11
Jun
Samuel Insull's Bargain
He electrified the world. Then he cut a deal.
7 min read
Utilities
26
Feb
A clean energy odyssey
5 myths about renewable energy... BUSTED!
12 min read
17
Dec
Does the New York Power Authority lack authority?
NYPA is backtracking on building publicly owned renewables
6 min read
10
Dec
The electricity farmers market
Who NYPA can sell power to; how electricity is priced and sold
7 min read
13
Aug
New York needs 15 GW of publicly owned power. This is how we get it.
I've got a small favor to ask. Plus: the fascinating history of the New York Power Authority, and how a committed band of ecosocialists passed the most progressive climate law in the country.
9 min read
06
Aug
The curious case of California
Renewable energy on the grid leads to lower utility bills. California has the second-most renewables of any state. So why do Californians pay some of the highest utility bills in the nation?
7 min read
30
Jul
We must become the forest
Turning our top-down energy system bottom-up requires three things, metaphorically speaking: trees, a fungal network, and wood elves
11 min read
11
Jun
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.
11 min read
04
Jun
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.
10 min read
28
May
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?
9 min read