Energy

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.

A group of Indigenous climate activists hold a banner that reads Indigenous Justice is Climate Justice, while raising their fists. The photo was taken at the UN's COP25 in 2019.

John Englart/Climate Action Network/Flickr

October 19, 2021

Here’s What Richer Countries Must Deliver to Make COP26 in Glasgow a Success

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

US Coast Guard members provide life vests to West Virginia residents affected by a flood.

October 19, 2021

The Build Back Better Act is a Bridge to the Future We Need. Senator Manchin, Don’t Blow It Up!

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

Greenpeace UK Unearthed

October 18, 2021

To Find Out If ExxonMobil Really Supports a Carbon Tax, Just Follow the Money

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

J. Miles Cary/AP Photo/Knoxville News Sentinel

October 13, 2021

Coal Ash Cleanup: Victory for the Environment, the Economy, and Environmental Justice

Jeremy Richardson
Former Contributor

Olivier Lantzendorffer/iStock.com

October 7, 2021

Ask a Scientist: Will Congress Finally Tackle the Climate Crisis?

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

Terry McGraw/Pixabay

October 6, 2021

“Code Red” for Climate Means Reducing US Oil and Gas Production

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

October 5, 2021

What Does It Mean to Let Communities Choose? A New Report by UCS and Soulardarity

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

Startup Stock Photos/Pexels

October 1, 2021

Reconciliation and the Climate Crisis: Failure Is Not an Option

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

arbyreed/Flickr

September 24, 2021

Congress Must Provide a Lifeline to Energy Workers and Communities in the $3.5-Trillion Build Back Better Package

Jeremy Richardson
Former Contributor

Photo: John Rogers

September 23, 2021

Congress and Reconciliation: Why This New Clean Energy Program Matters

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

WildEarth Guardians/Flickr

September 17, 2021

API Jams on the Brakes As Momentum For Methane Action Grows

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

An image of California governor Gavin Newsome from a CA democratic convention

Gage Skidmore/Flickr

September 15, 2021

Newsom Wins. Now He Must Move Fast on Climate.

Jason Barbose
Former Contributor

A shot of some wind turbines at the Central Illinois Wind Farm, on a cold winter evening at sunset, with snow visible around the turbines

Chauncey Davis/Flickr

September 14, 2021

Illinois Secures a Major Climate and Equity Victory

Jessica Collingsworth
Former Contributor

Cameron Smith/Unsplash

August 29, 2021

What Does Climate Action Have to Do with Budget Reconciliation? In 2021, Everything.

Jonna Hamilton
Former Contributor

Shows worker at solar farm.

Ken Oltmann, CoServ/U.S. Dept. of Energy

August 27, 2021

Extreme Heat Hits Clean Energy Workers Hard–How Can the Industry Keep Them Safe?

Adenike Adeyeye
Former Contributor

Unsplash/Scott Blake

August 24, 2021

Extreme Heat is a Threat to Midwestern Outdoor Workers

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

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

August 19, 2021

5 Questions to Ask About the CEPP, A Powerful Tool For Clean Energy

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

at least 10 firefighters standing in a long line in front of a burning landscape, the Dixie fire in California

CALFIRE_Official/Flickr

August 13, 2021

We Have an Infrastructure Bill. We Still Need Bold Climate Action Urgently

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

the lights of a power plant shine against a purple dusk

American Public Power Association/Unsplash

August 12, 2021

Methane Madness: 5 Reasons Why Natural Gas Doesn’t Belong in a Clean Electricity Payment Program

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

a photo of the Russell City Energy Center in Hayward, California, taken by the blog author on his tour. a sign on the chainlink fence in front of the plant reads, "welcome to the best damn plant in the fleet!"

August 12, 2021

I Toured “the Best Damn Plant in the Fleet.” Two Years Later It Exploded.

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

Dennis Schroeder, NREL/Flickr

July 22, 2021

A Framework for a People-Centered Clean Energy Transition

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

Garen M.CC BY-NC 2.0

July 22, 2021

Appalachia Poised to Be Part of Shift to Clean Energy

Guest Commentary

U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik

July 22, 2021

Confronting the Consequences of an Extractive Economy

UCS Science Network

Oran Viriyincy/Flickr

July 22, 2021

To Transform the Electricity System, We Must Transform Electricity Governance

UCS Science Network

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