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Electric Vehicles 13
Electric buses are starting to emerge in school districts.

School Districts Rolling Out Electric Buses as Economics Improve: ‘It’s Time to Switch’

The environmental, public health and economic arguments for electric school buses are getting stronger.

by Justin Gerdes
Finance & VC 3
NGP has already invested a total of $19.5 million in its first five companies.

National Grid’s New Venture Capital Arm: ‘We Want to Disrupt Ourselves’

National Grid Partners will invest $250 million over three years, with the aim to define a smarter and more renewable energy future.

by Julia Pyper
Utilities 6
PG&E's financial health is under threat.

PG&E Maxes Out Revolving Credit as Wildfire Liabilities Loom

Shares tumble on concerns that the $3.4 billion drawdown could be a precursor to bankruptcy.

by Jeff St. John
Energy 1
AES outlines a new, more ambitious carbon-intensity goal.

AES Unveils Ambitious Portfolio Transition That Could Result in 100% Renewables

The power producer says it is “climate-transition ready.”

by Emma Foehringer Merchant
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Energy 25
Are we already in this new paradigm where solar, storage and wind are the default choice?

Have Solar, Wind and Storage Become the ‘Default Choice’?

With renewables now mainstream, Wood Mackenzie argues power markets must shift to greet the change.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant
Fossil Fuels 208
The situation is particularly grave in Asia, where coal plants are supposed to carry on running for decades.

Gloomy Prospects in IEA’s Latest World Energy Outlook

All International Energy Agency scenarios show renewables growth won’t deliver a climate cure.

by Jason Deign
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by Nicholas Rinaldi |
Green Building 6
California is getting some new all-electric housing developments.

All-Electric Homes Are Becoming the Default for New Residential Construction in Sacramento

The Sacramento Municipal Utility District and national homebuilder DR Horton are partnering to build 104 all-electric homes in Sacramento.

by Justin Gerdes
Utilities 4
Will PG&E and SCE bear responsibility for wildfires raging in California?

California Utilities Face Scrutiny and Falling Shares Over Possible Link to Deadly Wildfires

Initial reports indicate that PG&E and Southern California Edison power lines may have sparked this month’s deadly blazes.

by Jeff St. John
Grid Optimization 16
Plant factories have an

The Impact of ‘Plant Factories’ on the Electric Grid

On this week’s Interchange podcast: the energy consequences of the indoor agriculture boom.

by Stephen Lacey
Energy 3
The grid isn't broken, but it needs to be hardened. How best to do it?

Can the Electricity Industry Seize Its Resilience Moment?

Increasing disasters have raised the stakes for a changing grid.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant
Microgrids 6
The Department of Defense is increasingly turning to clean energy in resilience applications.

US Military Microgrids Are Using More Renewables and Batteries

Energy resilience has long been a priority for the military.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant
Fossil Fuels 16
A look at Shell's new energies investment strategy.

Shell VP: ‘We Want Power to Sit Alongside Oil, Gas and Chemicals Businesses’

Shell plans to invest $1B to $2B a year through 2020 in power and new fuels. In the lead-up to GTM’s Power & Renewables Summit, we talk with an executive behind those investments.

by Juan Monge
Electric Vehicles 2
Tesla found a new board chair.

Robyn Denholm to Replace Elon Musk as Tesla Board Chair

The most obvious choice for the role: an independent executive with automotive experience.

by Eric Wesoff
Electric Vehicles 3
A transit agency could save up to 34 percent on its charging expenses for electric buses.

PG&E Proposes Ditching Demand Charges for Commercial EV Charging

And replacing them with a new subscription rate plan.

by Julia Pyper
Energy 4
Engie keeps buying companies to build its North American energy vision.

Engie Is on a Distributed-Energy Acquisition Spree. How’s It Going?

Several months after Engie rebranded a handful of its recent acquisitions, Greentech Media checks in on the changes.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant
Policy 3
Meanwhile, Democrats take control of the House and could reboot a strong clean energy agenda.

Midterms 2018: Mixed Results for the Renewable Energy Agenda

Climate Solutions Caucus gets slammed, Nevada and Arizona part ways on renewable energy ballots, and Washington state rejects a carbon price—again.

by Julia Pyper
Batteries, Storage & Fuel Cells 0
Wall Street hasn't reacted favorably to Bloom's latest earnings report.

Bloom Energy Boosts Revenues, Narrows Losses in Q3—but Stock Tumbles

Despite beating analyst expectations, Bloom saw construction delays and one-time stock compensation expenses that Wall Street didn’t love.

by Jeff St. John
Electric Vehicles 4
The past week in Elon Musk's world.

Tesla Tidbits: Elon Interviewed, ZEV Tales and Fleet Sales, FBI Investigation ‘Utterly False’

A collection of timely Tesla numbers, quotes, lawsuits and tweets.

by Eric Wesoff
Other Energy 13
Would You Take These 8 Bets About the Future?

Would You Take These 8 Bets About the Future?

On this week’s Interchange episode: We debate a range of predictions about the future energy system.

by Stephen Lacey
Utilities 1
Why it matters that utilities are spending more on distribution.
Industry Perspective

How Dumb Distribution Spending Crowds Out a Smart Clean Energy Future

Distribution spending that only focuses on reliability or resilience can block spending to support a cleaner, more affordable and more reliable grid, argues GridLab’s Ric O’Connell.

by Ric O’Connell
Energy Storage 0
Energy Jobs: New FERC Chairman, CEO Moves at Space-Time Insight and PowerSecure, and More
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Energy Jobs: New FERC Chairman, CEO Moves at Space-Time Insight and PowerSecure, and More

Executive and boardroom moves in cleantech, utilities, energy and venture capital.

by Katherine Tweed
EV Roundup: Electric Car Sharing in Sacramento, Proterra’s New Bus, Blink and Hubject Join Forces
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EV Roundup: Electric Car Sharing in Sacramento, Proterra’s New Bus, Blink and Hubject Join Forces

Plus, the problem with GM’s national zero-emissions vehicle program.

by Julia Pyper |
Commercial & Industrial Energy 1
The summer of 2018 was the fourth-hottest on record for the U.S., straining electric grids. So buildings were called in to help.
Industry Perspective

How a Record-Hot Summer Turned 200 Buildings Into Grid Heroes

And they got paid for it.

by David Klatt
Regulation & Policy 7
Comments are due on two proposals critics say are

New York and California Lead the Charge Against Climate Rule Rollbacks

Democratic-leaning states are readying for legal battles over the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle clean power and fuel economy rules.

by Julia Pyper