Innovator of the Year: Tesla

From revamping urban transportation to transforming how homes are powered, Tesla has innovated across the board in 2017.

By Cody Boteler • Dec. 4, 2017

New York energy storage target official after Gov. Cuomo signs bill

New York is now the fourth state with an energy storage target, but specific details have yet to be unveiled. 

By Peter Maloney • Dec. 1, 2017

Verizon to roll out 5G broadband service across select cities in 2018

Verizon estimates the opportunity for its upgraded services will affect approximately 30 million households nationwide.

By Kristin Musulin • Dec. 1, 2017

Albuquerque, NM celebrates soft launch of electric BRT service

ART is the first U.S. bus rapid transit system to receive a Gold Standard for Bus Rapid Transit from the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy.

By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 30, 2017

How to improve community mobility in a smart city through public-private partnerships

Derek Fretheim, director of business development at urban mobility company moovel Group, discusses how public-private partnerships can help cities develop their smart city and mobility initiatives.

Nov. 28, 2017

Top energy storage projects driving the sector in 2017

From transmission deferral to hybrid generation, 2017 has seen a number of notable projects done by or for regulated utilities.

By Peter Maloney • Nov. 28, 2017

Boston begins initiative to become carbon neutral by 2050

Carbon Free Boston designates a team of researchers to determine the best ways to reach carbon neutrality through mitigation of transportation, waste, electricity and heat.

By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 28, 2017

San Diego weighs options to reach 100% renewable energy

The city's major utility and a government-run alternative both hope to offer 100% renewable energy by 2035.

By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 27, 2017

Atlanta passes infrastructure ordinance to support EV charging

The new regulations require builders to install electrical infrastructure in new buildings that can support electric vehicle charging. 

By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 22, 2017

Alliance for Transportation Electrification launches to accelerate EV deployment

The group serves members of two converging industries: the electric power and transportation sectors.

By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 20, 2017

Turning the promise of solar landfills into reality

Soltage CEO Jesse Grossman makes the case for more states to follow the leads of Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey by incentivizing energy development on closed landfills.

By Jesse Grossman • Nov. 20, 2017

Former Tallahassee employee sues city over favoritism in hurricane restoration

A former Tallahassee, Fla., employee has filed a lawsuit that accuses the city of playing favorites when restoring power after Hurricane Hermine struck the city in September 2016.

By Jason Axelrod • Nov. 17, 2017

Lexington, KY may soon be one of nation’s largest gigabit cities

A planned fiber-optic network would boost users' internet speeds from 16.2 megabits per second to 1,000 megabits per second.

By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 16, 2017

As feds focus on baseload, grid modernization is sweeping the nation

More than 30 states are considering far-reaching modernization and utility business model reforms, including new initiatives to integrate battery storage into grid planning processes. 

By Herman K. Trabish • Nov. 15, 2017

US cities, businesses highlight climate efforts at UN meeting

"There is nothing Washington can do to stop us," former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said of the efforts.

By Robert Walton • Nov. 14, 2017

4 Alaska communities collaborate on wind-diesel microgrid

The project integrates wind power into the system and significantly lowers residents' heating costs.

By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 10, 2017

The future of wind farms

The force behind the proliferation of wind farms could lose momentum, depending on how the next tax reform bill addresses energy tax credits.

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 10, 2017

How much energy do those programs save? New tool aims to track and boost efficiency

The National Energy Efficiency Registry will collect data with an eye toward improving measurement and verification of savings, ultimately boosting investments in reducing demand.

By Robert Walton • Nov. 8, 2017

Empowering cities by rethinking wireless networks

The rapidly expanding implementation of smart architecture and infrastructure is shaping the functionality and future of the smart grid. 

By Keith Teichmann • Nov. 6, 2017

USDA to invest $2.5B for rural grid upgrades

The funding will support infrastructure improvements for rural areas in more than two dozen states.

By Robert Walton • Nov. 3, 2017

San Francisco outlines comprehensive flood resilience strategy

The city has proposed $700 million of flood work to be included in the Sewer System Improvement Program over the next 15 years.

By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 3, 2017

ITC proposes 3 solar trade case remedies with tariffs, quotas and capped imports

The agency will send three remedy recommendations to President Donald Trump, who has final say. 

By Krysti Shallenberger • Nov. 1, 2017

New York Green Bank seeks $1B in private sector funding for clean energy projects

The bank also plans to start working with other states to help them establish similar funding entities.

By Robert Walton • Nov. 1, 2017

Michigan capital files zoning records lawsuit against neighboring Lansing Township

Lansing, Mich. is suing the nearby Lansing Township over a 2015 moratorium that the mayor says cost the city several million dollars.

By Jason Axelrod • Nov. 1, 2017

Smarter streetlights

Upgrading streetlights to smart LEDs is a no-brainer.

By Thomas Cook • Oct. 30, 2017