Utilities
Newsletter: Greed is good. Or is it?
Utility profit motives seem to clash with the public good in Louisiana.
By Julian Spector .
Utilities
Politics
Clean energy is on the ballot in these utility regulator races
Ten states elect their public utility commissions, which make big decisions about energy. This November, the stakes are high, especially in Arizona and Louisiana.
By Julian Spector .
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Utilities
Utility Entergy stymied transmission projects that might have prevented some New Orleans blackouts
Grid planning served Entergy's economic self-interest rather than reliability, critics contend.By Andy Kowalczyk .
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Clean energy
Clean energy gets a boost from FERC decision on controversial Trump-era rule
Federal energy regulators' punt on the “MOPR” is good news for renewables in mid-Atlantic states — especially offshore wind.By Jeff St. John .
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EV charging
New York City needs a lot of EV chargers. How can its power grid support them all?
Startup Revel's Brooklyn superhub is the first of many charging centers NYC will need to meet its EV goals. Can it be replicated at scale?By Jeff St. John .
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Utilities
Alphabet's R&D hub is marshaling its computing muscle to model fast-changing electrical grids
X (formerly known as Google X) wants to virtualize power grids to speed clean energy adoption. Will utilities and grid operators get on board?By Jeff St. John .
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Politics
What's in the latest version of House Dems' proposed clean energy legislation?
A detailed breakdown of the CEPP, tax credits for renewables, labor standards and more.By David Roberts .
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Politics
Sen. Tina Smith on the Democratic plan to clean up the US electricity sector
The Clean Electricity Payment Program, sponsored by Smith, would be the biggest clean energy policy the country has ever seen.By David Roberts .
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Policy & regulation
The House’s big budget reconciliation bill would be a bonanza for clean energy
Tax credits and direct pay for clean energy, storage and transmission. Funding for EVs and electrification. A program to get utilities on board. But will the Senate go along?By Jeff St. John .
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Policy & regulation
Biden’s FERC nominee could pave the way for the administration's massive clean energy agenda
D.C. utility regulator Willie Phillips would give Dems the upper hand as the agency tackles transmission, pipelines and distributed energy policies.By Jeff St. John .
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Transmission
Newsletter: New Orleans leaders put off building microgrids, and now the people are paying the price
Advocates tried for years to build local grid resilience.By Julian Spector .
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