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Why Michigan’s Clean Energy Bill Is a Really Big Deal

A comparison with laws in Illinois and Minnesota shows the scope of the state’s ambition.

By Dan Gearino

Gretchen Whitmer
At a station on the new Ulm-Wendlingen rail line in Germany, commuters will have access to a charging park with 259 e-charging points with their own photovoltaic supply.

What to Make of the EV Market’s Topsy Turvy Year

By Dan Gearino

The KIA EV6.

The 5 Best EVs on the Market Right Now, Plus a Cheaper One You’ll Have to Wait For

By Dan Gearino

Employees of Sontec GmbH assemble photovoltaic modules on the roof of a residential building in Germany.

This Number Helps Explain Why Rooftop Solar Is Becoming More Attractive in Many States

By Dan Gearino

The Amazon Fort Powhatan Solar Farm in Disputanta, Virginia on August 19, 2022. Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

A Reality Check About Solar Panel Waste and the Effects on Human Health

By Dan Gearino

Protesting a wind project in Idaho.

Is Race a Major Factor Behind Opposition to Wind Farms?

By Lydia Larsen

Mike Ferry, with the University of California San Diego Center for Energy Research, shows a bank of Lithium Ion batteries at UCSD

U.S. Battery Storage Had a Record Quarter. Here’s Why It Could Have—and Should Have—Been Much Better

By Dan Gearino

Employees of Sunrun, nation's largest rooftop solar installer, carry panels into position in North Las Vegas, Nevada.

Some Rare, Real Talk From a Utility About Competition With Rooftop Solar

By Dan Gearino

An offshore wind turbine.

Offshore Wind’s Rough Summer, Explained

By Dan Gearino

Wildflowers spread over hills as wind turbines create electricity on April 16, 2023 near Cameron, California. Spectacular wildflower blooms, referred to by some as a "superbloom", is occurring across much of California following a historically wet season that drove 31 atmospheric river storms thorough the region, resulting in widespread flooding and record snow depths in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Onshore Wind Is Poised to Grow, and Move Away from Boom and Bust Cycles

By Dan Gearino

Bicycle lanes on Kottbusser Damm in Berlin.

On the Streets of Berlin, Bicycles Have Enriched City Life — and Stoked Backlash

By Dan Gearino

President Joe Biden speaks on renewable energy at the Philadelphia Shipyard in July. Biden attended a ribbon cutting at the shipyard for a new offshore wind vessel called the Acadia which will be employed in the building of offshore wind farms. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images.

Labor and Environmental Groups Have Learned to Get Along. Here’s the Organization in the Middle

By Dan Gearino

Volkswagen ID.3 electric cars in a storage tower.

EV Sales Continue to Soar, But a Surge in Production Could Lead to a Glut for Some Models

By Dan Gearino

Jack Doherty, photovoltaic project manager for Revision Energy, carries a solar panel to the roof ridge of a home in OceanView at Falmouth. The company, which employs almost 200 people, has installed panels on about 50 roofs in the development. Credit: Ben McCanna/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images

The Solar Industry Gained Jobs Last Year. But Are Those Good Jobs, and Could They Be Better?

By Dan Gearino

Lawrence Jackson of San Francisco is pictured with the rooftop solar system he had installed by GRID Alternatives.

New Research Rooted in Behavioral Science Shows How to Dramatically Increase Reach of Low-Income Solar Programs

By Dan Gearino

Milton R. Young Power Plant, located near Center, North Dakota, which is the site of Project Tundra, a plan to retrofit the plant with a carbon capture system. Credit: Minnkota Power

Carbon Capture Faces a Major Test in North Dakota

By Dan Gearino

The sign of the manufacturer of solar batteries, Sonnen GmbH, in the Bavarian village Wildpoldsried, southern Germany, is pictured on July 5, 2016. Credit: Christof Stache/AFP via Getty Images

Virtual Power Plants Are Coming to Save the Grid, Sooner Than You Might Think

By Dan Gearino

An aerial view of solar panels installed on the roof of buildings at a machinery equipment manufacturing industrial park in Yongzhou, Hunan Province of China, on June 7, 2023. Credit: VCG via Getty Images

Inexpensive Solar Panels Are Essential for the Energy Transition. Here’s What’s Happening With Prices Right Now

By Dan Gearino

Electric vehicles (EV) line up outside a Tesla dealership in Melbourne on April 19, 2023. Credit: William West/AFP via Getty Images

It’s the Features, Stupid: EV Market Share Is Growing Because the Vehicles Keep Getting Better

By Dan Gearino

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