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It's hard to connect clean power to the grid. New software can help
Startups Nira Energy and Pearl Street Technologies are helping clean-energy developers find rare openings on crowded grids, faster.
By Jeff St. John .
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California’s grid is hindering its climate goals. Can a new law fix it?
The state’s grid isn’t growing fast enough to support a surge of EVs, heat pumps and more. A new law offers a potential path forward — and could be a model for other states.
By Jeff St. John .
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Three big transmission projects win $1.3B in DOE loans
The Department of Energy is boosting transmission lines in New England and the Intermountain West — a small step in solving a big barrier to clean energy.By Jeff St. John .
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A $7B power line from Kansas to Indiana moves closer to reality
The Grain Belt Express is an example of what’s required to carry clean power from where it’s plentiful to where it’s needed. Now, it’s almost ready to be built.By Jeff St. John .
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The US just made its biggest-ever investment in the grid
The power grid is not ready to handle the energy transition — or extreme weather. The Biden administration hopes $3.5B in new investments will fix that.By Jeff St. John .
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Solar
California looks to add solar and transmission along highways
Many states are building solar next to highways. Only one uses them as transmission corridors. A new bill orders California to explore both options.By Jeff St. John .
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The US is building power lines faster, but not fast enough
Major transmission lines and grid plans have been approved in the past two years. But they're just 10 percent of what the country needs to decarbonize its grid.By Jeff St. John .
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EV charging
The grid isn't ready for the EV boom. Can better data fix that?
Utilities lack the necessary data to plan ahead for the coming influx of EV charging. A new data-sharing consortium could help them overcome that obstacle.By Jeff St. John .
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Clean energy
FERC takes a big step to get more clean energy on the US grid
Clean energy groups welcome major interconnection reform — but also warn the U.S. won't be able to clean up its grid without a huge expansion of transmission.By Jeff St. John .
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Large swaths of the US grid could be vulnerable to blackouts this summer
Soaring temperatures could cause widespread electrical outages as power generation fails to keep up with demand.By Nathaniel Scharping .
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US clean energy rollout continues to be hamstrung by grid challenges
Recent efforts at permitting reform have done little to address the well-known issues of inadequate transmission and jam-packed interconnection queues.By Akielly Hu .
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