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April 3, 2025

7 Things to Know About Burning Hydrogen in Gas Plants: An H2 FAQ

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

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March 25, 2025

The California Legislature: Where Global Warming is Real and Science Still Matters

Daniel Barad
Western States Associate Director

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March 17, 2025

Why I Don’t Buy Data Centers’ Claims They Can Leapfrog over Utilities

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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February 6, 2025

Why Data Centers and Nuclear Plants Can’t Just ‘Go It Alone’

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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January 23, 2025

Does California Need New Nuclear Power Plants?

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

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December 30, 2024

2024 Year in Review: Clean Energy Progress Steeped in Solar and Storage

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

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December 12, 2024

Power Moves: Billions in Benefits for the Midwest’s Transmission System

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

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December 12, 2024

Massive Investments in the Midwest Grid Are Worth Celebrating

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

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December 3, 2024

$12 Billion Can Get You the Wrong Kind of Attention

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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November 18, 2024

Hope Amidst the Heat: Massachusetts’ New Legislation to Combat Climate Crisis and Protect Communities

Paula Garcia
Senior Manager of Energy Justice Research and Policy

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October 16, 2024

Powering the Data Boom: How Will the Grid Keep Up?

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

Aerial view of Natural Gas Combined Cycle Power Plant at nigh

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October 15, 2024

Gas Plants Have a Real Climate Problem. So Do Some Proposed Approaches for Addressing It.

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

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October 15, 2024

Ask a Scientist: How Close Are We to a Clean Energy Transition?

Guest Commentary

Two men installing solar panels on rooftop.

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August 21, 2024

UCS Expert Testifies on the New Clean Electricity Tax Credits

Julie McNamara
Federal Energy Policy Director

Man in hard hat looking at wind turbines.

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August 21, 2024

These Are the Critical Issues to Track with the New “Tech-Neutral” Clean Electricity Tax Credits

Julie McNamara
Federal Energy Policy Director

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August 13, 2024

Ask A Scientist: What Energy Solutions to the Climate Crisis Are Within Reach?

Guest Commentary

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July 31, 2024

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

Sital Sathia
Energy Justice Research Associate

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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

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.

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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
Former Fellow

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May 13, 2024

¿El estado del aire en 2024? No es bueno.

Ángel S. Fernández-Bou
Senior Climate Scientist