Solar
Low-income communities will soon get $7 billion for local solar
Per a new analysis of 35 proposed state programs, the historic climate-law funding would benefit more than 700,000 low-income households. Here’s how.
By Alison F. Takemura .
Policy & regulation
Solar
Puerto Rico extended a key rooftop solar policy. Then came the lawsuit.
The U.S. territory adopted a law protecting its highly successful net-metering program through 2031. Now, a federal control board is challenging that decision.
By Maria Gallucci .
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Liquefied natural gas
Inside the fight to stop LNG export projects in South Texas
Construction on the giant Rio Grande LNG export terminal has started, and plans for more LNG infrastructure are underway. Local leaders are rallying to stop the projects anyway.By Maria Gallucci .
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Liquefied natural gas
This report puts a price tag on the climate impacts of US LNG exports
Drawing from the Energy Department’s own data, NYU researchers show that the climate harms of expanding LNG exports outweigh the benefits.By Jeff St. John .
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Transmission
Smart tech could help fix the biggest barrier to building clean energy
A new report finds that "grid-enhancing technologies” can help gigawatts of solar and wind leapfrog the clean energy logjam — and save a ton of money.By Jeff St. John .
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Grid edge
California’s patchwork push to scale up virtual power plants
The state has created more ways for solar-and-battery-equipped homes to get paid to help the grid — but not enough to save the crashing rooftop solar market.By Jeff St. John .
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Clean energy
US climate goals: EVs are on track, but clean power is lagging
Clean Investment Monitor finds that EV sales are on target, but permitting and grid barriers are stalling the wind and solar growth needed to meet decarbonization goals.By Jeff St. John .
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Liquefied natural gas
Does LNG really fight climate change? 5 common LNG claims, examined
The LNG industry frames itself as a tool of foreign policy and a climate solution. Canary Media digs into the details.By Julian Spector .
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EV charging
EVs are one step closer to becoming roaming grid batteries
A new vehicle-to-grid (V2G) standard could make it much easier for EVs to share data and power — and save money for drivers and utilities alike.By Jeff St. John .
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Wind
How US protectionism is holding back the country's offshore wind plans
The Biden admin has an ambitious target for new offshore wind farms — but a 100-year-old law is slowing down construction and ratcheting up installation costs.By David Jen .
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Food and farms
Cultivated meat could help decarbonize food. Florida wants to ban it
The state’s Republican-led legislature could ban the emerging tech, which some see as a long-term pathway to fixing the meat industry’s huge emissions problem.By Maria Virginia Olano .
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