President Biden is gambling that the U.S. can tackle climate change without the world’s cheapest technologies. Ben Storrow Scott Waldman and I unpack what the latest tariff hikes on Chinese imports mean for the climate: eenews.net/articles/biden…

Biden's new tariffs on Chinese EVs, solar panel components, etc will make it harder to achieve his goal of cutting emissions in half by 2030. In the long-term, however, it could strengthen the American clean energy industry. w/ Ben Storrow Jean Chemnick eenews.net/articles/how-t…

Offshore wind moving forward... - Vineyard installed 130MW out of 800MW. - Dominion installing foundations for CVOW in VA. - Orsted installing first foundations for Rev Wind for CT/RI 👇

Missed this 👀 Equinor now guiding 12-16% returns for Empire Wind, up from 4-8%. Big increase after winning updated contract from NY. Contract went from $118/MWh to around $150/MWh* *Average price of contracts awarded to Orsted and Equinor

NEW: Biden administration announces new trade and tax measures to support domestic solar manufacturing in face of China’s overcapacity: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/0…

Edison Electric Institute, trade group representing utilities, files lawsuit challenging EPA's new greenhouse gas regulations for power plants. Big shift for EEI, which was neutral on the Clean Power Plan. Jean Chemnick & I wrote about it Monday subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews…

Developers of #ProjectTundra --- which aims to capture up to 4 million metric tons of CO2 annually from the Milton R. Young Station in North Dakota --- said they plan to reach a final investment decision #FID by the end of 2024, instead of mid-2024. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews…

As pieces of the Vineyard Wind turbine continue to wash up on beaches, I talked to smart people about what the situation means for the project, the US offshore wind industry, and public opinion. Is it, as some said, a "hiccup"? Or is it a "wake up" call? wbur.org/news/2024/08/0…

If you build a battery factory in a swing state, will voters notice? My story from Pennsylvania about the energy transition and the election. eenews.net/articles/clima…

Looks like wind turbines and solar panels may generate more electricity than coal plants in the U.S. for the first time this year. Details from Ben Storrow: eenews.net/articles/us-wi…

Biden, announcing $7 billion in IRA money for rural electric coops in WI, says he should have chosen a different name for the IRA. "It is a $369 billion bill. It's called... We should have named it what it was, but, but anyway..."