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Energy
What will the clean energy transition look like?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Richard Cunningham
Oct 28, 2021
The road to a clean, affordable and reliable power grid won’t be straightforward.
The challenges of getting oil companies to decommission California's aging offshore oil rigs
Oct 7, 2021
While some lawmakers look to stop new drilling, the existing rigs are continuing to operate.
20 years later, echoes of Enron's energy deregulation in California, Texas
by
David Brancaccio
and Rose Conlon
Sep 30, 2021
In California, energy companies gamed the markets and ushered in large-scale blackouts in 2000-2001, incidents that have Enron's fingerprints all over them.
The renewable energy transition has companies looking out to sea
by
Julia Simon
Sep 27, 2021
Nodules on the ocean floor are rich in cobalt, nickel, manganese and copper. But deep-sea mining has raised environmental concerns.
Texas' efforts to fix electrical grid may not be enough to prevent future blackouts
by
Andy Uhler
Sep 13, 2021
The state's decision nearly a century ago to go it alone when it comes to electricity still has ramifications today.
California's battery-supported grid off to a slow start
Jul 13, 2021
California’s grid operator hoped new battery storage could prevent rolling blackouts. Installation has been delayed.
Coal use rises as natural gas prices spike
by
Andy Uhler
Jul 7, 2021
Long term, coal isn't a good option as an energy source. But the competition between coal and natural gas is what matters now.
For public good, not for profit.
Big Texas energy companies may become more powerful after historic winter storm
Mar 29, 2021
Consolidation in the Texas energy sector could make a few companies "too big to fail," some say.
The natural gas well that changed everything
Sep 15, 2020
In this excerpt, Daniel Yergin writes about a man’s determination to extract gas from underground rock denser than concrete.
What might PG&E — and its customers — get from partnering with Tesla?
by
Andy Uhler
Jul 30, 2020
They've broken ground on a battery facility that could help the utility meet state energy storage requirements.