Forget the Duck Curve. Renewables Integration in the Midwest Is a Whole Other Animal

Utilities Should be Allowed to Experiment and Fail, Says Energy Exec

Utilities are required to innovate but not allowed to make mistakes, laments the managing director of the Austrian power company Energienetze Steiermar.

What Financiers Need to Unlock $1 Trillion in Renewable Energy Investment

PG&E Sets $2.5B Charge for Wildfire Liabilities on the ‘Lower End of Range’

The California utility gives investors a hard figure on the financial disaster it faces if found at fault for last year’s deadly firestorms—and a bankruptcy warning.

California Tries Again With 3 Landmark Clean Energy Bills. This Time Things Are Different

The energy landscape has changed and last year’s obstacles may have shifted for 100 percent clean energy, grid expansion and a storage program.

Exelon, First Solar and AWEA Back a New Bipartisan Carbon Tax Advocacy Group

Americans for Carbon Dividends has conservative backing and a long-shot goal.

Department of Energy Issues Recommendations for Post-Maria Puerto Rico

The federal government suggests more clean energy is a good option.

Will the DNC Ban on Fossil Fuel Donations Help or Hurt Democrats?

And how mega fossil fuel industry donors the Koch brothers are blocking Republicans from acting on climate.

Trump Tariffs on Chinese Solar and Battery Products to Have Minimal Impact

With Chinese solar imports already flagging, new tariffs shouldn’t further damage the industry.

Asia’s Offshore Wind Sector Diversifies

A potential 1-gigawatt floating offshore wind project in South Korea signals an expansion of the technology across Asia.

Power Ledger and Silicon Valley Power to Track EV Low-Carbon Credits via Blockchain

Blockchain’s use in the energy space gets a new proof-of-concept deployment in Silicon Valley.

Watt It Takes: How Roboticist Leila Madrone Built the Air-Based Solar Tracker Firm Sunfolding

In this edition of the Watt It Takes podcast: Leila Madrone talks about her journey from music-making NASA roboticist to solar-tracker CEO.

Electric Heating Accelerates the Push for Deep Decarbonization, but Cost Remains an Issue

An economic analysis of heat pumps versus natural gas and oil shows the least carbon-intensive option may not be the cheapest.

UN Aims to Eradicate Inefficient Incandescent Light Bulbs

New guidelines for energy-efficient lighting could yield $18 billion in savings.