Utilities
Top 10 utility regulation trends of 2021 — so far
Renewables, DERs and EVs are still top priorities for utility commissions, but extreme weather and Covid-19 are also shaping regulatory action in 2021.
By Noah Garcia .
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 .
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Climatetech finance
Bipartisan infrastructure bill with $73B for power grid clears key Senate hurdle
While lawmakers in D.C. debate whether to invest tens of billions in clean technologies, private climatetech investment funds are not waiting around. Here's a roundup.By Eric Wesoff .
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Transmission
How digitizing the transmission grid can enable the energy mix of the future
EirGrid and Smart Wires team up to build software that could help Ireland reach its ambitious wind energy goals.By Jeff St. John .
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Guest essay
Newsletter: Big Tech is coming for your carbon
Google, Facebook and other tech heavy-hitters are perfecting a bottom-up approach to large-scale decarbonization.By Dan Finn-Foley .
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Climate justice
Newsletter: Want to pass a 100% clean grid law? Don't pick too many fights
Oregon built broad support for its clean grid law. Can other places learn from the example?By Julian Spector .
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Transmission
New transmission can prevent power outages during extreme weather — and save tons of money
Transmission could have paid for itself in savings during big Texas blackout, a new report finds. But capturing that value is tricky.By Jeff St. John .
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Clean energy
Camus Energy: Grid software for small utilities with big clean energy ambitions
A San Francisco startup with Google software talent is helping rural co-ops and municipal utilities make big gains in renewables and distributed energy — without the high-tech price tag.By Jeff St. John .
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Climatetech finance
Newsletter: A win for the slow-and-steady school of cleantech investing
What's a decade of investing experience worth in today's heady market?By Julian Spector .
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Hydrogen
Newsletter: The physical footprint behind the hydrogen economy hype
If the world goes big on green hydrogen, it would entail a massive buildout of wind and solar.By Julian Spector .
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Climatetech finance
Newsletter: 3 more clean energy SPAC updates you should know about
Clean energy startups are going public at a rate I've never seen in my years covering this sector.By Julian Spector .
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