EI’s Hal Harvey says new wind and solar plants are offering the cheapest power available in places like Colorado, which has led to big utilities investing in renewables, but states need to help utilities transition away from less efficient fossil fuel plants.

EI’s Mike O’Boyle says America’s offshore wind boom has finally arrived, as major project announcements in Maryland and Massachusetts combined with record-setting auctions expected in New York and New Jersey have set off a “race to the top” to capture clean energy’s economic opportunity.

EI’s Silvio Marcacci reports two-thirds of India’s existing coal-fired power is now more expensive than new wind and solar power, and while the economics will keep getting worse for coal, Indian utilities can shed stranded assets and tap cheap renewables to avoid coal’s crash.

EI’s Silvio Marcacci says renewables became the cheapest new U.S. power generation source in 2017, building new wind is often cheaper than running existing coal, and as renewable energy costs continue their relentless decline fossil fuels will fall further from profitability despite Trump Administration action.

EI’s Eric Gimon says the Bitcoin bubble has sparked fears its rising energy demand will consume the world’s entire electricity supply, but Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies won’t eat the world’s energy supplies – if they remain within a “green zone” of 19% annual growth.

E-bike and bikeshare systems are an attractive option that create sustainable transportation solutions for cities, consumers, and the climate.

EI’s Sonia Aggarwal provides a list of energy policy updates from 2017 and year-ahead predictions for 2018 by a group of experts from America’s Power Plan.

EI’s Hal Harvey details how Chinese policymakers can ensure the just-launched China carbon market – the world’s largest – succeeds.

EI’s Jeff Rissman discusses how developing nations working to emulate China’s growth, developed nations must ensure global poverty and climate change are solved together.

Utilities closed dozens of coal plants for clean energy in 2017. EI’s Silvio Marcacci highlights the six most important ones.