New analysis shows how solar and storage are lowering electricity costs in red and blue states as affordability takes center stage heading into the midterm elections. WASHINGTON D.C. — As energy affordability emerges as a defining issue heading into the midterm elections, new analysis from the Solar Energy Industries Association … [continued]
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Yesterday, the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) approved Ameren Missouri’s proposal to build solar and storage projects. The Sierra Club and its members supported the projects at public hearings around the state. Renewable energy remains the cheapest way to generate electricity, while coal and fossil fuels remain … [continued]
At a splashy GM Forward event in New York City on October 21, General Motors laid out its plans to remain relevant in the auto manufacturing business. (Never mind that the industry enjoys a walled garden status in the US, which has chosen to erect trade barriers that exclude sales … [continued]
England outside London carried about 1.85 billion local-bus passenger journeys in 2024/25, compared with roughly 1.98 billion before COVID-19. Passenger journeys had recovered to 93.3% of their 2019/20 level, while bus service mileage had recovered to 86.0%. Put those two figures together and passenger journeys per service mile were about … [continued]
Solar power has helped keep wholesale electricity rates down in Texas and California over the past five years, regardless of partisan politics and heat waves, too (Texas graph courtesy of US EIA via SEIA).
Solar power has helped keep wholesale electricity rates down in Texas and California over the past five years, regardless of partisan politics and heat waves, too.
Nobel Prize winning economist, Paul Krugman, wrote an important article this morning. In it, he decried Elon Musk and his decision to take down Ukraine’s access to Starlink, which allows the country to protect itself from Russian attacks through drone technology. “Did Elon Musk decide by personal fiat to cut … [continued]
Sierra Club Urges Congress to Reauthorize EV Charging Program in Upcoming Funding Deal WASHINGTON, D.C. — The national electric vehicle (EV) charging network is making tangible progress: Texas recently awarded $226 million for 321 new charging stations funded through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program; Arizona just opened its first … [continued]
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Linn County Board of Supervisors denied a rezoning application for the proposed Morgan Valley Energy Center in a unanimous 3-0 vote last night. Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL), a subsidiary of Alliant Energy, is proposing three single-cycle gas-fired power plants in Linn County. The … [continued]
Butte, MT — On Wednesday, conservation groups sued to overturn a Trump administration rule that leaves threatened wildlife with no certain, meaningful protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Read the complaint here. Plaintiffs represented by Earthjustice — including the Sierra Club, WildEarth Guardians, National Parks Conservation Association, Humane World … [continued]
I haven’t covered a Tesla earnings release and call in a while, but I thought I’d give a quick summary since this quarter was pretty interesting. Last quarter I wrote this after the delivery release, but I didn’t write up the earnings call. Observations From The Shareholder Deck: Gross margin … [continued]
