Policy & regulation

Grid edge

Inside the GridWise Alliance’s plan for $50B in federal funding for the grid edge

Utilities and tech vendors target the gaps between large-scale clean grid investments and EVs, smart buildings and distributed energy.

By Jeff St. John . 10 May 2021
Policy & regulation

Newsletter: Showdown in Arizona

Arizona has managed to make utility regulation into a spectator sport.

By Julian Spector . 10 May 2021
Just transition

Newsletter: 'A New Hope' for solar equity

A force awakens at the Department of Energy: the power of Star Wars puns to promote equity and inclusion in the solar workforce.

By Julian Spector . 7 May 2021
Policy & regulation

Arizona rejects plan for 100% carbon-free electricity

Years of negotiation over Arizona's clean energy rules come to naught in the eleventh hour.

By Emma Foehringer Merchant . 6 May 2021
Just transition

Prioritizing diversity in the energy transition, plus Star Wars puns with Secretary Granholm

The DOE wants to involve the entire community in the energy transition. It's do or do not; there is no try.

By Eric Wesoff . 6 May 2021
Policy & regulation

Washington state now has the nation's most ambitious climate policy

And yes, it includes carbon pricing.

By David Roberts . 6 May 2021
Guest essay

The US coal fleet is running out of time and money. What comes next?

New analysis shows that four out of five American coal plants cost more to run than new local renewables.

By Amanda Myers, Mike O’Boyle . 6 May 2021
Solar

Newsletter: Rooftop solar leader Sunrun hits the accelerator

If you want to gauge the health of the solar industry, you could do worse than checking on its leading practitioners.

By Julian Spector . 6 May 2021
Guest essay

To meet Biden’s new climate goal, forests and farms must sequester a lot more carbon

A new "One Gigaton Land Carbon Bank" could unlock billions of dollars a year to help U.S. landowners "grow" a hot new commodity: carbon.

By Emily McGlynn . 4 May 2021
Solar

Can a new SunShot push the US toward 100% clean energy?

The Department of Energy has a new solar price goal — but getting to carbon-free electricity will require more sweeping changes in electricity strategy, experts say.

By Emma Foehringer Merchant . 4 May 2021