This February 27 story - from a radio network owned by a prominent state Republican - showcases Democratic Senator Joe Manchin citing "my Inflation Reduction Act" as the secret elixir that induced Form Energy to commit to building a battery plant in West Virginia.
This December 14 update notes Senators' interest in mimicking the European Union's new carbon-border adjustment tax, to create rationale for importers to clean up their supply chains.
This photo of Arkabutla Lake, Mississippi evokes a hydropower project this fund has staked. (Photo by Sean Davis via Flickr Creative Commons.)
The Inflation Reduction Act blazes miles upon miles of trail with clear markers in what had been overgrown backcountry. And the inconclusive recent climate negotiations that the United Nations sponsored in Egypt work as charcoal-gray clouds overhead. Where are attentive capitalists placing investment now that scale is possible and challenges...
This November 17 dispatch from a British tabloid reads out some state treasurers' claim that businesses will suffer under a proposed rule that requires them to tell investors how they're managing the energy transition.
This October 12 analysis drives through the Inflation Reduction Act's broad terms for defining an energy transition community - and wonders if a gold rush may commence.
Putting the news in context sometimes requires a beat and a pinpoint. In this column, CEFF's editor focuses on how local officials responding to local pressures govern how far and how fast renewable projects can deploy in any economic context.
This July 14 nugget points up how anti-renewable state officials plan to pounce on the United States Supreme Court's recent ruling upending EPA regulations to squelch rules on disclosure of climate risk.
(Photo by Don and Suzan Weller, via Flickr Creative Commons.) As the sun sets over Waterford, CT, an expert proposes a price floor in wholesale electricity markets.
As New England states progress towards decarbonization goals, the electricity spot market will see offers from solar and wind generators that incur no marginal cost. That can harm reliability and put some operators hastily out of business. To retain existing resources and the stability they bring, we need to set...