Articles

Energy storage

Are market constraints hampering the evolution of ‘last-mile’ grid resources?

Future grids will need assets on standby for times when there isn't enough wind and solar. But how will these assets be valued and compensated?

By Jason Deign . 27 April 2021
Climate crisis

Why US utilities must cut carbon emissions faster — and how data can help get it done

A new report from RMI sets a tough schedule for closing fossil-fueled power plants. Its Utility Transition Hub compiles the data to help find a way.

By Jeff St. John . 27 April 2021
ENN

Duke vs. Duke: Electric and gas utilities at odds over efficiency rebates in N.C.

Gas companies — including Duke Energy’s own Piedmont Natural Gas — say the North Carolina utility’s plans to expand its home energy efficiency program would lose them customers.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 27 April 2021
ENN

Virginia law cleared a path for condo owners to install charging stations

The first electric vehicle charging stations under a 2020 “right to charge” law are beginning to pop up in the parking garages of condominiums, housing cooperatives and other common-interest communities.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 27 April 2021
Electrification

Chart of the day: Fuel cell industry profits

The hydrogen funding wave and the enormous potential of the hydrogen economy boosted the stock price of public fuel cell companies in 2020 — but not their profits.

By Eric Wesoff . 26 April 2021
Energy storage

Newsletter: When promises turn into projects

Canadian startup Hydrostor is making good on its promise to build a new storage technology at massive scale.

By Julian Spector . 26 April 2021
Policy & regulation

Green 'liberty' bonds: The American way to win the war on climate change?

Taking a lesson from the World War II financing playbook to combat the climate crisis.

By Jean Haggerty . 26 April 2021
Transmission

How transmission along railroads and highways could break open clean energy growth

High-voltage lines buried along road and rail rights of way could carry renewable power across the U.S. — if a lot of novel challenges can be overcome.

By Jeff St. John . 26 April 2021
ENN

Underfunded public transit systems face ongoing challenges in Ohio

Beyond pandemic-induced dips in ridership and ongoing economic challenges, Ohio’s 61 public transit systems must cope with a history of underinvestment from the state.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 26 April 2021
ENN

State-supported 'clean energy' loans are putting borrowers at risk of losing their homes

Dozens of Missouri homeowners who used PACE loans to fix up their houses ended up trapped in debt and could soon see their homes sold at auction.

By Jeremy Kohler . 26 April 2021