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Discover what our experts are thinking and forecasting for power and renewables Spot the next regulatory trend, understand how the switch from coal will affect the market; our latest insight gets you there faster.

More and more are coming to the conclusion that the falling cost of clean energy is making it more sensible to invest in than to continue operating plants. https://bit.ly/3qI31oU (via RMI)

Powering Decarbonization in Illinois: A Cautionary Coal Tale - RMI Coal plants are closing across the United States at an accelerating rate. In fact, from 2011 to mid-2020, utilities shut down 95 gigawatts (GW) of coal capacity, with another 25 GW scheduled to be shut down by 2025. At the... Read More

Shell and grid-equipment maker Alfen bet that VPP-connected will be cheaper than grid reinforcements.

Shell Bets on Batteries for Ultra-Fast EV Charging Shell and grid-equipment maker Alfen bet that VPP-connected batteries will be cheaper than grid reinforcements.

The tech giant is working with a startup to verify purchases on an hourly basis in quest for around-the-clock carbon-free energy. https://bit.ly/3ex5CQd

Inside Google’s Bid to Get Granular on Renewable Energy Credits The tech giant is working with a startup to verify renewables purchases on an hourly basis in quest for around-the-clock carbon-free energy.

Instead of letting banks use funds for whatever they choose, ATMOS Financial guarantees that customer deposits will finance projects.
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Climate Fintech Startup Atmos Financial Puts Savings to Work for Clean Energy Atmos joins a wave of financial startups pushing big banks to stop lending to new-build fossil fuel projects.

Concentrated (CSP) hasn't been able to compete against ever-cheaper PV, but an upcoming auction in could offer CSP developers some hope.

Could Chile’s Auction Help Save CSP From Oblivion? It’s hard to find markets that are still counting on concentrated solar power.

’s first payout of coronavirus recovery funds will target clean transportation, with a still-in-development plan to create an in-country industrial supply chain for EVs and their supporting battery manufacturing capacity.

Spain Puts European Recovery Funds into Electric Car Push Battery manufacturing to be the first target for post-COVID cash injection.

is now at a crossroads for how to retire remaining coal generation, minimize future reliance on natural gas, and integrate vastly more renewable energy. Fortunately, the state has laid the groundwork for its clean . https://bit.ly/3ccjoF (via RMI)

North Carolina Advances Its Clean Energy Transition Despite Challenges of 2020 - RMI 2020 did not go according to plan, to say the least. But that did not stall North Carolina’s drive forward on clean energy. Over the past year, state officials, utilities, and a broad set of stakeholders worked together to advance... Read More

PPA pioneer and “infrastructure-as-a-service” investor Jigar Shah has been selected to revive the U.S. Department of Energy program that boosted Tesla and utility-scale renewables.

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The hardware and software specialist cracked the tricky Texas market and aims to expand.

Storage Integrator FlexGen Gains New Leadership at Crucial Time

Critics cite flaws in the utility’s analysis of winter peaks and offer up solar, battery and efficiency alternatives.

Duke Energy Faces Challenges to Its Push for New Natural Gas Plants Critics cite flaws in the utility’s analysis of winter peaks and offer up solar, battery and efficiency alternatives.

OhmConnect and East Bay Community Energy take a novel approach to capturing value from home energy flexibility.

Energy Hedging: A New Way to Make Demand Response Pay in California?

Terawatts of and the world’s largest network will play a role as eyes peak carbon emissions by 2030.

New Plans Reveal How China’s Grid Is Prepping for Net-Zero Carbon Terawatts of renewables and the world’s largest EV charging network will play a role as China eyes peak carbon emissions by 2030.

As lawmakers seek source of blame for February's energy crisis, experts point to interconnected failures in natural gas, power grid and market constructs.

Texas Blackout Hearings Highlight Intertwined Risks of Natural Gas, Power Grid and Deregulated Market Winter storms have revealed the threat of cascading system breakdowns, while the financial fallout looms ahead.

A strong standard is among the most vital policy steps needed to push the U.S. toward an entirely decarbonized economy, according to new emissions modeling from Energy Innovation.

