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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
ENN

Massachusetts gas facility needed to meet New England climate goals, backers say

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is asking for public input on the controversial compressor station in Weymouth after two emergency shutdowns released natural gas into nearby communities.

By Kate Winston . 20 May 2021
ENN

California weighs electric car mandate for Uber and Lyft

Environmental groups, labor advocates and drivers are calling for California regulators to ensure the companies, not drivers, cover the costs of switching to electric cars.

By Rachel Becker . 20 May 2021
Fossil fuels

Will the dying coal industry leave its mess for others to clean up?

Coal mining firms haven’t set aside enough money to cover their own cleanup costs, according to environmental groups.

By Jason Deign . 19 May 2021
Grid edge

California’s race to secure its grid against summer blackouts

Gigawatt-scale batteries and more demand-side resources are lined up. But weather extremes still threaten to stress California’s grid beyond its limits.

By Jeff St. John . 19 May 2021
Corporate procurement

Google taps Fervo Energy's geothermal for corporate clean energy

Startup Fervo Energy will deliver an advanced geothermal plant to supply Google's Nevada data centers next year.

By Julian Spector . 19 May 2021
Policy & regulation

Newsletter: Mind the gaps in Colorado's climate plan

Two camps of climate planners are squaring off over how to decarbonize Colorado.

By Julian Spector . 19 May 2021
ENN

Solar prices and customer prodding push rural electric co-ops past coal

Old Dominion Electric Cooperative in central Virginia exemplifies a shift that’s underway as rural electric co-ops shed resistance to solar and renewables and take advantage of falling prices and new technology.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 19 May 2021
ENN

North Carolina takes crucial steps toward addressing energy affordability

While agreeing to raise electric rates for Duke Energy customers, regulators also increased money for low-income weatherization and called for proposals to make rates more affordable.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 19 May 2021
Climate crisis

IEA: World still has ‘narrow’ path to reach net-zero carbon by 2050

Adding clean energy capacity at unprecedented rates and halting all fossil fuel investment could avert the worst climate change impacts — if governments can commit to action.

By Jeff St. John . 18 May 2021