Policy & regulation

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Ensuring hydrogen supply chains don’t become ‘nobody’s problem’

A lack of purpose-built infrastructure and equipment could stop the transition to hydrogen in its tracks.

15 December 2021
Policy & regulation

California net-metering proposal would decimate rooftop solar market, industry says

The solar industry is “shocked” by plan to impose new fees for rooftop systems and slash payments for solar fed to the grid. Will the CPUC change course?

By Jeff St. John . 14 December 2021
Solar

The controversies at the heart of California’s solar net-metering fight

The future of rooftop solar in the country’s biggest solar market is up for grabs. Here’s what’s on the table.

By Jeff St. John . 10 December 2021
Transmission

Grid operator MISO's transmission plan would split its region in two

Divvying up costs between MISO's north and south regions could solve a long-running fight over who pays for new transmission lines. But will the plan pass muster with federal regulators?

By Andy Kowalczyk . 7 December 2021
Energy storage

Energy storage is booming — and flexing its political muscle

The folks storing clean power are flush with cash and winning in Washington.

By Julian Spector . 6 December 2021
Solar

Chart: The top 10 solar states include some unexpected contenders

Markets and policy matter more to solar success than geography and politics.

By Eric Wesoff, Maria Virginia Olano . 3 December 2021
Utilities

Solar and green groups buy into Duke's net-metering plan in North Carolina

The state's dominant utility has proposed time-varying solar rates and smart-thermostat incentives, and solar advocates are on board.

By Jeff St. John . 2 December 2021
Solar

How to turn trash into treasure: Put solar panels over landfills

Building solar on closed landfills can add costs and complications, but it could bring gigawatts of clean energy to underserved communities, a new report says.

By Jeff St. John . 30 November 2021
Guest essay

Don't ignore half of the clean energy equation: Reducing demand

Building more wind and solar is not enough to solve the climate crisis.

By Andy Frank . 30 November 2021
Policy & regulation

Jigar Shah's big idea for getting rooftop solar and smart appliances to low-income Americans

How the DOE could marshal its loan guarantees to decarbonize the grid and boost energy equity in one fell swoop.

By Jeff St. John . 23 November 2021