US Targets 30,000 Megawatts of Offshore Wind. How We Get There
Derrick Z. Jackson The Biden administration has just set a goal of 30,000 megawatts of US offshore wind by 2030, and that’s got me thinking about the pieces that need to come together to make that possible. And there sure are a lot of them. The good news is that there’s positive movement with a […]
Polar Vortex Power Outages: 6 Things to Know about Supply, Demand, and our Electricity Future
climate.gov The Polar Vortex hitting much of the US has wreaked havoc not just on roadways and airports, but also on our electricity systems, as plenty are experiencing first-hand right now. Households, institutions, and communities across the region—and friends and family members—have been hit by power outages, and all that comes with them. Here are […]
Massachusetts, Urge Gov. Baker to Sign Climate Bill
Flickr/Office of Governor Baker Massachusetts’s next step on addressing climate change has made its way to Gov. Charlie Baker’s desk. The state legislature passed a solid climate-energy-justice bill this week that needs the governor’s signature now to become law. He should sign it, and needs to hear that from you. We have a great bill… […]
Clean Energy 2020 Year in Review: 3 Bad-News Stories, 2 Good, 1 Write Your Own Ending
Kelly Sikkema/Unsplash In this year-like-no-other, the fate of clean energy has definitely been a mixed bag. Here are 6 top clean energy stories from 2020: 3 bad-news ones, 2 good-news, and 1 about which only time will tell. First, the bad news: 1. (-) The pandemic It’s really hard to start from anywhere but COVID. […]
