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.

Woman opening empty refrigerator after Hurricane Beryl knocks out power to region.

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August 2, 2024

Hurricane Beryl’s Towering Texas Grid Impacts and Price Tag Highlight Massive Injustices

Paul Arbaje
Energy Analyst

A lithium mine supervisor inspects an evaporation pond of lithium-rich brine in the Atacama Desert in Salar de Atacama, Chile.

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August 1, 2024

Battery Minerals: A Common Fight Over Uncommon Things

David Watkins
Director of Government Affairs, Climate & Energy Program

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July 31, 2024

Don’t Get It Twisted: “Twisters” Movie Misses Scarier Risks

Sital Sathia
Energy Justice Research Associate

Exhausted male soccer player lying on field after evening soccer game.

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July 26, 2024

Plenty of Heat and No AC for Olympians—Unless Your Country Can Afford to Bring Its Own

Brady Watson
Senior Campaign Coordinator

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July 17, 2024

Public Concern for a Cleaner Energy Grid vs. Corporate Interests: Who Will Win?

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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July 8, 2024

Massachusetts’ Siting Process is Hurting Environmental Justice Populations. Will New Legislation Help?

Paula Garcia
Senior Bilingual Energy Analyst and Energy Justice Lead

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June 26, 2024

What UCS Said to Pennsylvania Legislators About Hydrogen Hubs and Climate Change

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

Augusta, Maine view along Kennebec River, dawn.

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June 18, 2024

Hydrogen and “Renewable” Gas Aren’t Realistic Solutions for Decarbonizing Maine’s Buildings

Paul Arbaje
Energy Analyst

In an aerial view, solar panels are seen at MCE Solar One solar farm on April 25, 2024, in Richmond, California

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June 10, 2024

For Clean Energy Progress in California, We Must Solve the Permitting Problem (Part 3 of 3)

Vivian Yang
Western States Energy Analyst

A dispatch board shows the distribution of the state's electricity at the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) Alhambra Control Center after a Stage 1 power emergency was announced in 2006.

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June 10, 2024

Want to Connect Clean Energy to California’s Power Grid? Get in Line (Part 2 of 3)

Vivian Yang
Western States Energy Analyst

Power towers line a highway in Vallejo, CA.

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

June 10, 2024

Transmission Is Holding up California’s Clean Energy Transition (Part 1 of 3)

Vivian Yang
Western States Energy Analyst

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May 27, 2024

In the Race for Clean Energy, the United States is Both a Leader and a Laggard—Here’s How

Derrick Z. Jackson
Fellow

California wildfire with transmission lines

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May 23, 2024

Wildfires and Power Grid Failures Continue to Fuel Each Other

Paul Arbaje
Energy Analyst

Pike Electric service trucks line up after a snow storm on February 16, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas.

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May 15, 2024

FERC and NERC Review of Winter Storm Gas Failures Lacks Transparency and Key Details

Paul Arbaje
Energy Analyst

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May 9, 2024

The Big Hydrogen Cash Grab

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

Mike Jacobs

May 8, 2024

From Whale Oil to Wind Power: The Fossil Fuel Industry’s Disinformation Is an Ocean of Hypocrisy

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

A diagram of Terrapower’s proposed Natrium advanced reactor in Kemmerer, Wyoming.

Nuclear Regulatory Comission

April 30, 2024

Five Things the “Nuclear Bros” Don’t Want You to Know About Small Modular Reactors

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

Elliott Negin/UCS

April 29, 2024

Calling Out Climate Lies for a Living

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

Woman Plugs in Electric Charger for Car at Home

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April 23, 2024

What Fixed Charges on Your Electric Bill Could Mean for Charging an EV in California

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

Children Cleaning Park On Earth Day, 1970

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April 22, 2024

Earth Day 2024: The Climate Benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act Are Worth Celebrating

Brady Watson
Senior Campaign Coordinator

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April 19, 2024

Earth Day Is a Day to Celebrate the Environmental Progress We’ve Made in Recent Years

Chitra Kumar
Managing Director, Climate and Energy Program

two workers and an electricity transmission line

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April 16, 2024

What’s Stalling the Transition to a Modern Electricity Grid?

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

Elliott Negin/UCS

April 11, 2024

The Gas Utility Industry is Gaslighting Us

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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April 2, 2024

A Handy New Chart Shows Clean Energy’s Remarkable Progress

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

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