Solar
Instant permits for home solar? There's a SolarApp for that
A DOE-funded app aims to ease solar permitting to cut costs, and it's spreading to more cities and counties.
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 .
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Transmission
Biden administration boosts support for transmission jobs and clean energy benefits
An ACEG report finds that interstate transmission projects could drive 1.2 million jobs and increase wind and solar capacity by 50 percent. A new $8.25 billion federal loan commitment could help.By Jeff St. John .
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Hydrogen
Big Hydrogen doesn't want you to read this
Some people go into business to make money. Others do it to make fuel cells.By Julian Spector .
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Energy storage
Are market constraints hampering the evolution of ‘last-mile’ grid resources?
Future grids will need assets on standby for times when there isn't enough wind and solar. But how will these assets be valued and compensated?By Jason Deign .
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Climate crisis
Why US utilities must cut carbon emissions faster — and how data can help get it done
A new report from RMI sets a tough schedule for closing fossil-fueled power plants. Its Utility Transition Hub compiles the data to help find a way.By Jeff St. John .
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Policy & regulation
Green 'liberty' bonds: The American way to win the war on climate change?
Taking a lesson from the World War II financing playbook to combat the climate crisis.By Jean Haggerty .
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Transmission
How transmission along railroads and highways could break open clean energy growth
High-voltage lines buried along road and rail rights of way could carry renewable power across the U.S. — if a lot of novel challenges can be overcome.By Jeff St. John .
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Policy & regulation
What you need to know after Biden's climate pledge
If you're wondering what actions are required to meet Biden's climate aspirations, we have you covered.By Julian Spector .
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Policy & regulation
Can federal tax credits help build the transmission needed to green the US grid?
President Biden and Democrats in Congress home in on support for hard-to-build transmission as a linchpin for meeting clean energy goals.
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