The projects, people, and policies advancing the energy transition.

Postcard from the future: Sacramento’s Rancho Seco clean energy park

The Sacramento Municipal Utility District has remade the site of a shuttered nuclear reactor into a clean energy park. With power demand growing, the model could be replicated at retired or underutilized thermal power plants across the U.S.

What I’m reading: Scotland approves massive offshore wind farm, U.S. offshore wind under assault, wave energy in Spain, and more

Quitting Carbon is a 100% subscriber-funded publication. To support my work, please consider becoming a paid subscriber or making a one-time donation. In case you missed it, on Monday I published a story on my journey to get off fossil fuels in my home in Northern California. I heard from

I now live in an all-electric home. You can, too.

With the installation of an induction cooktop, I was able to shut off the fossil gas supplied to my 17-year-old home in Northern California. Here's how I did it.

What I’m reading: California's cleaner grid, UK and Poland energy transitions, research roundup, and more

Quitting Carbon is a 100% subscriber-funded publication. To support my work, please consider becoming a paid subscriber or making a one-time donation. It’s wonderful to have so many new readers subscribe to Quitting Carbon since my last roundup. For those of you who are receiving this newsletter for the

Bringing small modular solar to the masses

In a conversation with Quitting Carbon, Meghan Wood, co-founder of startup Raya Power, says modular solar power systems will revolutionize energy access.

What I’m reading: Trump targets DOE's national labs, heat pumps can replace your AC, LNG exports and your utility bill, and more

Quitting Carbon is a 100% subscriber-funded publication. To support my work, please consider becoming a paid subscriber or making a one-time donation. For those of you who recently subscribed, welcome! I use these bi-weekly roundups to highlight important energy transition updates and trends you might have missed. If you like

Here's how to accelerate U.S. heat pump sales

In a conversation with Quitting Carbon, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships’ Dave Lis describes what it will take to get heat pumps into the millions of U.S. buildings that need them.

A glimpse of the future of aviation

On the sidelines of the Biggest Little Air Show in San Carlos, California, Quitting Carbon got an up-close look at the B23 Energic all-electric plane.

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What I’m reading: SoCal regulators vote on landmark zero-emission appliance rules, renewable energy is a competitive advantage, offshore wind's added value, and more

Quitting Carbon is a 100% subscriber-funded publication. To support my work, please consider becoming a paid subscriber or making a one-time donation. The purpose of these bi-weekly roundups is for me to share highlights from what I read every day in my work reporting on and analyzing the energy transition.

Trump’s war on universities could set back U.S. energy innovation for decades

The Trump administration’s all-out assault on U.S. universities and research institutions is a warning for the world’s top scientists: You’re not welcome here.

What I’m reading: Gas stoves increase cancer risk, California new construction going all-electric, balcony solar coming to the U.S., and more

Quitting Carbon is a 100% subscriber-funded publication. To support my work, please consider becoming a paid subscriber or making a one-time donation. Ahead of the long Memorial Day weekend, here is another roundup of highlights from what I've been reading. Thanks, as ever, for reading and subscribing. Gas