All energy resources
Report
Used, But How Useful?
Some monopoly utilities have found a way to exploit loopholes in the market rules and state regulation so that they can run expensive power plants all day long even while lower-cost resources are plentifully available on the open market.
Feature
COVID-19 Climate Hazards
Climate hazards across the world will inevitably collide with the COVID-19 pandemic in ways that will disrupt emergency responses to both.
Report
Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions Implications under 2018 Guidance on US Clean Air Act Requirements
A peer-reviewed article in the Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association.
Report
Tracing Who’s Responsible for Temperature Increase and Sea Level Rise
A new study quantifies the impacts of emissions traced to major fossil fuel producers on our changing climate.
Report
Minnesota Electric Cooperatives
Minnesota’s electricity sector is still tied to coal-fired power plants.
Report
Flexible Demand Opportunity
Flexible, planned electricity use can reduce our reliance on fossil fuels.
Podcast
Coal Plants, Turn the Power Off and You’ll Make More Money
Energy analyst Joe Daniel explains why seasonal shutdowns can save utilities, and customers, money.
Report
Equitable Energy Storage
Recommendations for designing equitable energy storage policies.
Video
Your New Roommate
Your choice of roommate is consequential. So is our choice of electricity.
Podcast
Keeping the Power On During a Climate Crisis
How do electricity grid operators make sure there’s always enough energy to meet demand?
Report
Surveying Consumers on Electric Vehicles
A survey conducted by Consumer Reports and the Union of Concerned Scientists showed that interest in electric cars and trucks is strong across the United States and between different income groups.
Explainer
Coal Power Impacts
Formed deep underground over thousands of years of heat and pressure, coal is a carbon-rich black rock that releases energy when burned.