Policy & regulation
Policy & regulation
The $20B US ‘green bank’ program just funded its first project
An Inflation Reduction Act program meant to expand climate investment in underserved markets has its first target — a $31 million commercial solar effort in Arkansas.
By Jeff St. John .
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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 .
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Electrification
Designing air conditioners that won’t cook the planet
The Global Cooling Prize awards $1 million to designs that shave energy, reduce global warming and could make AC more affordable and eco-friendly for billions.By Jeff St. John .
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Guest essay
Net-Zero Banking Alliance’s carbon commitment: The good, the bad and the missing-in-action
The latest global banking coalition aligned with the Paris Agreement lacks the ambition required to reach net-zero emissions.By Jeanne Martin .
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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 industry
Joe Biden’s Green New Steel
Steel-making is one of the world's most carbon-intensive industries. New technologies and proactive policy interventions could change that.By Jay Stein .
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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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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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