Guest essay
Utilities can’t be for the Paris Agreement and against building electrification
Energy companies are making a bad bet on fossil fuels in buildings. Investors don’t want to take the hit.
By Lila Holzman, Daniel Stewart .
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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Policy & regulation
PJM moves to curtail compliance with FERC policy that hinders state-subsidized clean energy
A long-running policy battle over the country’s biggest capacity market appears to be nearing an end. What the replacement policy will look like remains an open question.By Jeff St. John .
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Transmission
Biden administration boosts support for transmission jobs and clean energy benefits
An ACEG report finds that interstate transmission projects could drive 1.2 million jobs and increase wind and solar capacity by 50 percent. A new $8.25 billion federal loan commitment could help.By Jeff St. John .
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Climate crisis
Why US utilities must cut carbon emissions faster — and how data can help get it done
A new report from RMI sets a tough schedule for closing fossil-fueled power plants. Its Utility Transition Hub compiles the data to help find a way.By Jeff St. John .
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Transmission
How transmission along railroads and highways could break open clean energy growth
High-voltage lines buried along road and rail rights of way could carry renewable power across the U.S. — if a lot of novel challenges can be overcome.By Jeff St. John .
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Wind
Renewable energy in the time of floods, droughts and hurricanes
Renewable energy plants are built to last decades. How will climate change alter the weather patterns they're designed for in the years to come?By Jason Deign .
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Climate justice
California targets low-income communities for grid flexibility tools and rewards
OhmConnect will use a $3 million state grant to reach out to disadvantaged communities for help in solving the state’s peak grid challenges.By Jean Haggerty .
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Long-duration energy storage
Long-duration storage roundup: News, players and technology
Long-duration storage keeps on slipping into the future.By Eric Wesoff .
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Solar
The battle over net metering 3.0 in California: Energy equity and the future of rooftop solar
Utilities and solar groups are fighting over the cost shift. But both agree the next stage in policy must bring low-income customers and fundamental grid needs into balance.By Jeff St. John .
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Solar
Software will eat solar: Driving utility-scale solar prices below 1 cent per kilowatt-hour by 2025
Terabase Energy is on a mission to get utility-scale solar power prices below $0.01 per kWh by 2025 using software, as opposed to the DOE's hardware strategy.By Eric Wesoff .
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