Energy News
13 Big American Companies Pledge to Cut Carbon Emissions
At a White House event in August, 13 of America's biggest companies pledged to cut their carbon emissions, representing a total of at least...
Offshore Wind’s Path Ahead in the U.S.
In early December 2023, New York’s first offshore wind project—South Fork Wind—became the first commercial-scale installment to send electricity to the U.S. grid. When...
Perspective
Our Clean Energy Future: Batteries (May be) Included
Curtis Seymour, Power Sector program director at the Energy Foundation, writes in a guest post in Energy Collective that while advances in battery...
Perspective
How Utilities Can Drive the Future of Transport
In this guest post for Utility Dive, Energy Foundation Transportation Program Director Patty Monahan and Vice President of Power Strategies Dan Adler make the...
Energy News
Northeast’s Carbon Trading Program Added $1.3 Billion in Benefits
A new study finds that, in the past three years, the Northeast's cap-and-trade program added $1.3 billion in economic value to the nine-state region,...
Energy News
Hewlett, Packard Foundation Presidents: Act on Climate
We want to share this opinion piece by Larry Kramer, President of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Carol Larson, President of the...
Energy News
Meet the Winners of the ‘Clean Energy Challenge’
The Midwest's annual Clean Energy Challenge honors the longstanding American traditions of innovation and competition. One winner, for example, has developed a method for...
Announcement
Our 2013 Annual Report: “American Clean Energy Stories”
Texas cotton farmer Cliff Etheredge used to pray for rain and cuss the wind. Then he helped establish a local wind turbine project that...
Energy News
New Report: Clean Energy Jobs in Illinois Near 100,000
Adam Reich is an Army veteran who began working in Illinois' clean energy industry last year and is using his vocational training to help...
Announcement
Stephen Harper Joins Energy Foundation Board of Directors
Stephen Harper, Global Director of Environment and Energy Policy at Intel Corporation, has joined the Energy Foundation's board of directors. His experience in both...
Energy News
America’s Power Plan and Our Energy Future
Our nation’s electricity system is undergoing a rapid and profound transformation. We are at a pivotal point in America’s energy history. America's Power Plan...
Energy News
U.S. Solar Jobs Grew 20% in 2013
An annual census of solar-industry jobs shows that solar employment grew 19.9 percent—faster than the national average employment rate—adding 23,682 new jobs in 2013....
Energy News
North Carolina Ranks #2 in PV Installations
A recent solar industry report found a record level of photovoltaic installations in the U.S. in 2013, and ranks North Carolina as the number-two...
Energy News
Governors Pledge to Boost Electric Vehicles
Eight governors whose states collectively represent nearly a quarter of the U.S. car market announced last week that they're taking steps to put 3.3...
Energy News
China, California Sign Climate MOU
In a landmark agreement, China and California have committed to collaborate on efforts to combat global climate change, promote clean and efficient energy, and...
Energy News
How Efficient are Consumer Electronics?
The "Get Smart Guide: Energy Innovation for the Consumer Electronics Industry" analyzes some of the major devices we use in our homes and offers...
Energy News
‘A Republican Case for Climate Action’
Four Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) directors who served under Republican presidents penned a New York Times opinion piece called “A Republican Case for Climate...
Energy News
Scaling-up Renewable Energy Investments
A new study highlights the role of policy in unlocking record levels of private capital in the industry during the past decade. The study...
Energy News
Video: “How the Lights Stay On”
Wind and solar power are the fastest-growing sources of electricity in America and worldwide. We need reliable power—so what happens when the wind doesn't...
Energy News
Mortgages on Energy Efficient Homes More Successful
In the first study of its kind, University of North Carolina researchers found that loans on Energy Star homes are 32 percent less likely...
Announcement
Our Efficient Office
The Energy Foundation recognizes the importance of energy efficiency in buildings, which are the largest consumer of electric power. Over the past two decades,...