Guides and how-tos
Ask these 10 questions if you want to get rooftop solar
Should you buy or lease solar panels? Go with a big installer or a small one? Add a battery? We'll walk you through the basics.
By Julian Spector .
Julian is a senior reporter at Canary Media, where he covers batteries and emerging technologies to store clean energy and unlock a carbon-free grid. He also reports on the budding clean hydrogen industry, and chases down clean energy breakthroughs in far-flung locales.
Prior to the launch of Canary Media in 2021, Julian covered the rise of the grid storage industry for much-loved industry news outlet Greentech Media. Previously he covered clean energy and transportation for CityLab at The Atlantic, and conducted grant-funded climate journalism in Bangladesh. His stories have appeared in The Guardian, HuffPost, Al Jazeera America, and other outlets. He speaks regularly at energy-related events and on podcasts. He graduated from Duke University and still misses Carolina barbecue, but enjoys investigating local cuisine wherever his reporting takes him.
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Clean fleets
How one California transit agency electrified its fleet 18 years ahead of schedule
The Antelope Valley Transit Authority's 87 electric buses are slashing emissions and making money.By Julian Spector .
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Fossil fuels
We need to talk about how we talk about natural gas
Canary speaks to journalist Rebecca Leber about how the ubiquitous term downplays the fossil fuel's climate and pollution impacts.By Julian Spector .
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Ocean energy
Can shore-based wave power unlock clean, affordable ocean energy?
Israeli startup Eco Wave Power says its tech steers clear of the pitfalls that have sunk previous efforts.By Julian Spector .
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Energy storage
Chart: Outpacing even China, the US takes the lead in grid battery investment
Global storage investment grew from $460 million to $4.7 billion in just seven years. -
Climatetech finance
Investors poured more than half a billion into solar software in the last week alone
Aurora Solar, Complete Solar and Palmetto now have plenty of capital to scale their "capital-light" models.By Julian Spector .
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Fossil fuels
Hawaii relies on Russian oil — but clean energy could change that
Hawaii's transition to renewables becomes all the more urgent as Russia's invasion of Ukraine rattles energy markets.By Julian Spector .
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Solar
Schneider snaps up solar marketplace EnergySage, aims to electrify homes
With backing from conglomerate Schneider Electric, EnergySage will expand its comparison-shopping platform from rooftop solar to a broad range of home electric equipment.By Julian Spector .
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Batteries
People power: Hawaii utility wants to pay households to share clean energy
Hawaiian Electric and rooftop solar installers have agreed on a plan to shore up the state's grid. California, are you watching?By Julian Spector .
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Long-duration energy storage
Iron-air battery maker Form has an unexpected new customer: Georgia Power
The regulated utility is only the second known customer trying out the novel technology for clean long-duration energy storage.By Julian Spector .
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