Press Archive

Project 2025 Promises More Carbon Emissions and Fewer Jobs, New Report Finds

EI research finds that Project 2025 would increase U.S. carbon emissions by 2.7 billion metric tons by 2030 and cause there to be 1.7 million fewer jobs in that year, compared to the current trajectory.

Ohio Solar Developers Use Inflation Reduction Act To Help Overcome ‘Bias’

EI’s Jack Conness discusses how funding from the Inflation Reduction Act has expanded solar development projects in Ohio by driving down the costs.

Is Your Electric Bill Higher? Independent Analysis Says Don’t Blame Clean Energy

EI’s Brendan Pierpont discusses recent findings that the main drivers of rising energy costs are the impacts of climate change and fossil fuel costs.

What’s Driving Up The Cost Of Electricity? Group Says It’s Not Renewables

EI analysis finds that a heavy reliance on fossil fuels is responsible for driving up electricity prices across the United States.

Hate High Power Bills? Blame Fossil Fuels And Climate Change.

EI’s Silvio Marcacci explains that the 20 percent rise in U.S. power bills over the last four years is a result of expensive fossil fuels and climate change impacts.

What Trump And Biden Really Mean When They Fight About Electric Vehicles

EI’s Sonia Aggarwal weighs in on the auto industry in the United States, and America’s perception on electric vehicles.

Hot Rocks In Box: The Rise Of Thermal Batteries – Ep168: Anand Gopal

EI’s Anand Gopal joins the podcast to discuss the potential for thermal batteries to decarbonize industry by providing reliable heat on-demand.

Naperville, St. Charles, Winnetka And Dozens Of Other Communities Urged To Double Down On Coal

EI’s Eric Gimon weighs in on the decision of many Illinois towns and cities to remain under contract with the coal-fired power plant, Prairie State Generating Station until 2035.

The Vibes Lie: Electric Vehicles Accelerate Toward 50% Of Global Sales

Don’t believe the media hype: New data shows global EV sales are on track to hit 50% of total vehicle sales by 2035.

[Episode #224] – U.S. Hydrogen Tax Credits

EI’s Eric Gimon rejoins the Energy Transition Show podcast to discuss the proposed final rules of the 45V clean hydrogen tax credit.

Home EV Chargers Are Hot Commodities In Denver

EI’s Silvio Marcacci explains that charging your electric vehicle (EV) overnight can save you money.

Hydrogen Could Clean Up Iron, Steel, And Chemicals – If It’s Truly Clean

EI’s Dan Esposito and Nik Sawe explain how clean hydrogen could be the solution to some of industry’s biggest emissions challenges, but only if judiciously produced and used. If not, it could delay or reverse progress on cleaning our economy.

New Rules Will Slash Air, Water And Climate Pollution From U.S. Power Plants

Recent EI research finds that utilities can reliably meet surging energy demand without new gas generation.

Rising Electricity Demand Requires New Gas Plants? Not So Fast.

Utilities have alternative options to addressing rising energy demand, and EI’s Michelle Solomon and Eric Gimon explain why building gas plants is not the best solution for long-term demand growth.

Is It Time To Retire The Term “Clean Energy”?

EI’s Eric Gimon explains that “clean energy” can be useful for drawing a contrast between carbon-free energy sources and energy generated from fossil fuels, but that this term does have limits.

‘Panicked Rush To Gas’ Could Hike Energy Costs, Report Warns Regulators

New research by EI’s Eric Gimon and Mike O’Boyle, finds that utilities can meet the increasing electricity demand without relying on the construction of new natural gas plants.

Zero-Carbon Industry: Transformative Technologies And Policies To Achieve Sustainable Prosperity – With Jeffrey Rissman

EI’s Jeff Rissman offers actionable insights on how we can revamp the industrial world’s heaviest emitters using cutting edge technologies and intelligent policies in his recent book, Zero Carbon Industry.

How Thermal Batteries Are Heating Up Energy Storage

EI’s Jeff Rissman discusses how thermal batteries are changing the grid and climate policy by cutting industrial emissions.

2024 Could Be The Year For American Lithium

EI’s Jack Conness discusses how a booming U.S. demand for lithium could spur the development of a domestic supply chain to fuel clean energy economic growth and boost national security.

Regulators: Don’t Panic And Rush To Gas Amid Cries We’re Out Of Power

EI’s Mike O’Boyle and Eric Gimon suggest that regulators consider building renewables closer to where demand is generated and increasing storage, rather than rushing to gas.