Report Finds That a Clean Energy Standard Is the ‘Linchpin’ of US Achieving Climate Goals Energy Innovations’ modeling of pathways to net-zero emissions by 2050 in the U.S. highlights the central role of a clean-powered grid.

Electric school buses don’t just eliminate the carbon and pollution emissions of their diesel-fueled counterparts; they also cost less to fuel and maintain over the long haul.

Highland Electric Raises $235M, Lands Biggest Electric School Bus Contract in the US Maryland county taps startup’s all-inclusive EV fleet leasing model to break upfront cost barriers to electrification.

Is a gas phase out underway? Did environmentalists pressure pay off? It was probably the economics.

Drax Cancels Plan to Build Europe’s Largest Natural Gas Power Plant Is a gas phaseout underway? Did environmentalists’ pressure pay off? Or was it the economics?

The U.S. Senate voted to confirm former Michigan Governor as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, kicking off the administration’s grand plans to shift the country towards while boosting the economy.

Senate Confirms Granholm to Head U.S. Energy Department The Biden administration can now get started on delivering the clean energy jobs it promised.

Grid groups and federal lawmakers cite the report’s findings to ask federal regulators to push incentives for tech.

Report: ‘Grid-Enhancing Technologies’ Could Save $5B per Year by Boosting US Renewables Capacity Grid groups and federal lawmakers cite the report’s findings to ask federal regulators to push incentives for transmission tech.

converts electricity to and back again, theoretically unlocking up to 200 hours’ worth of .

Google Spinoff Malta Nabs $50M Series B for Thermal Long-Duration Storage Malta converts electricity to thermal energy and back again, theoretically unlocking up to 200 hours’ worth of energy storage.

A new "green steel" venture in Sweden has been launched with bold plans to start production as early as 2024.

New €2.5B Green Hydrogen Steel Venture Unveiled The funding will develop a new low-carbon steel manufacturer in Sweden, creating 10,000 jobs.

Exelon is pulling the trigger on plans to separate its financially struggling, nuclear-heavy generation fleet from its regulated utilities.

Exelon to Split Generation Business From Its Regulated Utilities Long-expected plan to spin out challenged nuclear power plant fleet comes as Illinois lawmakers debate state's clean energy plans.

A new report takes aim at regressive volumetric rates and proposes a new way to share the costs of the state’s clean goals.

Should California Link Electricity Bills to Customer Incomes? A new report takes aim at regressive volumetric rates and proposes a new way to share the costs of the state’s clean electrification goals.

-proofing the grid will require expanding and hardening networks or building redundancy into a -rich grid.

The Texas Polar Vortex Resurrects the Question of Fuel Diversity for the Decarbonized Grid Climate-change-proofing the grid will require expanding and hardening natural gas networks or building redundancy into a renewables-rich grid.

demanded 30% renewable energy by 2020. The electric utilities blew past that.

Hawaii Is Ahead of Schedule for Renewable Power Adoption The state demanded 30 percent renewable energy by 2020. The electric utilities blew past that.

In China, integrated energy planning (IEP) has become a useful tool for new zones and could unlock the full potential of carbon emissions mitigation. Find out more in the latest report from RMI.

Zero-Carbon Targeted Integrated Energy Planning - RMI A Rocky Mountain Institute report on an innovative district-level pathway to support carbon neutrality in China by 2060.

A new group, called America is All In, wants the U.S. to commit to cutting economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions 50% by 2030.

States, Cities and Corporations Come Together To Push Biden To Strengthen Climate Targets Under Paris Agreement Several groups want the U.S. to commit to cutting economywide greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent by 2030.

If we’re going to accelerate the global transition, we need to get smarter about how we deploy scarce climate finance overseas. Nowhere is a smarter approach needed than one of the last frontiers for coal expansion — .

How to Get the Biggest Bang for Our Clean Energy Buck in Southeast Asia Emerging economies need seed capital to bring viable clean energy projects to fruition and spur market development.

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