
How California Kept the Lights On during Monster Heat Wave
A combination of rapid growth in battery storage and efforts to reduce power demand helped California avoid blackouts during an intense heat wave

How California Kept the Lights On during Monster Heat Wave
A combination of rapid growth in battery storage and efforts to reduce power demand helped California avoid blackouts during an intense heat wave

A Climate-Fueled Heat Wave Tests California’s Power Grid
Officials are urging California residents to curtail their energy use as the state faces this summer’s highest chance of outages during record-breaking temperatures


How Much Will the Climate Bill Reduce Emissions? It Depends
Emissions models can understate the difficulty of rapidly reducing carbon dioxide this decade

How the Senate Climate Bill Will Boost Clean Energy
The surprise climate bill’s electricity provisions would help the U.S. surge toward its emissions reduction goals

The Slow Bake of Our Infrastructure
As heat waves become longer and more common, communities have to prepare—and prepare to fail

Former EPA Head: Supreme Court’s Ruling Is a ‘Body Blow’ to the U.S.
Christine Todd Whitman says the Court is pushing a political agenda

What’s On and Off the Table for Climate Action after the Supreme Court Ruling
Carbon capture and storage technology, low-carbon fuels and state energy policies are all avenues the EPA could pursue to rein in greenhouse gases

California Faces Summer Blackouts from Climate Extremes
Energy planners are working to increase the grid’s reliability to keep the power on during droughts, wildfires and heat waves

Climate-Fueled Heat Waves Will Hamper Western Hydropower
Earlier snowmelt can leave less water available to generate power during the height of summer

Astonishing Heat Grips India and Pakistan
Sustained temperatures above 110 degrees Fahrenheit threaten people, wheat crops and power supplies

How Ukraine Unplugged from Russia and Joined Europe’s Power Grid with Unprecedented Speed
Engineers achieved “a year’s work in two weeks” to safely do so

Three Fixes to Build Energy Projects Cleaner and Faster
Modernize the way we regulate clean energy construction to reach net-zero carbon emission goals