Policy & regulation
Newsletter: Showdown in Arizona
Arizona has managed to make utility regulation into a spectator sport.
By Julian Spector .
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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Just transition
Newsletter: 'A New Hope' for solar equity
A force awakens at the Department of Energy: the power of Star Wars puns to promote equity and inclusion in the solar workforce.By Julian Spector .
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Policy & regulation
Arizona rejects plan for 100% carbon-free electricity
Years of negotiation over Arizona's clean energy rules come to naught in the eleventh hour. -
Just transition
Prioritizing diversity in the energy transition, plus Star Wars puns with Secretary Granholm
The DOE wants to involve the entire community in the energy transition. It's do or do not; there is no try.By Eric Wesoff .
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Policy & regulation
Washington state now has the nation's most ambitious climate policy
And yes, it includes carbon pricing.By David Roberts .
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Guest essay
The US coal fleet is running out of time and money. What comes next?
New analysis shows that four out of five American coal plants cost more to run than new local renewables.By Amanda Myers, Mike O’Boyle .
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Solar
Newsletter: Rooftop solar leader Sunrun hits the accelerator
If you want to gauge the health of the solar industry, you could do worse than checking on its leading practitioners.By Julian Spector .
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Guest essay
To meet Biden’s new climate goal, forests and farms must sequester a lot more carbon
A new "One Gigaton Land Carbon Bank" could unlock billions of dollars a year to help U.S. landowners "grow" a hot new commodity: carbon.By Emily McGlynn .
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Solar
Can a new SunShot push the US toward 100% clean energy?
The Department of Energy has a new solar price goal — but getting to carbon-free electricity will require more sweeping changes in electricity strategy, experts say. -
Climate crisis
New satellites can mitigate methane’s outsize impact on climate change
MethaneSat and Carbon Mapper could give governments and industry new ways to find methane emissions — and to determine the value of stopping them.By Jeff St. John .
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