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A man with a light skin tone wearing a red shirt and gray pants climbs a sheer rock face. A large mountain range looms behind

Energy equity

Free-solo climber Alex Honnold has another mission: Energy equity

The renowned climber translates his passion for heights into high-impact solar projects, powering change one community at a time.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 27 February 2024

Power poles knocked down by Hurricane Beryl in Harris County, Texas.

Distributed energy resources

Houston’s post-Beryl outages highlight benefits of distributed energy

More solar, batteries, and gas microgrids could have helped Houston during last week’s outages. But state leaders and utilities haven’t made them a priority.

By Jeff St. John . 18 July 2024

Solar

Churches are going solar and saving big thanks to the climate law

The Inflation Reduction Act is helping churches, synagogues, and mosques across the nation access the climate, cost, and reliability benefits of solar power.

By Jeff St. John . 29 July 2024

Transmission

Biden admin announces $2.2B in grants to boost US power grid

The grid is overburdened, under-resourced — and vital to the energy transition. New federal funding aims to increase capacity and get more clean energy built.

By Jeff St. John . 6 August 2024

Utilities

Hurricane Helene could force local utilities to rethink grid resilience

As recovery efforts continue, utilities in Appalachia need to consider their approach to providing electricity in the face of climate change.

By Gautama Mehta . 10 October 2024

Artist rendering of solar panel-topped electric school buses parked at EV chargers

EV charging

New York City tests a solar-powered electric-school-bus microgrid

Utility Con Edison and school-bus operator First Student see bus-charging depots equipped with solar and batteries as a win-win that supports the power grid.

By Jeff St. John . 4 November 2024

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