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Climate crisis

Supercomputer forecasts are now helping utilities prepare for climate change and extreme weather

New York Power Authority will use a national lab's cutting-edge forecasts to target its multi-billion dollar investments. Other utilities are following suit.

By Jeff St. John . 10 August 2021
ENN

Commentary: The United Kingdom’s electric vehicle plans could be a blueprint for the U.S.

As we look to address needs in the U.S., we can take some lessons from “across the pond,” write guest commentators Brian Gemmell and Graeme Cooper of National Grid.

By Brian Gemmell . 10 August 2021
ENN

State regulators poised to set Georgia Power’s toxic coal ash storage legacy

Georgia's Environmental Protection Division issued a proposed permit to let the utility leave more than 1 million tons of coal ash in an unlined pit, kicking off the permit process for a wave of similar ash ponds.

By Jill Nolin . 10 August 2021
Solar

Why rooftop solar leader Sunrun chose a utility executive as its next CEO

Mary Powell, the former head of progressive Vermont utility Green Mountain Power, is ready to forge new partnerships between Sunrun and legacy power companies.

By Julian Spector . 9 August 2021
Policy & regulation

Climate policy crunchtime: We need Congress to pass a clean energy standard and tax credits

This is America's last chance at serious nationwide climate action for a decade.

By David Roberts . 9 August 2021
Batteries

Newsletter: How should you be compensated when companies tap your home battery?

Everyone wants to get paid, but a standard model hasn't yet emerged in this nascent industry.

By Julian Spector . 9 August 2021
Solar

Solar software synergy: Aurora acquires Folsom Labs, seeking to slash installation costs

The newly combined company says the best way to decrease soft costs is to move customer acquisition and planning online.

By Eric Wesoff . 9 August 2021
ENN

Urban heat island research aims to spotlight disparities and solutions

Extreme heat is a growing public health threat in the Midwest, and researchers and communities are trying to better understand how urban hot spots put certain neighborhoods at disproportionately higher risk.

By Audrey Henderson . 9 August 2021
Utilities

California's biggest utility plans to bury 10,000 miles of power lines. How much will that cost residents?

Wildfires and other climate disasters are pushing PG&E to put lines underground, but it's a notoriously expensive process.

By Elizabeth McCarthy . 6 August 2021
Transportation

Microgrids + mass transit = resilient mobility in a future clouded by climate change

Transit agencies can use microgrids to cleanly power electric buses and other systems during blackouts, but they'll likely need help building them.

By Gordon Feller . 5 August 2021

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Articles

Supercomputer forecasts are now helping utilities prepare for climate change and extreme weather

Commentary: The United Kingdom’s electric vehicle plans could be a blueprint for the U.S.

State regulators poised to set Georgia Power’s toxic coal ash storage legacy

Why rooftop solar leader Sunrun chose a utility executive as its next CEO

Climate policy crunchtime: We need Congress to pass a clean energy standard and tax credits

Newsletter: How should you be compensated when companies tap your home battery?

Solar software synergy: Aurora acquires Folsom Labs, seeking to slash installation costs

Urban heat island research aims to spotlight disparities and solutions

California's biggest utility plans to bury 10,000 miles of power lines. How much will that cost residents?

Microgrids + mass transit = resilient mobility in a future clouded by climate change