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Politics

How to keep the climate fight alive through a second Trump term

Leah Stokes and Adrian Deveny, two architects of the Inflation Reduction Act, sketch out a plan to keep the clean energy transition on track.

By Jeff St. John . 11 November 2024
Transmission

This DOE-backed software is helping to unclog the grid

GridUnity’s software can shave 12 months from the sluggish interconnection process that’s stalling clean power. A $50M DOE grant is helping it expand.

By Jeff St. John . 12 November 2024
Policy & regulation

How New York can get on track to meet its big clean energy goals

State law requires New York to get 70% of its power from clean sources by 2030. The state is falling short of that goal — but advocates say it’s still within reach.

By Akielly Hu . 14 November 2024
Solar

California’s rooftop solar is a benefit, not a cost, to the state

A new study finds rooftop solar will save California $2.3B this year — a rebuttal to the ‘cost-shift’ math that’s led regulators to stifle solar growth.

By Jeff St. John . 15 November 2024
Policy & regulation

Massachusetts passes bill to speed clean energy and slow gas expansion

The long-awaited legislation comes as advocates say more state-level climate policy is needed. Governor Maura Healey is expected to sign it into law.

By Carrie Klein . 15 November 2024
Green steel

Move over, data centers. US steel mills need lots of clean power too.

A new report quantifies just how much clean electricity the US steel industry will need to decarbonize — a task that could get even harder under Donald Trump.

By Maria Gallucci . 18 November 2024
Virtual power plants

Google Nest spinout picks Texas for 1GW virtual power plant

NRG Energy and Renew Home think Texas is the place to use millions of smart thermostats to build the country’s biggest virtual power plant. Here’s why.

By Jeff St. John . 19 November 2024
Green steel

The economic case for green steel production at a Michigan steel mill

Cleveland-Cliffs’ Dearborn Works blast furnace is due for relining in 2027. Advocates say now is the time to convert it to new technology powered by clean energy.

By Kari Lydersen . 19 November 2024
Long-duration energy storage

The biggest grid storage project using old batteries is online in Texas

Startup Element Energy set out to prove that second-life batteries could deliver cheaper energy storage safely and at scale.

By Julian Spector . 21 November 2024
Clean industry

Chart: Green industrial projects are stuck in limbo

Nearly 700 projects to clean up steel, cement, and other industries are in progress worldwide — but developers are struggling to finance and build them.

By Maria Gallucci . 22 November 2024