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Virtual power plants, by the numbers

New research finds that aggregating can reduce electricity costs by 20% and emissions by 70%.

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The U.S. has used up its wiggle room on emissions

Rising energy sector emissions, like from data centers, threaten the already narrow path to meeting climate targets.

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How to deploy advanced transmission technologies

New research finds that deploying ATTs will require policy changes to get around a market structure that disincentivizes their deployment.

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There’s an ‘alarming’ grid capacity constraint

Electricity demand expected to jump by 9% by 2028, according to a new report.

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The most promising companies in climate tech

A new report picked 50 venture-backed startups likely to have a meaningful impact in reducing carbon by 2050.

Quantifying the decarbonization 'reality gap'

As 2030 approaches, the U.S. and Europe are on track to miss targets for several critical technologies.

Data centers are booming, but for now the power grid 'is not in danger'

A recent JLL report found that construction has leveled off — but planned-for capacity has nearly doubled to 22 gigawatts.

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Local opposition is now a ‘leading cause’ of canceled clean energy projects

Wind and solar developers report facing increasing resistance, with no clear playbook on how to act, according to a new Berkeley Lab study.

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Hydrogen’s narrow pathway to positive climate impacts

New research suggests that just because hydrogen can replace fossil fuels in just about any application doesn’t mean that it should.

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How much are renewables contributing to emissions reductions this year?

REsurety’s latest report illustrates the impact of curtailment and congestion on West Coast solar.

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'Hydrogen-ready' power plants aren’t actually ready for hydrogen

Transitioning those plants to hydrogen would require billions in infrastructure investments, the IEEFA’s latest report found.

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The emissions stakes of November’s election

The Rhodium Group found that maintaining Biden-era policies could bring emissions down by 43% by 2030.

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For cleantech startups, the Valley of Death is getting harder to cross

It now takes an average of more than two years for a company to raise a Series B, according to a new Sightline Climate report.

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Decoding rising electricity prices

Clean energy isn't to blame for steeper rates, according to new research from Energy Innovation.

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It’s getting more expensive to firm up renewables

Lazard added firming costs to its annual levelized cost of energy report in 2023. And this year, those costs are ticking up.