Renewable energy

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March 3, 2020

California’s Electric Sector is About to Veer Off Track in Fight Against Climate Change

Mark Specht
Western States Energy Manager/Senior Analyst

UniEnergy Technologies/Wikimedia Commons

February 24, 2020

Storage Could Catch Up to Wind and Solar’s Quick Growth

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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January 23, 2020

It’s “State of the State” Season: Time to Check in on Midwest Governors’ Climate and Clean Energy Progress

James Gignac
Midwest Senior Policy Manager

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January 16, 2020

Getting Renewables to the Consumer – PJM and FERC Aren’t Helping

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

Dennis Schroeder/NREL

December 17, 2019

FERC’s Move to Defend Competition Actually Hurts Competition

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

Entergy building from Hilton New Orleans

Wikimedia

December 11, 2019

Electric Companies Like Entergy Are Using Affiliate Transactions to Block Renewable Energy, Here’s How

Joseph Daniel
Former Contributor

Photo by Justin McAfee on Unsplash

December 10, 2019

Michigan Should Reject DTE’s Integrated Resource Plan, Here’s Why

James Gignac
Midwest Senior Policy Manager

GreenRoots

December 5, 2019

Open Letter Demands Clean Energy Alternative to Risky Eversource Substation

Paula Garcia
Senior Bilingual Energy Analyst and Energy Justice Lead

City of Boston

November 21, 2019

A Clean Energy Alternative to a Risky Proposed Substation in East Boston

Paula Garcia
Senior Bilingual Energy Analyst and Energy Justice Lead

Architect of the Capitol

November 19, 2019

Proposed Tax Package Is Critical for Clean Energy Momentum and Progress on Climate

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

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November 5, 2019

Midwest Transmission Operator Looks to the Future and Sees Clean Energy

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

Windtech/Wikimedia

October 23, 2019

How (Not) to Analyze the Cost of Renewables

Joseph Daniel
Former Contributor

New models will help continue the growth in EV sales, like the longer-range battery electric Jaguar I-PACE SUV that is scheduled to arrive for sale later this year.

October 9, 2019

Lithium Batteries Finally Get their Due with Nobel Prize Win

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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October 9, 2019

Do Renewables Lead to Increased Air Pollution from California Power Plants?

Mark Specht
Western States Energy Manager/Senior Analyst

The United States Capitol Building at sunset

Eric E Johnson/Creative Commons (Flickr)

October 3, 2019

Clean Energy Tax Policy is Congress’s Last Chance to do Anything Meaningful on Climate This Year

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

Photo: UK Parliament

September 17, 2019

What Do Brexit and Energy Markets Have in Common? A lot.

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

August 28, 2019

Up Close with California’s Power Grid Operator

Mark Specht
Western States Energy Manager/Senior Analyst

Photo: Pictures of Money/Flickr

August 26, 2019

The $2.5 Billion Question Waiting at FERC

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

Photo: Ma. William Carraway/Wikimedia Commons

August 1, 2019

An Absence of Energy Leadership in a Climate Crisis

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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July 9, 2019

Maine Hits Clean Energy Grand Slam

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

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July 9, 2019

How Do Power Grids Beat the Summer Heat?

Julie McNamara
Senior Energy Analyst

Photo: Omari Spears/UCS

June 26, 2019

50% by 2035 National Renewable Electricity Standard Would Boost Economy and Cut Carbon Emissions

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

Public Domain

June 25, 2019

Renewable Energy Curtailment 101: The Problem That’s Actually Not a Problem At All

Mark Specht
Western States Energy Manager/Senior Analyst

Photo: Paula Garcia

June 20, 2019

Offshore Wind in the US: Scale, Jobs and Innovation

Paula Garcia
Senior Bilingual Energy Analyst and Energy Justice Lead