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)

Nuclear

Newsletter: Cheap clean power is great — unless you're a struggling nuclear plant

Unexpectedly low pricing in the Mid-Atlantic grid system was good news for renewables and bad news for certain nuclear plants.

By Julian Spector . 7 June 2021
Nuclear

Low prices in PJM’s capacity auction spell trouble for Exelon’s Illinois nuclear fleet

A long-delayed auction yields lower-than-expected prices in the country’s biggest capacity market. That’s bad news for struggling nuclear power plants.

By Jeff St. John . 4 June 2021
Transmission

Western states look to regional transmission organizations to boost clean energy's pathways to market

Bills in Nevada and Colorado would set a 2030 target for utilities to join regional transmission organizations.

By Jeff St. John . 3 June 2021
Clean energy

ARPA-E’s new focus: Bridging the valleys of death for cleantech R&D

The nation's top energy research agency wants to scale up “high-risk and potentially disruptive” tech to meet urgent decarbonization goals.

By Jeff St. John . 1 June 2021
Clean energy

Newsletter: How many renewables does it take to replace a nuclear plant?

Does California have the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time?

By Julian Spector . 27 May 2021
Clean energy

California may build 11.5GW of almost all carbon-free resources to replace its last nuclear plant

Regulators have decided that adding 7.5 GW by 2026 won’t be enough after the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant closes. Can California build so much clean and reliable grid capacity in time?

By Jeff St. John . 26 May 2021
Opinion

Net zero no more: We are entering the era of honest electricity

The future of zero-carbon electricity relies on matching consumption with generation on a 24/7/365 basis. Call it "true zero."

By Steve Hoy . 26 May 2021
Clean energy

Arizona may resurrect efforts to commit to 100 percent carbon-free electricity

Arizona's failed clean electricity proposal could live to see another day.

By Emma Foehringer Merchant . 20 May 2021
Guest essay

The US must ally with Canada to tackle climate change

A plan to replace "Buy American" with "Buy North American" provisions to strengthen cross-border collaboration.

By Jayson Myers . 12 May 2021
Policy & regulation

PJM moves to curtail compliance with FERC policy that hinders state-subsidized clean energy

A long-running policy battle over the country’s biggest capacity market appears to be nearing an end. What the replacement policy will look like remains an open question.

By Jeff St. John . 29 April 2021

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Clean energy

New England labor unions call for faster offshore wind buildout

Newsletter: Cheap clean power is great — unless you're a struggling nuclear plant

Low prices in PJM’s capacity auction spell trouble for Exelon’s Illinois nuclear fleet

Western states look to regional transmission organizations to boost clean energy's pathways to market

ARPA-E’s new focus: Bridging the valleys of death for cleantech R&D

Newsletter: How many renewables does it take to replace a nuclear plant?

California may build 11.5GW of almost all carbon-free resources to replace its last nuclear plant

Net zero no more: We are entering the era of honest electricity

Arizona may resurrect efforts to commit to 100 percent carbon-free electricity

The US must ally with Canada to tackle climate change

PJM moves to curtail compliance with FERC policy that hinders state-subsidized clean energy