Policy & regulation

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 . 22 September 2021
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 . 21 September 2021
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 . 20 September 2021
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.

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By Julia Pyper . 42 min . 16 September 2021
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 . 15 September 2021
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 . 14 September 2021
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 . 12 September 2021
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 . 10 September 2021
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 . 10 September 2021
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 . 2 September 2021