Batteries will save the world
Batteries have gotten cheaper and more energy dense than anyone ever thought possible. But why are they so important? And what will our battery-powered clean energy future look like?
Before you REC yourself...
Renewable Energy Certificates, or RECs, might be your best bet to support clean energy projects. But are RECs worth paying extra? Are they legit? And are they even useful? Let's find out.
How to decode your utility bill
Utility bills are runic texts, impossible to parse without insider knowledge or a well-written blog post. If you've never even really looked at your electric bill, worry not. We can dissect mine together.
The surprising, infuriating way electric utilities make money
It sounds ridiculous, but most electric utility companies don't make money selling you electricity. In fact, many of them don't even produce their own electricity. So what do they do? And how do they end up making millions of dollars in profits every year?
Geothermal gone wild
This week: four more advanced geothermal energy companies vying to save the world from within. Plus, answers to all your questions!
Enhanced geothermal: deeper, faster, more sideways?
Imagine, if you will, a seven-layer dip...
Geothermal energy: the heat beneath our feet
There's enough naturally occurring heat deep within the Earth to power our planet many times over. This is the story of how it got there and how we're gonna get to it.
Mega-wut? Making sense of energy metrics (part 3)
How many renewables do we need to build? How many have we built already? And how we might compare the relative value of different power producers?
Mega-wut? Making sense of energy metrics (part 2)
The average American household uses about 30 kilowatt-hours over the course of a day. If we only had 30 states, I’d have a great mnemonic device for remembering that.
Mega-wut? Making sense of energy metrics
When I first started learning about clean energy, I struggled to contextualize the many numbers, units of measurement, and abbreviations that get thrown around. This is my attempt to make it easier for you than it was for me.
