Energy markets

Fossil fuels

Natural gas is the pillar of the US electric grid. It’s also unreliable

Pro-fossil groups argue gas is more reliable than clean energy. But in extreme cold, gas pipelines and power plants are failing to deliver when they're most needed.

By Jeff St. John . 5 July 2023
Politics

Clean energy dodges a bullet in the Texas legislature

Proposals to kneecap renewables and stick Texans with costly new gas power plants were removed from bills at the very end of the legislative session.

By Jeff St. John . 31 May 2023
Climatetech finance

Congruent raises new $300M climatetech fund despite market slowdown

Climatetech investment dropped 36 percent last quarter, but that didn't stop the early-stage investor from launching a new fund that nearly doubles its assets under management.

By Julian Spector . 19 April 2023
Clean energy

24/7 carbon-free energy is about to become a reality in California

Peninsula Clean Energy says it can deliver affordable clean energy to its Bay Area territory nearly every hour of the year by 2025. Here’s the data to prove it.

By Jeff St. John . 18 January 2023
Energy markets

Texas plan to stop next grid disaster could cost customers billions

A new report finds that a proposal to improve grid reliability could cost much more than alternatives and still fail to prevent winter blackouts.

By Jeff St. John . 2 November 2022
Podcast

Clean energy technologies: Overhyped, underhyped or just right?

Taking bets on advanced nuclear, battery recycling and more.

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By Shayle Kann . 23 June 2022
Podcast

Will the bear market hurt clean energy?

A look at whether an economic correction spells trouble for clean energy deployment.

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By Stephen Lacey, Shayle Kann . 22 June 2022
Podcast

Tapping the gold mine of consumer energy data

How do you turn consumer energy data into easy-to-access interfaces for distributed energy providers and consumers?

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By Shayle Kann . 26 May 2022
Sponsored

Contract prices for renewable power are up 30%. What's going on?

LevelTen Energy’s latest PPA Price Index analyzes the soaring costs of large-scale solar and wind deals.

13 April 2022
Energy markets

A deeper dive into 24/7 carbon-free energy

Tech giants and startups are chasing more precise data to make the grid cleaner by the hour — and asking governments and regulators to catch up.

By Jeff St. John . 4 April 2022