Opinion
Commentary: California needs more renewables, storage to prevent power outages
California is in dire need of more clean energy capacity, writed Ed Smeloff, of Vote Solar.
electric vehicle charging
Maine could show the way on overcoming rural obstacles to electric vehicles
With the gasoline era coming to a close, how can a rural, aging and economically challenged state navigate a path to electrified transportation?
clean energy
Commentary: Clean energy is good economic policy for Michigan
Last month Gov. Gretchen Whitmer set a goal for Michigan to be carbon-neutral by 2050, a bold move that will bring more jobs and industry to the state. This executive order will continue to increase demand for innovative, business-driven solutions to reduce the impact of climate change. But three decades is a long time, so it may be difficult to imagine how achieving this goal will change Michigan’s economy. Fortunately, though, we do not have to look out into the distant future to see how increasing the use of renewable energy, battery technology to store energy, electric vehicles (EVs) and energy efficiency—some of the advanced energy technologies that will be most important to achieving carbon neutrality—can deliver economic benefits. We can measure the economic growth and jobs that these energy innovations have already brought to Michigan and can continue to bring—not in 10, 20 or 30 years, but right now.
Opinion
Commentary: A call to action on race and equity in the clean energy industry
The clean-energy future is here — it’s now up to us to make that future inclusive of all, write Bee Hui Yeh and Jacob Susman.
California
Commentary: Smart grid design, intelligent analytics can help prevent blackouts
It’s long past time for electric grids to finally join the 21st century.