Policy & regulation

Utilities

Duke Energy seeks to delay its 2030 climate target in North Carolina

Amid an expected surge in electricity demand, critics say the utility is “tripling down” on natural gas and snubbing clean energy.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 6 February 2024
Electrification

Who should foot the huge bill to switch California homes to heat pumps?

Fearful of short-term rate hikes, regulators nixed Southern California Edison’s $744M building electrification plan. Environmental groups say the climate can't wait.

By Jeff St. John . 5 February 2024
Video

Clean energy experts break down hydrogen hype and hope

Watch top energy analysts Jesse Jenkins and Michael Liebreich dissect the role that clean hydrogen can realistically play in the clean energy transition.

By Jeff St. John . 1 February 2024
Hydrogen

Is there any place for fossil fuels in the clean hydrogen future?

Fossil fuel interests want to shape the emerging clean hydrogen economy to serve their business needs — a desire in conflict with climate goals.

By Jeff St. John . 1 February 2024
Hydrogen

US 'hydrogen hub' plan may push clean hydrogen to the wrong users

Critics say the $7 billion program — the country’s chief plan to stoke demand for clean hydrogen — could direct the fuel to industries where it’s mostly a distraction.

By Jeff St. John . 31 January 2024
Liquefied natural gas

Chart: Is LNG worse for the climate than coal?

Research suggests that liquefied natural gas can have a bigger emissions footprint than coal, undermining LNG's status as a "bridge fuel."

By Maria Virginia Olano . 26 January 2024
Liquefied natural gas

In win for climate advocates, Biden to pause decision on LNG exports

Activists fighting new liquefied-natural-gas export facilities, including CP2, celebrate news that Biden admin will consider the climate impacts of LNG.

By Nicole Pollack . 24 January 2024
EV charging

New guidance makes EV charging incentives widely available

But developers are still awaiting clarity around another key aspect of the tax credit, without which project financials remain murky.

By Jeff St. John . 24 January 2024
Liquefied natural gas

The big battle brewing over LNG exports

The Biden admin has presided over a vast buildout of liquefied natural gas infrastructure that threatens its climate goals. Here’s what could happen next.

By Nicole Pollack . 23 January 2024
Energy storage

Long wary of batteries, New York's now poised to go big on energy storage

Can community-scale battery installations hit the sweet spot for the country’s densest city? NineDot Energy has raised $225 million more to take a crack at it.

By Jeff St. John . 22 January 2024