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Utilities

GridX raises $12M to bring utility rates into the distributed energy age

It can take years and cost millions for utilities to bring complex rate designs to their customers. The energy transition needs to move much faster.

By Jeff St. John . 25 May 2021
Solar

Solar design startup Aurora Solar hits the big time with $250M investment

The funding round pops the startup's valuation to $2 billion, big money in the solar software space.

By Emma Foehringer Merchant . 25 May 2021
Clean energy

California may build 11.5GW of almost all carbon-free resources to replace its last nuclear plant

Regulators have decided that adding 7.5 GW by 2026 won’t be enough after the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant closes. Can California build so much clean and reliable grid capacity in time?

By Jeff St. John . 26 May 2021
Clean energy

Newsletter: How many renewables does it take to replace a nuclear plant?

Does California have the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time?

By Julian Spector . 27 May 2021
Fossil fuels

Activists deal triple blow to oil sector as worries grow over pace of carbon cuts

ExxonMobil, Chevron and Shell were all taken to task on the same day by activist groups pushing for stronger action on emissions.

By Jason Deign . 27 May 2021
Solar

Why rooftop solar and home batteries make a clean grid vastly more affordable

Distributed energy is not an alternative to big power plants — it's a complement.

By David Roberts . 28 May 2021
Opinion

Top 10 state energy legislative issues of 2021

Bill filings show environmental justice, electric vehicles and energy jobs in transition are on state lawmakers’ minds

By Sarah Steinberg . 2 June 2021
Clean energy

ARPA-E’s new focus: Bridging the valleys of death for cleantech R&D

The nation's top energy research agency wants to scale up “high-risk and potentially disruptive” tech to meet urgent decarbonization goals.

By Jeff St. John . 1 June 2021
Solar

Colorado is poised to give a new boost to distributed solar and battery systems

Pending legislation could expand scope of behind-the-meter and community solar and battery installations.

By Jeff St. John . 2 June 2021
Workforce diversity

Charging Up: The latest women's career moves in cleantech

Canary Media is shining a light on women's cleantech career moves and employment issues. This week's coverage includes job moves at Schneider Electric, QuantumScape and the DOE.

By Eric Wesoff . 3 June 2021