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The long-term promise of 24/7 carbon-free electricityNew modeling shows what 24/7 carbon-free electricity procurement could accomplish, over and above procuring for a 100% annual match. If that means noth…
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Is 24/7 carbon-free energy the right goal?The hot new thing in the energy world is to procure carbon-free energy for every hour of your consumption, year-round. Google & Microsoft aspire to it …
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Don't get too bummed out about COP26COP26 is over, and it produced the usual mix of achievements and bitter disappointment. The agreement is only a snapshot, though, of a process that is …
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An introduction to energy's hottest new trend: 24/7 carbon-free electricityA handful of ambitious companies and cities are going beyond just buying clean electricity -- they want to buy it to precisely match their consumption,…
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And a puppy picture.
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Do you like reading podcasts more than listening to them? You're in luck! I've got new podcast transcripts on the clean energy boom, solar advocacy cam…
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Volts podcast: Amy Westervelt on disinformation and propagandaThe award-winning journalist discusses her new project, Rigged, which uses original documents to expose the long, detailed, and horrifying history of c…
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An interview I did and another one I'm about to do. Tune in!
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Discussion thread: which states might do clean energy legislation next?After the current drama resolves, Democrats won't be passing big federal legislation for a long while. Thus, hope turns to the states. But which states…
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Can the US reach Biden’s climate goal without the CEPP?It looks like Manchin has killed the Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP), one of the key pillars of Democratic climate policy. Three new analy…
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For your Friday time-wasting pleasure, here are a few of my recent media hits -- a couple on the Chris Hayes show and a couple of podcasts. If you like…
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Volts podcast: the good news about clean energy, with Kingsmill BondRenewable energy, batteries, and electrolysis for clean hydrogen are all on powerful learning curves, getting cheaper at eye-popping rates & making cli…
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