Clean energy
A year in, New York’s pioneering public power law makes uneven progress
New York Power Authority is preparing to build state-owned clean energy projects for the first time — but advocates want more transparency.
By Akielly Hu .
Utilities
Utilities
Don’t blame clean energy for rising electric bills
A new report links rising U.S. power bills to fossil gas price spikes and utility incentives — not solar, wind, and batteries, as clean energy foes suggest.
By Jeff St. John .
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Utilities
Data centers want clean electricity. Can Georgia Power deliver it?
The utility intends to build fossil gas plants to meet data center demand, but tech companies and enviro groups are pushing for more clean energy in the next plan.By Jeff St. John .
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Utilities
More demand, more gas: Inside the Southeast’s dirty power push
Southeastern utilities want to build fossil gas power plants to meet surging demand. Critics say clean energy, batteries and grid-responsive data centers can do the job.By Jeff St. John .
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Distributed energy resources
California’s new rules allow solar and batteries to help out the grid
Utilities tend to treat solar and batteries as threats to their power grids. California’s policy will now tap their flexible power to benefit the grid instead.By Jeff St. John .
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Utilities
California regulator takes income-based electric bills off the table
CPUC’s new proposal ditches the controversial plan to charge ratepayers based on their income and instead puts forth fixed monthly charges.By Jeff St. John .
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Energy storage
Arizona just added its biggest grid battery yet, with another coming soon
The state is shoring up clean energy supply for a new Google data center during a record year nationally for energy storage installations.By Julian Spector .
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Electrification
Data centers, bitcoin and EVs send utilities scrambling for more power
U.S. energy use has been flat, but bitcoin, data centers and EVs are fueling a spike and threatening climate goals. -
Utilities
Minnesota utility’s plan for getting off gas isn’t enough, critics say
CenterPoint Energy’s "innovation plans" won’t put the state on track to achieve its goal of net-zero carbon emissions by midcentury.By Frank Jossi .
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Liquefied natural gas
One big downside of LNG exports: Price swings for US gas consumers
The global gas trade has brought new volatility home to domestic markets — a factor the White House is considering as it reassesses the LNG buildout.By Julian Spector .
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Solar
New policy proposal dims hopes of reviving community solar in California
State regulators and utilities could kill off a community-solar plan backed by lawmakers, pro-solar groups, environmental-justice advocates, unions and homebuilders.By Jeff St. John .
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