Commentary: New book explores Nikola Tesla’s clean energy vision
Nikola Tesla gave us the electric motor, long-distance electricity transmission, radio, robots, and remote control. Perhaps less well known is that he also was a clean-energy pioneer.
Opinion
Commentary: Why Pruitt’s biomass designation is bad policy
Advocates with the Our Forests Aren’t Fuel campaign argue biomass is bad for our forests, air, and climate — and uneconomic on top of that.
Future Energy Jobs Act
Commentary: Illinois consumers deserve lowest-cost clean energy
The president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association says Illinois could save ratepayers money by supporting efforts to expand solar. All across the country, state legislatures are establishing policies that prioritize the construction of renewable energy projects to replace the aging fossil generation system that has been in operation for decades. The impetus behind that shift is cost and the public’s desire for clean energy. Legislators are hearing the public and, because of recent changes to law, Illinois is projected to be one of our country’s fastest-growing solar markets over the next five years. Solar prices have fallen dramatically — they are now 55 percent lower than they were just five years ago — thanks to innovative technologies and manufacturing methods.
biomass
Commentary: Why Pruitt’s biomass policy change matters
A Georgia utility commissioner says EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt understands the important role biomass plays in creating jobs in rural communities.
wind energy
Commentary: Military and wind energy development can coexist
A retired lieutenant general writes that the U.S. military already has a proven system for assessing energy developments near its operations.