clean energy

Wind turbines on the Bishop Hill wind farm operate among the corn and soybean fields near Bishop Hill, Ill., Sept. 14, 2017. USDA Photo by Preston Keres

January 28, 2019

Electric Utility Resource Plans Are Critical to the Midwest’s Energy Future

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

Photo: Tonyglen14/Flickr

January 24, 2019

6 Utility Trends to Look Out For in 2019

Joseph Daniel
Former Contributor

Photo: Kai Schreiber./CC BY-SA (Flickr)

January 17, 2019

Three Climate Priorities the New Congress Can Actually Deliver On

Rob Cowin
Former Contributor

Photo: William Hope

January 8, 2019

Wind vs. Gas: Winter Wind Beats New Pipelines

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

Photo: Henning Witzel

January 3, 2019

What is Resource Adequacy? Three Requirements that Keep the Lights on in California

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

December 27, 2018

Year in Review: 9 Clean Energy Transition Stories from 2018

Jeff Deyette
Director of State Policy and Analysis

Photo: Andreas Gücklhorn/unsplash

December 20, 2018

Dear New Midwest Governors: The Green New Deal and You

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

Photo: Tikilucas/Wikimedia Commons

December 20, 2018

Seasonal Shutdowns: How Coal Plants That Operate Less Can Save Customers Money

Joseph Daniel
Former Contributor

Derrick Z. Jackson

December 17, 2018

Record-Smashing Auction Sets America on Course for Offshore Wind

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

General Motors

December 5, 2018

Will Koch Pull the Plug on Electric Cars?

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

Photo: Drenaline/Wikimedia Commons

November 29, 2018

Three Ways a Trump FERC Could Negatively Impact Us

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

Photo: Brenda Wood/CC BY-SA (Flickr)

November 27, 2018

Will Cutting Carbon Emissions Increase MY Energy Bill? It doesn’t have to.

Joseph Daniel
Former Contributor

Photo: Greg Dunlap/CC BY (Flickr)

November 13, 2018

Forget the Trump Bailout—Here’s a Real Solution for Nuclear and the Climate

Rob Cowin
Former Contributor

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November 9, 2018

No, Natural Gas Power Plants Are Not Clean

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

November 8, 2018

Even in a Carbon-Constrained World, FirstEnergy’s Nuclear Bailout Proposal in Ohio Must Be Rejected

Jeff Deyette
Director of State Policy and Analysis

Photo: Montgomery County Planning Commission

November 8, 2018

What the New UCS Report on Nuclear Plants Means for Illinois

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

Photo: Samuriah

November 5, 2018

Arizona and Renewables: 7 Reasons to Vote Yes on Prop. 127

Jeff Deyette
Director of State Policy and Analysis

Karen Long MacLeod/CPLC

November 2, 2018

Unmasking the Waukegan Coal Plant Reliability Myth

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

Photo: Mike Jacbos

November 2, 2018

There is a Standard for Comparing Power Plant Closings with Energy Shortages; Let’s Use it!

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

black and white photo of a coal-fired power plant with two tall smokestacks releasing large plumes of smoke into the sky

PDTillman/Wikimedia Commons

October 24, 2018

Del hollín a la energía solar

Jessica Collingsworth
Former Contributor

October 12, 2018

Bringing Energy Storage to Energy Markets

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

Photo: Ryan McKnight

October 10, 2018

Three Reasons Bernard McNamee is a Horrible Choice for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

Photo: Rafał Konieczny CC-BY-SA-4.0 (Wikimedia)

October 2, 2018

New California Laws Address Climate Change—Some Bills Fall Short

Jason Barbose
Former Contributor

Photo: Dennis Schroeder / NREL

October 1, 2018

Despite Trump Roadblocks, Full Steam Ahead for Clean Energy Transition

Jeff Deyette
Director of State Policy and Analysis