Articles

Long-duration energy storage

Investors are whipping up an irrational frenzy in the long-duration energy storage sector

Here are more than 20 long-term storage companies that have been attracting dollars into that bubble.

By Eric Wesoff . 21 September 2021
ENN

New York officials call on governor to revisit rate hike tied to controversial Brooklyn pipeline

Lawmakers asked Hochul to uphold the state's climate law, which mandates greenhouse gas emissions cuts that benefit disadvantaged communities.

By Samantha Maldonado, THE CITY . 20 September 2021
ENN

Long waits to connect to Xcel’s grid are stalling Minnesota solar projects

Xcel told one customer they would need to wait 15 years to connect their solar system to its electric grid. The utility says it’s working to improve its process, but some in the industry say legislation or an investigation is needed to fix the problems.

By Frank Jossi . 20 September 2021
ENN

In North Carolina, falling costs of clean energy make strange bedfellows

Manufacturers, mills, and environmental interests oppose Duke-backed legislation because it hampers the role of regulators and costs ratepayers.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 20 September 2021
Clean energy

Location matters: The new science of siting clean energy to push more carbon from the grid

Where solar and wind is built matters when it comes to displacing dirty energy. Clean energy buyers are starting to pay attention.

By Jeff St. John . 20 September 2021
Guest essay

Newsletter: Welcome to Climate Week NYC!

Can you say that you are getting it done when it comes to truly ambitious climate action?

By Helen Clarkson . 20 September 2021
Climate crisis

Video: Climate Group CEO talks about 'getting it done' in the climate decade

Helen Clarkson sits down with us ahead of Climate Week NYC.

By Canary Creative . 17 September 2021
Energy storage

Investors are pouring money into grid storage startups

After a sluggish start, storage is finally coming into its own as a business.

By Julian Spector . 17 September 2021
ENN

Solar project helps to reclaim site of notorious Boston-area toxic waste case

A cluster of cancer cases in Woburn, Massachusetts, in the 1980s prompted a major pollution lawsuit that eventually inspired a book and subsequent movie. Now, a community solar project is bringing “new, positive life” to the site.

By Sarah Shemkus . 17 September 2021
ENN

As Kansas City updates climate plan, stakeholders push for inclusion and accountability

After a delayed start, a process to update the city’s largely ignored 2008 climate action plan is underway. Stakeholders hope the revision will be more inclusive, better funded, and hold leaders more accountable.

By Karen Uhlenhuth . 17 September 2021