Solar
Florida is now adding more solar power than any other state
Sorry, California and Texas! Florida zoomed to the No. 1 spot for solar installations in the first half of 2023, despite a decidedly mixed policy landscape.
By Eric Wesoff .
Policy & regulation
Clean fleets
‘Green bank’ launches $250M effort to electrify California’s port trucks
The program, from Climate United and Forum Mobility, will help secure the EV trucks and charging stations needed to phase out diesel trucks at the state’s busy ports.
By Jeff St. John .
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Grid edge
Smart thermostats are helping Arizona's grid ride out brutal heat
Amid soaring temperatures, Arizona has seen success with utility programs that incentivize people to turn down the AC when the power grid is stressed.By Jeff St. John .
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Solar
Utilities in New Hampshire unexpectedly back solar net metering
In a sharp turnaround from their previous stance, Eversource, Unitil and Liberty Utilities testified in support of keeping the state's net-metering incentive intact.By Sarah Shemkus .
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Batteries
A big battery is replacing this old Massachusetts fossil power plant
Thanks to a state program incentivizing cleaner peak power, a developer is building a 45 MW grid battery at the site of a fossil power plant shut down in 2022.By Sarah Shemkus .
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Hydrogen
The biomethane boondoggle that could derail clean hydrogen
If the Treasury Department doesn’t get hydrogen tax-credit rules right, it could enrich factory farms and fossil fuel producers rather than boost green hydrogen.By Jeff St. John .
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Solar
The fight over California community solar: 'It's everyone vs. utilities'
Α broad and unlikely coalition has united behind a proposal that would finally let community solar flourish in California. Utilities are trying to stop it.By Jeff St. John .
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Emissions reduction
Virginia may ditch a regional carbon cap-and-invest program
RGGI has helped boost climate resilience and cut emissions in the state, but its Republican governor wants to leave the program. Activists aren’t sure he can.By Katie Myers .
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Solar
Biden admin slaps more tariffs on several Chinese solar manufacturers
The Commerce Department has concluded its probe of Chinese solar firms' tariff evasion. The ruling could derail the rapidly growing, import-dependent U.S. solar industry.By Eric Wesoff .
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Video
Video: How the Inflation Reduction Act has transformed US clean energy
Watch a conversation on the historic climate law’s impact featuring the Department of Energy’s David Crane and Canary Media’s Julian Spector.By Julian Spector .
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Energy efficiency
North Carolina kills effort to make its building code energy-efficient
State Republicans have banned residential building-code updates until 2031, a move that will increase energy costs and make it harder to decarbonize buildings.By Jeff St. John .
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