Ari Peskoe

There is nothing sexy about the electric grid. It’s a thing we don’t think about — plug in your phone charger, flip on your lights,…

The power grid near Chicago, much like the region’s highways, is often congested. Just about everyone involved agrees that the grid needs an upgrade, including…

A Maine jury ruled Thursday that construction can proceed on a transmission line that will carry clean hydropower from Quebec to New England, saving a…

How hard could it be to bring more carbon-free power to New England, a region with a professed dedication to tackling the climate crisis? It…

After years of planning, false starts, and a bitterly fought campaign to kill it, the fate of one of Massachusetts’ most important clean energy projects…

The U.S. Department of Energy issued a draft report in February that found a “pressing need” for new electric transmission infrastructure across the country to…

When several large electric utilities launched a first-of-its-kind energy trading platform in the Southeast last fall, the pitch was simple: Lower energy bills and deliver…

The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked a state law that it said would limit competition for electric transmission projects, just as bidding is…

The warnings to residents in the south-east US came right before Christmas: delay washing clothes or running the dishwasher, and curb hot water use until…

The U.S. Supreme Court Monday asked the U.S. Solicitor General to weigh in on a Texas law that bans independent transmission companies such as NextEra…

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked the Biden administration to wade into a dispute between Florida-based energy company NextEra Energy Inc. and Texas over…

Prospects for federal climate legislation are dim this year, now that Republicans control the U.S. House. So we’re also monitoring climate action at the state…

Minnesota Democrats are confident their ambitious climate law that requires the state’s power utilities to use 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040 will survive a legal…

A long-standing policy set by the Midwestern grid operator is threatening the transition to clean energy, a solar energy trade group said this week. The…

Minnesota Democrats brushed aside Republican criticism and a legal threat from their neighbors to the west Thursday as the House passed a landmark climate bill…

New England power plants burned more oil for electricity on a single day during last month’s deep freeze than they have in four years, underscoring…

U.S. lawmakers in the next Congress, opening Jan. 3, are expected to sustain efforts to ease the construction of new electric transmission lines even after…

The deadly winter storm, christened Elliott by The Weather Channel, that tore through much of the United States over the Christmas weekend placed a huge…