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Geothermal Prospects Can Guide New Beginnings in Appalachia

March 05, 2021
Source: New York Times
Sure, presidents have long promised economic rebirth to coal economies. This March 5 story contains, buried in observations of that fact, a hint at a real jobs generator: the conversion of coal mines to geothermal facilities.
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Who Presents the Starkest Risk?

March 05, 2021
Source: GreenBiz
This February 25 op/ed argues for a more open-minded and opportunistic risk analysis from financiers to African solar initiatives. She emphasizes the credibility, connections and centrality of African off-grid and minigrid projects.
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Standards, Up From the States, Head for the Senate

March 05, 2021
Source: POWER Magazine
The United States House of Representatives passed a clean-energy law on March 2 that, among other things, requires utilities to look for efficiency or demand-reduction solutions before building out new infrastructure. This March 4 article details the standards-stuffed bill, which now faces scrutiny in the Senate.
What was that line from Hoosiers?

The President made promises. His cabinet looks promising. What do you watch for now? 

The President Has a Team, and Decarbonization Has Its Time

Alec Appelbaum
March 03, 2021
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Jennifer Granholm, former governor of the auto-manufacturing mecca in Michigan, became the United States secretary of energy on February 25. Granholm now oversees a revamped agency that includes energy-justice advocate Shalanda Baker in a key role and other clean-energy doers in high places. Is this a downpayment on President Joe Biden's promise to reach carbon-neutral electricity in 14 years? It just might be, and Biden's White House team reinforces the idea.
Wind turbines in central Texas

Texas Freezes, the Grid Cracks, and We Pick Up the Pieces

Emily Richardson
March 02, 2021
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  • Climate Resilience
  • Fossil Fuels
When you fiddle with spreadsheet cells or engineering models all day in pursuit of clean energy, the sound of stasis can clang in your ears. So after local and national politicians blamed wind turbines for a power outage that interrupted water supplies and left people freezing for days across the state, we decided to document who really pays when legacy asset owners refuse to update their energy plans. Our reporter took breaks from checking on her family in Austin to round up stories about real people's real chills and real hunger.
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Beyond the Original 13? Illinois Lawmakers Consider Green Bank

February 26, 2021
Source: Energy News Network
This February 26 story, with a link to more reporting on the relevant legislation, explores the prospects of a nonprofit green bank in Illinois.
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It's Intermittently Sunny in Philadelphia Communities

February 26, 2021
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer
This February 20 op/ed highlights research suggesting that leasing, financing and customized incentives can boost solar participation by lower-income folks.
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Market Design and Disaster Costs Could Imperil Decarbonization in....California?

February 26, 2021
Source: Utility Dive
This February 25 story spells out the risks in ratebasing fire-protection upgrades- including the risk that steep electricity prices make electrification less politically saleable.

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