Clean energy

Policy & regulation

The tax code change unleashing $25B in clean energy investment

The Inflation Reduction Act’s transferability provision is expanding opportunities to turn the value of clean energy tax credits into real-world projects.

By Jeff St. John . 28 October 2024

Solar

Rivian backs massive solar plant atop old coal mine in Kentucky

The 800MW colossus from BrightNight sets a new standard for renewables construction that benefits communities and the local environment as well as the climate.

By Julian Spector . 4 August 2023
Clean energy

White House proposes new rule to speed up clean energy permitting

The Biden administration issued a plan to tweak a key environmental law in the hopes that changes will help clean energy projects move faster.

By Akielly Hu . 2 August 2023
Clean energy

FERC takes a big step to get more clean energy on the US grid

Clean energy groups welcome major interconnection reform — but also warn the U.S. won't be able to clean up its grid without a huge expansion of transmission.

By Jeff St. John . 31 July 2023
Clean energy

Charts: US clean energy developers are hyped about post-IRA prospects

A new survey suggests that in spite of some lingering headwinds, most big-money players in the renewables space are bullish on the market and ready to invest.

By Eric Wesoff . 28 July 2023
Clean energy

Is the biggest US public utility finally catching up on clean energy?

Tennessee Valley Authority is buying massive amounts of renewables. But critics say it's still relying too much on fossil fuels to serve its 10 million customers.

By Julian Spector . 26 July 2023
Clean energy

Chart: Wind and solar are outperforming coal on US grid this year

Renewables are making progress in replacing coal, but to decarbonize U.S. electricity by 2035, they'll need to replace fossil gas too.

By Dan McCarthy . 21 July 2023
Podcast

What's the next big trend in clean energy?

David Roberts and Ramez Naam survey an array of possible outcomes for the energy transition, from near-certain to farfetched and everything in between.

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By Stephen Lacey . 54 min . 20 July 2023
Corporate procurement

Big companies seek new paths to deep grid decarbonization

GM, Meta, Walmart and other big clean-energy buyers launch new effort to look at transmission, virtual power plants and other tools beyond clean-energy contracts.

By Jeff St. John . 19 July 2023
Utilities

Another major utility is accelerating its transition to renewables

Michigan's DTE Energy has announced a plan to spend $11 billion on clean energy construction and close its remaining coal plants sooner.

By Julian Spector . 17 July 2023
Video

Video: Canary Media talks EVs and air pollution on The Weather Channel

Maria Virginia Olano explains how speeding up the adoption of EVs and clean energy could drastically reduce pollution and benefit public health.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 11 July 2023