Utilities

EV charging

California’s backlogged grid is holding up its electric truck dreams

Electric truck-charging projects face years of waiting to get the power they need. Clean-transport advocates say regulators must push utilities harder to speed up.

By Jeff St. John . 23 September 2024

An electric truck charging depot in Lynwood, California, operated by Voltera and Einride — Electric truck-charging depots are being told they must wait several years to nearly a decade to secure the utility grid power they need. (Voltera)

Fossil fuels

California has embraced clean energy, so why is it still building natural gas infrastructure?

Decarbonization advocates are fighting ratepayer subsidies that incentivize the growth of an increasingly obsolete gas system.

By Elizabeth McCarthy . 14 July 2021
Hydrogen

How much renewables expansion is needed for a global green hydrogen economy?

And is a massive wind and solar buildout of that scale even feasible?

By Jason Deign . 13 July 2021
Clean energy

A microgrid powered only by solar and batteries points the way to bigger all-renewable grids

Australia’s Horizon Power and partner PXiSE showed they could power a town without generators. The implications for expanding renewable energy are massive.

By Jeff St. John . 12 July 2021
Solar

Heliogen goes SPAC to revive concentrated solar power

Will an infusion of cash help the California-based startup resuscitate this neglected technology?

By Julian Spector . 8 July 2021
Utilities

Newsletter: A Southern energy plan that's not what it SEEMs

Two camps square off over the future of the Southern grid. Plus, a leading solar developer finds a European buyer.

By Julian Spector . 8 July 2021
Climatetech finance

Major US solar developer Cypress Creek snapped up by huge European investment firm

The deal caps a dramatic turnaround for the solar firm — and promises more growth to come.

By Julian Spector . 7 July 2021
Transmission

Why utilities and clean energy advocates are battling over a Southeast energy market

SEEM’s utility backers say it will save money. Opponents say it could lock out clean energy developers and protect fossil fuel plants from competition.

By Jeff St. John . 7 July 2021
Energy storage

Newsletter: Oxnard won independence from an unwanted gas plant, and you could too

This giant battery is a perfect fit for one California farming community.

By Julian Spector . 6 July 2021
Energy storage

Environmental-justice activists in California fight off a new gas plant, get a giant Tesla battery instead

Oxnard creates a model for the energy transition by fusing environmental justice with cutting-edge technology.

By Julian Spector . 5 July 2021
Utilities

South Carolina says Duke Energy's resource plan is 'unfairly' skewed against solar and storage

Clean-energy advocates hope the decision will lead to less natural gas in Duke’s future power mix.

By Jeff St. John . 1 July 2021

Utilities

California’s backlogged grid is holding up its electric truck dreams

California has embraced clean energy, so why is it still building natural gas infrastructure?

How much renewables expansion is needed for a global green hydrogen economy?

A microgrid powered only by solar and batteries points the way to bigger all-renewable grids

Heliogen goes SPAC to revive concentrated solar power

Newsletter: A Southern energy plan that's not what it SEEMs

Major US solar developer Cypress Creek snapped up by huge European investment firm

Why utilities and clean energy advocates are battling over a Southeast energy market

Newsletter: Oxnard won independence from an unwanted gas plant, and you could too

Environmental-justice activists in California fight off a new gas plant, get a giant Tesla battery instead

South Carolina says Duke Energy's resource plan is 'unfairly' skewed against solar and storage