Solar For Coal Swaps Could Facilitate Utilities’ Renewable Transition, Analysis Shows

EI’s Mike O’Boyle says the coal-replacement approach can be applied to any fuel source, but is likely of particular interest for customers that want to clean up their electricity mix and save money.

One Way to Retire Coal Plants: Buy Out the Owner

EI’s Mike O’Boyle says solar for coal swaps can offer publicly owned utilities a healthier balance sheet and cleaner, cheaper power for their customers.

TVA Interested In Joining Southeast Energy Market, But Stakeholders Question Lack Of Detail

EI’s Mike O’Boyle says plans for a potential Southeast Energy Exchange Market remain vague and are missing a resource adequacy or reserve-planning component.

Trump Administration Fails in Challenge of California-Quebec Cap-and-Trade Pact

EI’s Chris Busch says the California-Quebec agreement proves cap-and-trade policies deliver emissions reductions along with robust economic growth.

Investors Are Wrong To Worry About A President Biden

EI report found freezing federal fuel economy and emissions standards will harm consumers who will pay more money to drive their cars the same distance.

Biden Plan to Fight Climate Change: Too Ambitious?

EI’s Megan Mahajan says we already have the technologies, but need a portfolio of policies across all sectors of the economy to meet climate targets.

Many Technologies Needed To Solve The Climate Crisis Are Nowhere Near Ready

EI’s Sonia Aggarwal explains why policy support for research and development is critical to scaling clean technologies that drive deep emissions reductions.

Biden-Sanders Task Force Proposals Could Actually Move The Needle On Climate Action

EI report found the U.S. could run on 90% clean electricity by 2035, without lifting the costs of electric bills, and new renewable infrastructure would generate more than half a million jobs per year.

What Does The Democrats’ Plan Have To Say About Environmental Justice

EI modeling finds the Climate Crisis Action Plan would avoid 62,000 premature deaths annually by 2050 and provide nearly $8 trillion in climate and health benefits through 2050.

Can The Clean Energy Industry Deliver On The Biden-Sanders Climate Plan?

EI’s Sonia Aggarwal says reaching 90 percent clean electricity requires doubling the highest historical yearly wind and solar deployment through the 2020s and tripling it in the 2030s.