Electrification

Electric vehicles

Tackling the electric vehicle buyer gap

Electric car sales skew toward the wealthy. Can stronger incentives and better program design change that?

By Emma Foehringer Merchant . 7 June 2021
Electrification

Newsletter: 3 ways your home can tap into the future of energy

Julian is back from the long weekend.

By Julian Spector . 3 June 2021
Electrification

The case for upfront incentives to electrify everything in US homes

A report from Rewiring America and the Center for American Progress asks policymakers to make the replacement of electric appliances as cheap and easy as possible.

By Jeff St. John . 3 June 2021
Solar

Colorado is poised to give a new boost to distributed solar and battery systems

Pending legislation could expand scope of behind-the-meter and community solar and battery installations.

By Jeff St. John . 2 June 2021
Opinion

Top 10 state energy legislative issues of 2021

Bill filings show environmental justice, electric vehicles and energy jobs in transition are on state lawmakers’ minds

By Sarah Steinberg . 2 June 2021
Grid edge

Span targets broader market for its smartphone-enabled home electrical panel

CEO Arch Rao says the device's shrinking size and price can help put battery, EV and appliance controls into more homes and apartments — and open up more utility partnerships.

By Jeff St. John . 20 May 2021
Solar

GAF Energy invests in integrated solar rooftops, adds US manufacturing jobs

It's all about "American jobs and California jobs, getting the facility in place, hiring locally and promoting U.S. solar."

By Eric Wesoff . 11 May 2021
Electrification

California's proposed building code boosts all-electric, but it doesn’t stop natural gas

Heat pumps will be the baseline tech, but natural gas can still be in new buildings through mid-decade at least. Will city and county bans push past state codes?

By Jeff St. John . 7 May 2021
Guest essay

What to watch for in the IEA’s forthcoming report

The most critical factors for a rapid transition are the hardest to model.

By Rudy Kahsar, Katie Mulvaney, James Newcomb . 7 May 2021
Guest essay

Utilities can’t be for the Paris Agreement and against building electrification

Energy companies are making a bad bet on fossil fuels in buildings. Investors don’t want to take the hit.

By Lila Holzman, Daniel Stewart . 5 May 2021