Clean energy

Clean energy

Chart: Clean energy installations slowed way down in Q3

On the bright side, energy storage had its best quarter ever, and analysts expect solar and wind to bounce back soon thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 7 November 2022
Podcast

New York’s clean energy puzzle

Huge renewables targets, nuclear closures and transmission constraints. Can New York pull it off?

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By Stephen Lacey . 46 min . 2 November 2022
Guest essay

It's time for solar microgrids to replace dirty diesel generators

In rural sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, costly diesel generators are often the only power source. A concerted push to deploy solar microgrids could change that.

By Manoj Sinha, Joseph Nganga . 28 October 2022
Solar

Enphase to manufacture solar inverters in US, spurred by new tax credits

Clean energy hardware juggernaut Enphase says it will produce millions of solar microinverters in the U.S. by late 2023, thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act.

By Julian Spector . 27 October 2022
Podcast

Clean energy gatekeepers you’ve never heard of

Some of the most influential people in energy policy are almost completely unknown to the public.

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By Julia Pyper . 35 min . 27 October 2022
Energy storage

Australia to replace coal plant with record-busting 850MW battery

Newcomer Akaysha Energy won backing from investment giant BlackRock and now will build a gargantuan battery in New South Wales.

By Julian Spector . 20 October 2022
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.

By Jeff St. John . 14 October 2022
Clean energy

How does your state rank on fostering community-led clean energy?

Policies can help or hinder communities that want to take charge of their own energy future. Canary's chart of the week shows how U.S. states stack up.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 14 October 2022
Solar

How neighbors are banding together to get cheaper rooftop solar

Nonprofit Solar United Neighbors helps demystify the buying process and win better deals by bundling customers. It's also become a force for solar advocacy.

By Jeff St. John . 11 October 2022
Energy equity

With renewables, Native communities chart a path to energy sovereignty

From Arizona to Maine and beyond, a new generation of Indigenous entrepreneurs, activists and government leaders are making strides — and money — with clean energy.

By Jeff St. John . 10 October 2022