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The US electricity system is undergoing a transformation that’ll change how energy is produced and used for decades. Our experts bring you the latest news and analysis on that transformation.

black-and-white photo of people on a New York City street holding signs, one of which reads "Big Oil Makes a Killing"

Leo London/Flickr

July 29, 2022

Dear Oil and Gas CEOs: Here’s How You Should Spend Those Record Profits

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

in this low-angle photo of a power transmission tower, a blue sky is visible and in the foreground, a white power transmission tower connected to power lines

Jinyang Liu/Unsplash

July 25, 2022

Boosting Michigan’s Energy Future with Regional Transmission Upgrades

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

This photo shows a solar panel array on the grounds of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

stantontcady/Flickr

July 25, 2022

Overdue Grid Improvements Will Help Illinois Achieve Energy Goals

Meghan Hassett
Former Contributor

Under a cloudy sky in Alpha, Minnesota, wind turbines are set against a field

MPCA Photos/Flickr

July 22, 2022

Building a Better Power Grid for Minnesota

Meghan Hassett
Former Contributor

Pok Rie/StockSnap

July 21, 2022

Midwest Transmission System Investments Will Be a Game Changer for a Clean Energy Future

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

J. Rogers/UCS

July 18, 2022

Massachusetts Needs Ambition: In the Wake of W.V. v. EPA, What One State Can Do

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

Ben Stansall/Getty Images

July 15, 2022

Manchin to Climate: Drop Dead.

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

Public domain

July 1, 2022

The Profound Climate Implications of Supreme Court’s West Virginia v. EPA Decision

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

Joe Ravi/CC-BY-SA 3.0

June 30, 2022

Science Shows US Supreme Court Abortion, Guns, Environment Rulings Will Have Devastating Consequences

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

Andre M/Wikimedia

June 29, 2022

Why Did California Fail to Pass this Clean Energy Bill?

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

Connor Betts/Unsplash

June 24, 2022

What Firefighters Can Teach Us about Preparing the Grid for Extreme Weather

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

A power plant against a cloudy blue sky. Southern California Edison’s Mountainview Generating Station is one of the nearly 200 grid-connected natural gas power plants in California.

David Danelski

June 22, 2022

The Start of the Unraveling of Cheap Gas-Fired Power

Ashtin Massie
Former Contributor

UCS

June 15, 2022

5 Powerful Facts for Global Wind Day

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

A person in the foreground carries a sign reading "Solar Power to the People" at a demonstration on the Pacific Coast highway during People's Climate March protest for the environment in the Wilmington neighborhood in Los Angeles, California. The march, which specifically protested the expansion of a Tesoro refinery, was held in a heavily industrialized neighborhood and was led by environmental leaders from indigenous and minority communities.

Andrew Cullen/REUTERS

June 13, 2022

Do We Really Need New Technology to Fight Climate Change?

Johanna Chao Kreilick
Former President

Solar installers from Baker Electric place solar panels on the roof of a residential home in Scripps Ranch, San Diego, California, U.S.

Mike Blake/REUTERS

June 7, 2022

Biden Administration Moves to Unblock Solar Power

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

USAF/Senior Airman Damon Kasberg

June 6, 2022

We’re Naming Summer “Danger Season” in the US. Here’s Why.

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

J. Rogers

May 31, 2022

Un año récord para la energía solar: las 5 claves

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

INSPIRE-MINNESOTA

May 31, 2022

Minnesota Should Go All-In on Climate Solutions

Meghan Hassett
Former Contributor

Zorandim/Shutterstock.com

May 31, 2022

Our Overdependence on Methane Gas is Costly: We Need Policymakers to Pass Clean Energy Legislation Now

Ashtin Massie
Former Contributor

Ken Lund

May 19, 2022

Minnesota Lawmakers Could Go Big on Clean Energy, or Go Small

Meghan Hassett
Former Contributor

NREL

May 18, 2022

Why We Can Send A Rover To Mars, But We Can’t Send An Electron From New York to California

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

Source: Marcia Cassidy Communications

May 12, 2022

Ask a Scientist: Two Dozen States Can Meet 100 Percent of Electricity Demand with Renewables by 2035

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

A neighborhood of Boulder, CO, featuring colorful homes with solar paneled roofs

Dennis Schroeder/NREL/Flickr

May 10, 2022

Un futuro con energía 100% renovable es posible, y lo necesitamos

Paula Garcia
Senior Manager of Energy Justice Research and Policy

Office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer

April 28, 2022

A Big Week for Clean Energy in Michigan

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

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