Renewable energy

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February 12, 2026

Ask a Scientist: Why Are Fossil Fuel Companies So Threatened by Offshore Wind?

Guest Commentary

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February 4, 2026

How Disinformation is Being Used to Block and Distort Offshore Wind

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

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January 29, 2026

California is Lagging on Wind Development. Why?

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

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January 13, 2026

To Understand Rising Energy Costs in Wisconsin, Follow the Data Center Bread Crumbs

Maria Chavez
Energy Analyst

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December 18, 2025

2025 Energy Year in Review: Solar and Storage Shine Through, Despite It All

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

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December 9, 2025

A Smarter Interconnection Process Builds Momentum for Clean Energy in Michigan

Lee Shaver
Senior Energy Analyst

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November 24, 2025

Michigan’s Data Center Boom Demands a Clean Energy Strategy—Not Delay

Lee Shaver
Senior Energy Analyst

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September 25, 2025

After a Long Pause, California Electricity Sector Emissions Are Down. What Happened?

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

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August 19, 2025

We Can Have it All: Forward-Looking Climate Policy and Affordability. Here’s How.

Daniel Barad
Acting Associate Director, Western States

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July 28, 2025

Smarter Integration of Renewables Could Have Prevented the Blackout in Spain and Portugal

Lee Shaver
Senior Energy Analyst

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July 7, 2025

Powering the Future: Why Michigan’s Data Center Debate is Critical for Clean Energy and Your Wallet

Lee Shaver
Senior Energy Analyst

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June 26, 2025

Maine Commits to 100% Clean Electricity by 2040

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

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June 25, 2025

What Are the Environmental Impacts of Artificial Intelligence?

José Pablo Ortiz Partida
Director of Innovation and Collaboration

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June 16, 2025

Soaring US Clean Energy Momentum Now At Risk

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

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June 11, 2025

To Build True Resilience, Grid Planners Must Seek Community Wisdom

Sital Sathia
Energy Justice Research Associate

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June 10, 2025

How Can Distributed Energy Resources Support Energy Justice?

Lee Shaver
Senior Energy Analyst

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June 9, 2025

With Proposed Budget Bill, House Crushes Clean Energy—And Risks Creating an Actual Energy Emergency

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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June 3, 2025

Strength in Numbers: Why We Need More Climate Science in Power System Planning

Rachel Licker
Former Staff

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June 3, 2025

Planning For Climate Change Isn’t Happening. It’s Putting Communities at Risk.

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

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May 19, 2025

What Are Distributed Energy Resources?

Lee Shaver
Senior Energy Analyst

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May 1, 2025

What’s at Stake in the Budget Reconciliation Process (And What You Can Do About It)

David Watkins
Director of Government Affairs, Climate & Energy Program

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April 21, 2025

Will Congressional Republicans Attack Clean Energy in Budget Reconciliation?

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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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