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

A repowered California wind farm rises in a birthplace of the industry

Quitting Carbon recently toured Brookfield Renewable U.S.' Mulqueeney Ranch Wind Repowering Project in Northern California's Altamont Pass, one of the sites where today's wind power industry was born.

What I’m reading: Energy transition milestones in China, global EVs sales surge, Trump 2.0 and climate tech startups, and more

Quitting Carbon's biweekly roundup of energy transition developments you might have missed.

Why does Chris Wright insist on being so wrong on the energy transition?

Under Energy Secretary Chris Wright's leadership, the U.S. is doubling down on fossil fuels even as the rest of the world is embracing clean energy.

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What I’m reading: Trump's Iran war and the energy transition, getting more out of the existing grid, research roundup, and more

Quitting Carbon's biweekly roundup of energy transition developments you might have missed.

Trump’s Iran war is driving politicians and consumers to embrace clean energy

With the global economy upended by Donald Trump’s war of choice in Iran, political leaders and households are seeking the security and certainty offered by clean energy technologies.

What I’m reading: China's e-truck boom, UK to require solar and heat pumps in new homes, state building energy codes threatened, and more

Quitting Carbon's biweekly roundup of energy transition developments you might have missed.

This California electricity provider is all-in on virtual power plants

In a conversation with Quitting Carbon, MCE's Sam Irvine talks about why the electricity provider is so bullish on virtual power plants: “This gives us another tool in the toolbox to help keep costs low and generate revenue."

What I’m reading: Why we need offshore wind, Cuba's solar revolution, research roundup, and more

Quitting Carbon's biweekly roundup of energy transition developments you might have missed.

Budgets – not utility bills – should be how we fund critical clean energy programs

Utility bills are a regressive way to fund vital programs to save energy or heat homes in winter. Lawmakers should move the programs to general budgets, funded by taxpayers, so the wealthy pay more for these public goods.

What I’m reading: East Coast offshore wind farms nearing completion, plug-in solar goes nationwide, building electrification update, and more

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Here’s what it will take to unlock the potential of advanced energy communities

Solvable policy barriers are holding back the adoption of proven technologies that are the building blocks of all-electric, zero-carbon, grid-flexible communities, experts said at a symposium convened in Oakland, California.