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Guest essay

What's different about the utilities at the forefront of the energy transition?

A new SEPA survey identifies key traits of utilities that are taking the lead in the transition to clean energy.

By Julia Hamm . 11 May 2021
Fossil fuels

The Colonial pipeline ransomware shutdown: A wake-up call for energy cybersecurity

How digital hostage-taking can bring about the breakdown of fossil fuel networks — and threaten the power grid.

By Jeff St. John . 11 May 2021
Utilities

PG&E’s $7.5B securitization: A bellwether for utility efforts to cover the costs of climate change?

Wildfire liability financing under scrutiny in California could presage efforts in other states to offset costs of coal plant retirements and climate-change mitigations.

By Elizabeth McCarthy . 11 May 2021
Wind

Big win for US offshore wind: Biden administration approves $2B Vineyard project

The bureaucratic breakthrough signals renewed federal support for up to 30 GW of East Coast offshore wind by 2030.

By Jeff St. John . 11 May 2021
ENN

Michigan utilities should prioritize public health inequities in retirement plans, regulator says

The Michigan Public Service Commission is seeking input on how it can ensure utilities incorporate environmental justice as they transition to clean energy.

By Nina Ignaczak . 12 May 2021
ENN

Illinois pork plant powered by the sun, thanks to C-PACE financing

Commercial property assessed clean energy is still used relatively little in Illinois and many other states, in part because of consumers’ and public officials’ lack of familiarity with the option.

By Kari Lydersen . 12 May 2021
ENN

Conservancy charts a solar showcase on the coalfields of Central Appalachia

The plan to generate up to 75 megawatts of solar power across hundreds of acres of deforested minelands in Virginia and Tennessee may be “a breakout moment for the region,” the project’s developer said.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 12 May 2021
Southeast Energy News

Long lines, low supplies as panic buyers react to Colonial Pipeline shutdown

By Mason Adams . 12 May 2021
Northeast Energy News

Biden administration approves Vineyard Wind

12 May 2021
Midwest Energy News

Michigan Gov. Whitmer: Enbridge trespassing with Line 5

By Andy Balaskovitz . 12 May 2021