Clean energy

Offshore wind

New England labor unions call for faster offshore wind buildout

A new report by unions in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut recommends tripling the region’s 2040 offshore wind goals and centering workers.

By Carrie Klein . 26 November 2024

A wind turbine stands in the water off the coast of Rhode Island and Connecticut. — Revolution Wind's first turbine was installed in September 2024 off the coast of Rhode Island and Connecticut. (Revolution Wind)

Policy & regulation

Calif. governor makes emergency bid to prevent blackouts. Is it too little, too late?

Power plant shortages and delayed batteries are part of the problem. So is stalled progress on behind-the-meter resources.

By Jeff St. John . 2 August 2021
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 . 30 July 2021
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 . 29 July 2021
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 . 29 July 2021
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 . 29 July 2021
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 . 28 July 2021
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 . 26 July 2021
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 . 20 July 2021
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 . 19 July 2021
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 . 14 July 2021