Clean Energy Today

The African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Georgia plans to build 18 resilience hubs--and eventually up to 482. Five are moving forward right now. Churches are being offered a menu of options, with the highest level of resilience including solar, storage, bidirectional electric vehicle (EV) charging and energy efficiency. Since this interview was recorded, the so-called "Big Beautiful Bill" l...

At a July 10 conference, "The Great Transformation: A Data Center and Energy Innovation Summit,"  three panelists and attendees answered the question: Where do renewables go from here, given that the so-called "Big Beautiful Bill," will phase out the investment tax credit for solar and wind? Separate from the conference, longtime solar industry member Mike Hall, CEO at Anza, answered the question...

Musician AY Young has produced more than 950 renewable-energy powered concerts. The artist, who was recognized as one of 17 U.N. Youth Leaders for Sustainable Development Goals, was inspired by his parents, who were community leaders and activists. His father transformed his neighborhood--which had four drug houses--block-by-block and created a neighborhood development plan. His mother became a st...

DER develoeprs, frustrated by interconnection delays, see the potential for cost and time savings through flexible interconnection programs. Pilot projects from Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) and other utilities are demonstrating the value of flexible interconnection programs in which utilities allow customers to interconnect to the grid much more quickly than they woul...

This Clean Energy Today preview describes some of the topics that will be covered in this podcast, including distributed energy, microgrids, bidirectional charging, equity, research and consumer choices. Background reading:  Do You and I Mean the Same Thing When We Say Local Energy? Microgrids Aren't What They Used to Be Deploying Bidirectional Vehicles to Support the Grid Takes a Leap Forward Low...

Oregon solar companies describe how the Trump administration's policies are hurting them and say how they're coping. They also provide some good news. Interviews were conducted at the Oregon Solar and Storage Industries Association's conference May 15, 2025.  Visit CleanEnergyWriters.com. to learn more about host Lisa Cohn News stories mentioned during the episode: Oregon Bills Would Advance Micro...