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Backed by the law and voters, the offshore wind industry must go on offense to secure its future

The courts, permitting reform, and political power will ensure the offshore wind industry has a future, attendees heard at the Pacific Offshore Wind Summit in Long Beach, California.

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What I’m reading: Global EV and heat pump sales surge, people won't forget the Iran war disruption, research roundup, and more

Quitting Carbon's biweekly roundup of energy transition developments you might have missed.

May 15·12 min read·2240 words

A repowered California wind farm rises in a birthplace of the industry

Quitting Carbon recently toured Brookfield Renewable U.S.' Mulqueeney Ranch Wind Repowering Project in Northern California's Altamont Pass, one of the sites where today's wind power industry was born.

May 11·1 min read·40 words

What I’m reading: Energy transition milestones in China, global EVs sales surge, Trump 2.0 and climate tech startups, and more

Quitting Carbon's biweekly roundup of energy transition developments you might have missed.

May 1·1 min read·32 words

Why does Chris Wright insist on being so wrong on the energy transition?

Under Energy Secretary Chris Wright's leadership, the U.S. is doubling down on fossil fuels even as the rest of the world is embracing clean energy.

Apr 29·1 min read·38 words

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Apr 23·1 min read·91 words

What I’m reading: Trump's Iran war and the energy transition, getting more out of the existing grid, research roundup, and more

Quitting Carbon's biweekly roundup of energy transition developments you might have missed.

Apr 17·1 min read·33 words

Trump’s Iran war is driving politicians and consumers to embrace clean energy

With the global economy upended by Donald Trump’s war of choice in Iran, political leaders and households are seeking the security and certainty offered by clean energy technologies.

Apr 7·1 min read·40 words

What I’m reading: China's e-truck boom, UK to require solar and heat pumps in new homes, state building energy codes threatened, and more

Quitting Carbon's biweekly roundup of energy transition developments you might have missed.

Apr 3·1 min read·35 words

This California electricity provider is all-in on virtual power plants

In a conversation with Quitting Carbon, MCE's Sam Irvine talks about why the electricity provider is so bullish on virtual power plants: “This gives us another tool in the toolbox to help keep costs l…

Mar 27·1 min read·48 words

What I’m reading: Why we need offshore wind, Cuba's solar revolution, research roundup, and more

Quitting Carbon's biweekly roundup of energy transition developments you might have missed.

Mar 20·1 min read·27 words

Budgets – not utility bills – should be how we fund critical clean energy programs

Utility bills are a regressive way to fund vital programs to save energy or heat homes in winter. Lawmakers should move the programs to general budgets, funded by taxpayers, so the wealthy pay more fo…

Mar 13·1 min read·53 words

What I’m reading: East Coast offshore wind farms nearing completion, plug-in solar goes nationwide, building electrification update, and more

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Mar 6·1 min read·99 words

Here’s what it will take to unlock the potential of advanced energy communities

Solvable policy barriers are holding back the adoption of proven technologies that are the building blocks of all-electric, zero-carbon, grid-flexible communities, experts said at a symposium convened…

Feb 27·1 min read·43 words

What I’m reading: Big batteries are transforming the grid, GAO warns on clean energy staffing cuts, research roundup, and more

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Feb 20·1 min read·99 words

Congress rejected Trump’s spending plans. Making sure its own budget is spent is the next challenge.

Congress largely ignored the White House’s budget, maintaining funding for important energy programs this year. But are agencies adequately staffed to get the money out the door, and will Russell Voug…

Feb 11·1 min read·53 words

What I’m reading: California offshore wind ports funding, repowering solar farms with batteries, electric aviation update, a shortcut to electrify existing homes, and more

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Feb 6·1 min read·100 words