Illinois’ landmark 100% clean energy bill is headed toward passage
Illinois lawmakers on Thursday narrowly passed a long-awaited clean energy bill that would set a 2050 deadline for decarbonizing the state’s electricity generation, rescue a...
Newsletter: How clean is your ride?
I like to keep track of the most common questions I get from folks who don't live and breathe clean energy every day. Energy wonks...
Newsletter: Tom Steyer launches new investment fund with a focus on climate justice
The world needs to spend trillions of dollars to decarbonize over the coming decades. And that money needs to be spent in ways that help...
Time shift: How to make EV charging as clean as possible
Vic Shao, CEO of Amply, sees a couple of different ways that his company can help transit agencies and commercial fleet operators charge their electric...
Newsletter: Cash for clunkers, coal edition
Shutting down coal power plants is one of the most crucial tasks in the fight against climate change, and the financial industry is taking it...
How blockchain could help integrate rooftop solar and EVs into the grid
Jesse Morris, CEO of the Energy Web Foundation, believes that blockchain could increase the value of distributed solar, batteries and grid-responsive appliances and electric vehicles...
Political Climate: Crunchtime for Congress on climate and energy
The U.S. political climate has changed a lot in 2021, especially when it comes to climate and energy issues on Capitol Hill. The Political Climate...
Newsletter: New Orleans leaders put off building microgrids, and now the people are paying the price
I used to jump at the chance to report on new business models for microgrids — breakthroughs that promised local, resilient energy for any community...