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Energy storage

Chart: The US grid battery fleet is about to double — again

America's energy storage industry is on a tear, installing batteries to store clean wind and solar and make the grid more reliable.

By Julian Spector, Maria Virginia Olano . 12 January 2024
Hydrogen

Tax-credit rules leave key 'blue hydrogen' issues unanswered

Environmental watchdogs worry the Biden administration’s proposed rules for hydrogen tax credits may allow fossil gas and biogas to pollute at taxpayer expense.

By Jeff St. John . 12 January 2024
ENN

Virginia districts roll on with electric school buses despite lack of state funding

The state hasn’t offered specific funding since a 2019 allocation but still ranks fourth nationally in electric school buses thanks to resourcefulness by districts and advocates.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 11 January 2024
Solar

The fight over US solar tariffs hasn't gone away — it's just hibernating

A new lawsuit from Auxin Solar is an important reminder that the threat of destabilizing tariffs remains very real for the U.S. solar industry.

By Eric Wesoff . 11 January 2024
Emissions reduction

Clean electricity is driving down US emissions

A preliminary analysis shows the buildout of renewable energy helped to curb America’s greenhouse gas emissions by 1.9% in 2023.

By Maria Gallucci . 10 January 2024
The financial friction slowing low-income solar

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 10 January 2024
ENN

How a Koch-linked group stalled a bipartisan Ohio energy efficiency bill at the last minute

As a floor vote neared in the Ohio House, the state chapter of Americans for Prosperity issued a “key vote alert” that misrepresented key facts about the legislation.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 10 January 2024
Electric school buses get $1 billion boost

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 9 January 2024
Midwest Energy News

U.S. Supreme Court orders climate case to stay in Minnesota

By Andy Balaskovitz . 9 January 2024
Hydrogen

The new hydrogen tax credits could revolutionize how clean energy is counted

Green hydrogen is just the first sector that will need to start tracking clean power on an hourly basis to adapt to a renewables-rich grid, energy experts say.

By Jeff St. John . 9 January 2024