Reporting
California is preparing to add marine energy to its power mix
Spurred by recent legislation, California regulators are planning for the day when wave and tidal energy projects join the grid.
Justin Gerdes
What I'm reading
What I’m reading: A game-changing electric truck, bottlenecks for global grid expansion, Trump targets home energy assistance, 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. I have several stories in the works, including an update coming next week on the potential for developers to build marine energy projects offshore California. Until then, here
Commentary
Trump’s war on energy efficiency will raise costs and hurt consumers
Voters returned Donald Trump to the White House largely because they were unhappy about the cost of living. So, why does Trump want us to pay more for energy?
What I'm reading
What I’m reading: States lag on energy efficiency, record U.S. clean energy deployment, tax credit uncertainty, 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 weekend, here is another roundup of highlights from some of what I've been reading. Enjoy! States lagging on energy efficiency: Far too many
Reporting
Why you should feel a little less guilty about flying
At a forum last week in Sacramento, stakeholders from government, industry, and academia made it clear that progress is well underway to curb climate pollution from the aviation sector.
Q&As
The next frontier for an energy transition pioneer: bidirectional EV charging
Enlisting your EV for double duty as a battery that can power your home when the grid goes down is part of the new climate reality, argues climate advocate Justin Guay.
Commentary
Musk’s DOGE ‘wrecking ball’ could topple Trump’s ‘energy dominance’ agenda
The General Services Administration wants to shutter more than 2 million square feet of Department of Interior office space. Who will be left to help Trump achieve “energy dominance”?
What I'm reading
What I’m reading: Even more savings from LEDs, Trump's EV purge, solar and batteries displacing gas in California, 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. Because we journalists learn about so many more interesting and notable developments each day than we have time to write about them in stories, here is another roundup
Commentary
Wake up California, Trump is coming for your offshore wind industry
The California officials who spoke last Friday at a symposium on ports and offshore wind barely mentioned the biggest threat to the industry: President Donald Trump.
Reporting
Here’s how Colorado is requiring gas utilities to reduce their emissions
Regulators just approved a landmark Clean Heat Plan for Colorado’s second-largest gas utility.
What I'm reading
What I’m reading: Trump kills the Green Proving Ground, uncertainty reigns on federal clean energy funding, 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 holiday weekend, here is another roundup of highlights from what I've been reading – and listening to. Enjoy! Trump kills GSA’s Green
Q&As
Here’s how California plans to start pruning its fossil gas network
In a conversation with Quitting Carbon, the Building Decarbonization Coalition’s Beckie Menten gives an update on the rollout of SB 1221, landmark legislation that authorizes 30 neighborhood decarbonization pilots across California.