utilities

Podcast

How Climate Broke California’s Biggest Utility

April 19, 2019

PG&E has had a bad few years. A series of record-breaking wildfires culminating with 2018’s devastating Camp Fire propelled the California...

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February 14, 2018

After more than a century of ruling the roads, oil is starting to lose its dominance over the auto industry. More and more automakers are...

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April 4, 2017

California has committed to getting one-half of its electricity from renewable sources by the year 2030. But clean energy advocates say the state...

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January 1, 2017

2016 began in the afterglow of the Paris climate accord, and ended with the triumph of a presidential candidate who has labeled climate change a...

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September 15, 2016

California is on track to reach 50% renewable energy by the year 2030. But can we do better? What would it take to get us to 100% clean power by...

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August 10, 2016

PG&E recently announced plans to close the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant by 2025 and replace it with renewable energy. What does this mean for...

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April 30, 2016

You know that cartoon where the guy has a light bulb over his head and then “bing” it goes on? Well, America is having a collective “light...

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December 30, 2015

The path towards a clean energy future entails reducing our carbon footprint. But can we actually shrink that footprint down to nothing? That’s...

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June 17, 2013

Rising interest in clean power is presenting electric monopolies with competition for the first time. Community choice aggregation (CCA) gives...