Renewable energy

Bobak Ha'Eri/Wikimedia Commons

March 4, 2024

The Future of Resilient Agricultural Communities in California Is Alive in Allensworth

Ángel S. Fernández-Bou
Senior Climate Scientist

photo of several large towers supporting electricity transmission lines that stretch high above the camera, with a bright orange sunset in the background

February 13, 2024

Grid Investments are Critical to Our Clean Energy Future

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

solar array and wind turbines

John Rogers/UCS

January 22, 2024

This Leap Year, Four Clean Energy Leaps to Watch For

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

January 4, 2024

After The Lights Go Out, Then What?

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

December 19, 2023

Five Factors are Driving Offshore Wind

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

Department of Energy/Wikimedia Commons

December 11, 2023

Offshore Wind Will Add Power When New England Needs It Most

Susan Muller
Senior Energy Analyst

man standing on roof while holding a solar panel

Kindel Media/Pexels

November 16, 2023

Ask a Scientist: The US Has to Do More to Meet Its Carbon Emissions Reduction Goals

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

Two white men work to install a solar panel on the roof of a home in St. Augustine, Florida, under a bright blue sky

Raze Solar/Pexels

August 30, 2023

One Year After the IRA, UCS Is Hard at Work Bringing Its Benefits to Bear

Johanna Chao Kreilick
Former President

August 22, 2023

Extreme Heat Makes Electricity More Expensive, More Polluting, and Less Reliable

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

August 4, 2023

Batteries Now Can Replace Old Power Plants

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

Four men work together on the construction of a transmission tower, part of the Bonneville Power Administration in the US Pacific Northwest.

US Department of Energy/Flickr

July 17, 2023

States Can Plan Ahead for Clean Energy

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

Pedro Castellano

June 12, 2023

Fossil Fuels vs. Renewables: A Price on Reliability?

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

A massive power line transmissions structure looms against a green and yellow field of grain

fietzfotos/Pixabay

May 23, 2023

Good News from Midcontinent Grid Operator—But We Still Need Market Reform

Guillermo Pereira
Former Contributor

Cholla powerplant in Arizona.

Alan Stark/Wikimedia Commons

March 23, 2023

Good News—and Bad—about Fossil Fuel Power Plants in 2023

Paul Arbaje
Senior Analyst

Wind turbine with farm

Ruth Baranowski/NREL

February 22, 2023

How Much Land Would it Require to Get Most of Our Electricity from Wind and Solar?

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

photo of Maura Healey behind a microphone and with her right hand raised to take the oath of office and become governor of Massachusetts

Brian Snyder/Reuters

February 13, 2023

Three Steps for Equitable Climate Action in Massachusetts

Paula Garcia
Senior Manager of Energy Justice Research and Policy

February 6, 2023

Can Solar, Storage and Efficiency Help Us Survive Winters Like This?

Maria Fernanda Chavez
Senior Analyst

Bao Chau/Unsplash

January 30, 2023

Minnesota: Will This Be the Year for a 100-Percent Carbon-Free Electricity Policy?

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

A bright, sunny day on the open ocean: a line of offshore wind turbines is visible along with an American flag, presumably mounted on a boat

Erika Spanger-Siegfried/UCS

January 12, 2023

Offshore Wind: What to Watch For in 2023

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

A rare earth mine in Xinjiang, China.

Peter Chou Kee Liu/Flickr

December 12, 2022

Just and Sustainable Solutions for the Mining and Recycling of Rare Earth Elements in Wind Turbines

Charlie Hoffs
Former UCS Fellow

Wind turbine blades being transported by train through Denver.

Dennis Schroeder/NREL

December 12, 2022

What Happens to Wind Turbine Blades at the End of Their Life Cycle?

Charlie Hoffs
Former UCS Fellow

Workers watch installation of wind turbine blades.

Dennis Schroeder/NREL

December 12, 2022

How Are Wind Turbines Made?

Charlie Hoffs
Former UCS Fellow

ACES/Brady Delf/Flickr

December 5, 2022

More Fossil Natural Gas Won’t Lower High Energy Bills

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

Black Rock Solar/Flickr CC by 2.0

November 7, 2022

Estas cinco comunidades se mostraron resilientes ante la Temporada de Peligro del 2022

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

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