Press Archive

Switch To Clean Energy And Bring $15 Billion To Utah’s Coal Communities

EI’s Sara Baldwin explains that building new local wind, solar, and storage is cheaper than continuing to run Utah’s remaining coal plants, and doing so will create jobs and investment opportunities in coal communities.

Home Of Future: Climate-Friendly, Electrified, And Closer Than Ever

EI’s Sara Baldwin explains because building appliances can last for decades, we need more programs to speed up the transition from fossil-powered homes to electrified ones.

A Double Whammy: Wildfire Debris Pollutes Drinking Water

EI’s Alex Urquhart explains that while wildfires garner most of the attention, long-term impacts to drinking water can be highly damaging and expensive.

New Renewables Outcompete 99 Percent Of Coal Plants

EI research finds nearly all U.S. coal plants could be replaced by local wind, solar, and storage while saving money in the process.

On Competitiveness With Renewables, Dry Fork Station Stands Alone, Report Finds

EI’s Michelle Solomon explains coal is barely scraping by from an economic competitiveness standpoint.

Clean Energy Is Cheaper Than Coal Across The Whole US, Study Finds

EI’s Michelle Solomon and Eric Gimon explain savings resulting from replacing existing coal plants with new renewable projects can finance a tremendous amount of battery storage.

‘No Regrets’ Approach To Big Batteries, Green Hydrogen And Grid Reliability Urgently Needed, Analysts Say

EI’s Dan Esposito explains the best decisions regulators can make are approving more clean energy and transmission while using federal incentives to test emerging technologies.

Replacing U.S. Coal Plants With Solar And Wind Is Cheaper Than Running Them

EI’s Michelle Solomon and Mike O’Boyle explain it’s cheaper to build new local wind, solar, and storage than it is to continue running 209 of the remaining 210 coal plants in the U.S.

Coal In The U.S. Is Pointlessly Expensive

EI’s Michelle Solomon explains renewable cost declines and Inflation Reduction Act incentives means coal can simply no longer compete with wind and solar on economics.

U.S. Renewable Energy Farms Outstrip 99% Of Coal Plants Economically– Study

EI’s Michelle Solomon explains wind and solar prices have fallen so far that combined with Inflation Reduction Act incentives, only one U.S. coal plants is still economic compared to renewables.

New Wind And Solar Are Cheaper Than The Costs To Operate All But One Coal-Fired Power Plant In The United States

EI’s Michelle Solomon and Eric Gimon explain there has been a huge acceleration of coal’s declining economics in the last few months due to the Inflation Reduction Act.

Report: Duke Energy’s N.C. Coal Plants More Expensive To Run Than Building New Solar Farms

EI’s Mike O’Boyle explains most of the U.S. coal fleet is uneconomic compared to renewables by a large margin.

Heat Pumps: Energy-Efficient And Running Off Electricity, Denver Wants To Make Them More Affordable Too

EI’s Dan Esposito explains how his heat pump kept his home 70 degrees while using no natural gas during Denver’s coldest day in decades.

99 Percent Of U.S. Coal Plants Are More Expensive Than New Renewables Would Be: Report

EI research finds only one operating coal plant in the U.S. is cheaper to run than building new wind, solar, and storage projects.

All U.S. Coal Plants Except 1 Are Less Economical Than Wind, Solar– Researchers

EI’s Michelle Solomon and Eric Gimon explain that siting new renewables near former coal plants could speed up the clean energy transition by eliminating transmission bottlenecks.

Granholm Ecstatic At Red State Surge In Renewable Energy: ‘That Is Fantastic’

EI’s Robbie Orvis explains the Inflation Reduction Act will drive new investment decisions in domestic clean energy manufacturing.

The U.S. Can Go Much Bigger On Offshore Wind: 3 Lessons From The UK And Denmark

EI’s Mike O’Boyle explains there’s ample room for the U.S. to strengthen its modest offshore wind targets, and following the roadmaps already drawn in the U.K. and Denmark can speed up the process.

New England Clean Energy Goals Slam Into Oil Reality

EI’s Mike O’Boyle explains clean energy policies need to include pathways to replace the reliability services oil-fired power plants provide to the grid in places like New England.

How The Inflation Reduction Act Can Help You Save Cash And Energy

EI’s Dan Esposito explains for many people, the Inflation Reduction Act’s electric vehicle tax credits are the most effective way to lower their carbon footprints.

The Biggest Issues To Watch in 2023

EI’s Dan Esposito explains the Inflation Reduction Act’s clean energy incentives mean old utility integrated resource plans are outdated and need to be redone.