Policy & regulation

Fossil fuels

California has embraced clean energy, so why is it still building natural gas infrastructure?

Decarbonization advocates are fighting ratepayer subsidies that incentivize the growth of an increasingly obsolete gas system.

By Elizabeth McCarthy . 14 July 2021
Hydrogen

How much renewables expansion is needed for a global green hydrogen economy?

And is a massive wind and solar buildout of that scale even feasible?

By Jason Deign . 13 July 2021
Transmission

Newsletter: The rooftop solar vs. transmission showdown that wasn't

Reports of a clean energy schism are generating a lot of solidarity.

By Julian Spector . 13 July 2021
Climate crisis

How do you know if a climate policy is good? Here’s the test

Clean electrification at warp speed for the next decade is the most important thing of all.

By David Roberts . 9 July 2021
Guest essay

Cities want to ban natural gas in new construction. State lawmakers are blocking them

Twenty states have already passed "ban the ban" laws and more might follow suit. They're backed by money and lobbyists from the gas industry.

By Rushad Nanavatty, Daniel Tait . 9 July 2021
Utilities

Newsletter: A Southern energy plan that's not what it SEEMs

Two camps square off over the future of the Southern grid. Plus, a leading solar developer finds a European buyer.

By Julian Spector . 8 July 2021
Transmission

Why utilities and clean energy advocates are battling over a Southeast energy market

SEEM’s utility backers say it will save money. Opponents say it could lock out clean energy developers and protect fossil fuel plants from competition.

By Jeff St. John . 7 July 2021
Solar

Newsletter: A bubbly bet on breakthrough solar tech

How quickly will a new technology revolutionize the solar industry?

By Julian Spector . 7 July 2021
Solar

Solar industry is parsing the fallout from Biden sanction on key solar material

Solar analysts are split on the likely impact of the move.

By Emma Foehringer Merchant . 6 July 2021
Workforce diversity

Charging Up: The end of the manel? Plus women’s cleantech career moves at EVgo, Heliogen, Google and more

WRISE launches a women's speakers bureau, Google gets a new senior lead for global energy markets, and Array Technologies adds a new chief marketing officer.

By Eric Wesoff . 1 July 2021