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Massachusetts may become just the third state, after California and New York, to begin planning for a managed decline of its conventional natural gas industry. This month the state's attorney general, Maura Healey, asked the Massachusetts Department of Public…

A new fund is channeling philanthropic dollars into early-stage clean technology investments in the hopes of catalyzing major climate change impacts. The Prime Impact Fund closed a $50 million raise in recent weeks, and has already made eight investments. The…

After the turmoil of the last several months, residential solar is now coping with a new threat — one the industry says is existential. In April, a group called the New England Ratepayers Association filed a petition with the Federal Energy Regulatory…

Investment in commercial and industrial (C&I) solar seems to be holding up in Africa as COVID-19 dents investor confidence across the continent, insiders have said. The Sun Exchange, a South African peer-to-peer solar leasing platform, has had its busiest…

The EU’s trillion-euro coronavirus recovery package may not support big renewable energy projects in the way that was expected. The EU is currently working through the details of a €1.85 trillion ($2.08 trillion) recovery package. Before the stimulus was…

The Interchange podcast will be back on June 24 with another live (socially distanced) episode! In April, we teamed up with The Energy Gang for a live episode on how coronavirus is impacting the business of cleantech. As the country starts to re-open, we…

Australia is set to add 1.2 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of energy storage capacity in 2020, more than double the 499 MWh installed in 2019. This takes the country’s cumulative storage capacity at 2.7 GWh this year, according to our latest report on Australia's…

Most decarbonization proposals play out over 30 years, aiming toward 2050. But a new roadmap from researchers at UC Berkeley and the policy firm Energy Innovation shows the grid can get 90% clean in just 15 years.  No new fossil fuel plants. Lower rates for…

A cleantech startup announced this week that it has raised $50 million to scale distributed solar technology — but not for electricity production. Zero Mass Water creates boxy solar panels that generate flows of pure, potable water instead of electrons. It…

There is a widely-held perception that data centers ⁠— the giant facilities that hold networks of society’s supercomputers ⁠— are an out-of-control energy suck. It’s actually not true, says our guest. These myths are rooted in bad projections and…

Cumulative distributed energy resource capacity in the United States will reach 397 gigawatts by 2025, according to a new Wood Mackenzie report. The DER resource mix is evolving quickly away from non-residential load management, which made up…

Siemens Gamesa CEO Markus Tacke's contract was terminated by mutual consent Wednesday night, amid mounting challenges for the company's onshore wind business. Siemens Gamesa — formed several years ago by the merger of rival turbine makers Siemens Wind and…

Lyft is going 100% electric. The rideshare company just pledged to transition every vehicle on its platform to an EV by 2030. But this decision isn’t as simple as buying a few new cars. It will require building out an entire ecosystem of electric vehicle…

Large-scale developer 8minute Solar Energy said this week it had signed its power purchase agreements with two Northern California community choice aggregators for a 250-megawatt solar project located in the state, including 150-megawatt hours of energy…

Sunrun, the leading U.S. rooftop solar installer, finalized two utility partnerships to turn home batteries into miniature power plants. The company is signing up existing customers in Southern California Edison territory for a year-long demonstration,…

Lyft is hailing a ride to an all-electric future. The rideshare company announced Wednesday that it is committing to have 100 percent electric vehicles on its platform by 2030, a move that seeks to get out ahead of new emissions regulations under development…

Prices for utility-scale solar operations and maintenance contracts have dropped across the globe in recent years, driven by competitive auctions and fewer services being provided. But prices at the bottom, think $3 to $5 per kilowatt per year, are not…

Pacific Gas & Electric is on the verge of escaping from its 18-month bankruptcy, only to begin a years-long effort to prevent a repeat of the disasters that pushed it into insolvency in the first place.  U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali said this…

Veteran roofer and solar installer PetersenDean filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in June with the intention of reorganizing its business and debt.  The California-based company released a statement Tuesday citing the effects of the coronavirus…

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced plans on Tuesday to develop an offshore wind port on an artificial island along the Delaware River, potentially giving the state a leg up in the race to attract offshore wind jobs and manufacturers. The New Jersey…