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Stories, analysis, and big ideas on the shift to clean, local energy.
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The market has spoken – clean energy just became the cheapest source of electricity
Spreadsheets, analysis, and predictions are all great. But nothing compares to the free market if you want to…
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Highlights from Drawdown, the most comprehensive plan for reversing climate change
If you want to understand the causes of global climate change and what can be done to reverse…
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An interview with Georgia Power’s CEO Paul Bowers on renewables and the future of utilities
Utilities are an essential part of our clean energy future. Whether the future grid sees a rise in…
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Clean energy seems obvious so why haven’t utilities embraced it more quickly?
Have you ever wondered why utilities don’t embrace clean energy more aggressively? While it’s true that some of…
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The Trump administration slaps a 30% tariff on all imported solar
After months of paralyzing uncertainty, President Trump’s staff announced their decision on solar tariffs today. Here is a…
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Local Energy can be expensive and hard today but so were websites in 1998
(Reading time: 4 minutes) Ask most experts and they’ll tell you that local energy systems like microgrids and community…
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How New York is once again leading the local energy revolution
After years of relentless toil in his New Jersey laboratory, Thomas Edison created one of the most celebrated…
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Three steps that will help Puerto Rico’s grid survive the next hurricane
On September 6, 2017, Hurricane Irma hit Puerto Rico and left a million people without power. Two weeks…
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Bloomberg New Energy Finance Founder and Chairman Michael Liebreich shares his views on nuclear, solar, and the politics of energy
Michael Liebreich is a really smart guy. He grew up in London and attended Cambridge University to specialize…
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Can community-scale solar become the Model T of clean energy?
Every single solar project, big or small, gets assembled one at a time on a roof or in…
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Can we make solar installations 3-times cheaper in the next 3-4 years?
In mid-November, forty of the brightest minds in solar gathered just outside New York City. Their goal was…
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The biggest business opportunity in history
Clean energy is the biggest business opportunity in history. Let me explain. To put this in perspective, look…