Climatetech finance
Newsletter: What do clean energy infrastructure and the railroad era have in common?
Plus, irrational exuberance seizes the long-duration energy storage space.
By Julian Spector .
Policy & regulation
Transmission
Looming power grid rules could make or break the US energy transition
Federal regulators are split on how to spread grid costs among states with dramatically different clean energy policies. Next week, they’ll reveal their decision.
By Jeff St. John .
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Transmission
New York OKs underground and underwater transmission lines to deliver upstate clean energy to NYC
Can buried lines help major transmission projects avoid the battles that too often prevent rural clean power from reaching cities?By Jeff St. John .
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Clean energy
Location matters: The new science of siting clean energy to push more carbon from the grid
Where solar and wind is built matters when it comes to displacing dirty energy. Clean energy buyers are starting to pay attention.By Jeff St. John .
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Podcast
Senator Heinrich is not compromising on climate
Why Democrats' sweeping $3.5T budget plan could spur the biggest economic pivot in the country's history.PlayBy Julia Pyper . 42 min .
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Politics
What's in the latest version of House Dems' proposed clean energy legislation?
A detailed breakdown of the CEPP, tax credits for renewables, labor standards and more.By David Roberts .
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Politics
Sen. Tina Smith on the Democratic plan to clean up the US electricity sector
The Clean Electricity Payment Program, sponsored by Smith, would be the biggest clean energy policy the country has ever seen.By David Roberts .
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Policy & regulation
The House’s big budget reconciliation bill would be a bonanza for clean energy
Tax credits and direct pay for clean energy, storage and transmission. Funding for EVs and electrification. A program to get utilities on board. But will the Senate go along?By Jeff St. John .
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Policy & regulation
Biden’s FERC nominee could pave the way for the administration's massive clean energy agenda
D.C. utility regulator Willie Phillips would give Dems the upper hand as the agency tackles transmission, pipelines and distributed energy policies.By Jeff St. John .
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Policy & regulation
Illinois’ landmark 100% clean energy bill is headed toward passage
The sprawling bill would bail out nuclear, fund clean energy, boost workforce training — and allow the state’s largest coal plant to stay open through 2038.By Jeff St. John .
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Transmission
Newsletter: New Orleans leaders put off building microgrids, and now the people are paying the price
Advocates tried for years to build local grid resilience.By Julian Spector .
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