Renewable energy

black and white photo of a coal-fired power plant with two tall smokestacks releasing large plumes of smoke into the sky

PDTillman/Wikimedia Commons

March 23, 2023

Good News—and Bad—about Fossil Fuel Power Plants in 2023

Paul Arbaje
Energy Analyst

Ruth Baranowski/NREL

February 22, 2023

How Much Land Would it Require to Get Most of Our Electricity from Wind and Solar?

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

photo of Maura Healey behind a microphone and with her right hand raised to take the oath of office and become governor of Massachusetts

Brian Snyder/Reuters

February 13, 2023

Three Steps for Equitable Climate Action in Massachusetts

Paula Garcia
Senior Bilingual Energy Analyst

NREL

February 6, 2023

Can Solar, Storage and Efficiency Help Us Survive Winters Like This?

Maria Chavez
Energy Analyst

Bao Chau/Unsplash

January 30, 2023

Minnesota: Will This Be the Year for a 100-Percent Carbon-Free Electricity Policy?

James Gignac
Midwest Senior Policy Manager

A bright, sunny day on the open ocean: a line of offshore wind turbines is visible along with an American flag, presumably mounted on a boat

Erika Spanger-Siegfried/UCS

January 12, 2023

Offshore Wind: What to Watch For in 2023

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

Peter Chou Kee Liu/Flickr

December 12, 2022

Just and Sustainable Solutions for the Mining and Recycling of Rare Earth Elements in Wind Turbines

Charlie Hoffs
Former Schneider Sustainable Energy Fellow

Wind turbine blades being transported by train through Denver.

Dennis Schroeder/NREL

December 12, 2022

What Happens to Wind Turbine Blades at the End of Their Life Cycle?

Charlie Hoffs
Former Schneider Sustainable Energy Fellow

Workers watch installation of wind turbine blades.

Dennis Schroeder/NREL

December 12, 2022

How Are Wind Turbines Made?

Charlie Hoffs
Former Schneider Sustainable Energy Fellow

ACES/Brady Delf/Flickr

December 5, 2022

More Fossil Natural Gas Won’t Lower High Energy Bills

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

Black Rock Solar/Flickr CC by 2.0

November 7, 2022

Estas cinco comunidades se mostraron resilientes ante la Temporada de Peligro del 2022

Kristy Dahl
Principal Climate Scientist

Kyger Creek Plant/PeggyDavis66/Flickr

October 28, 2022

Ohioans Stuck Burning Coal, Burning Cash

Meghan Hassett
Former Contributor

A worker from PHILERGY, a German-Filipino supplier and installer of solar energy, carries a solar panel during a home installation.

IMF Photo/Flickr

October 19, 2022

Solar Panels Should Be Reused and Recycled. Here’s How.

Charlie Hoffs
Former Schneider Sustainable Energy Fellow

Solar Giga/flickr

October 19, 2022

How Are Solar Panels Made?

Charlie Hoffs
Former Schneider Sustainable Energy Fellow

row of solar panels with mountain backdrop

Jeff/Flickr

October 19, 2022

Mining Raw Materials for Solar Panels: Problems and Solutions

Charlie Hoffs
Former Schneider Sustainable Energy Fellow

Western Area Power/Flickr

August 31, 2022

September Is Here. That Means Another Nail-Biter for California’s Grid.

Mark Specht
Western States Energy Manager/Senior Analyst

DENNIS SCHROEDER/NREL

July 29, 2022

Why is Congress’s Climate Breakthrough Such a Big Deal? Because Without It, We’d Be Irreparably Off Course.

Julie McNamara
Senior Energy Analyst

in this low-angle photo of a power transmission tower, a blue sky is visible and in the foreground, a white power transmission tower connected to power lines

Jinyang Liu/Unsplash

July 25, 2022

Boosting Michigan’s Energy Future with Regional Transmission Upgrades

James Gignac
Midwest Senior Policy Manager

This photo shows a solar panel array on the grounds of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

stantontcady/Flickr

July 25, 2022

Overdue Grid Improvements Will Help Illinois Achieve Energy Goals

Meghan Hassett
Former Contributor

Under a cloudy sky in Alpha, Minnesota, wind turbines are set against a field

MPCA Photos/Flickr

July 22, 2022

Building a Better Power Grid for Minnesota

Meghan Hassett
Former Contributor

Pok Rie/StockSnap

July 21, 2022

Midwest Transmission System Investments Will Be a Game Changer for a Clean Energy Future

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

J. Rogers/UCS

July 18, 2022

Massachusetts Needs Ambition: In the Wake of W.V. v. EPA, What One State Can Do

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

Solar installers from Baker Electric place solar panels on the roof of a residential home in Scripps Ranch, San Diego, California, U.S.

Mike Blake/REUTERS

June 7, 2022

Biden Administration Moves to Unblock Solar Power

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

INSPIRE-MINNESOTA

May 31, 2022

Minnesota Should Go All-In on Climate Solutions

Meghan Hassett
Former Contributor