announced a plan to spend $11 billion on clean energy construction and close its remaining coal plants sooner.

By Julian Spector . 17 July 2023
Video

Video: Canary Media talks EVs and air pollution on The Weather Channel

Maria Virginia Olano explains how speeding up the adoption of EVs and clean energy could drastically reduce pollution and benefit public health.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 11 July 2023
Clean energy

New Hampshire's dormant climate plan revived by Inflation Reduction Act

State lawmakers are planning to use a $3 million federal grant to make good on climate promises set in 2009.

By Sarah Shemkus . 6 July 2023
Clean energy

Ramez Naam and David Roberts go deep on the future of clean energy

In a wide-ranging conversation, Naam explains why he's optimistic about the energy transition — and why cows, cement and steel keep him up at night.

By Canary Staff . 5 July 2023
Podcast

For AI on the grid, it’s all about the data

There are dozens of applications for AI in the electricity sector — but ethics and data quality are crucial.

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By Stephen Lacey . 57 min . 29 June 2023
Podcast

How AI is being used in energy right now

Priya Donti of Climate Change AI and Savannah Goodman of Google describe the different ways artificial intelligence is shaping energy today.

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By Stephen Lacey . 69 min . 22 June 2023