Clean Energy Group Blog
The Promise and Pitfalls of Fossil Power Plant Hybridization with Energy Storage
Fossil fuel power plants paired with battery storage – also known as hybridized power plants – can cause more harm than good, particularly if hybridization is used to prolong the use of polluting peaker plants.
Peaker Plant Reliability Must Run (RMR) Designation: Expensive and Flawed
“Reliability Must Run” designations keep peaker power plants operating in the name of reliability, regardless of the economic impacts to ratepayers and health and environmental impacts to surrounding communities, and despite available cost-effective non-combustion alternatives.
Advancing Energy Equity in 2023: Actions and Impacts
This has been an impactful year for Clean Energy Group and our partners in advancing energy justice.
Peaker Power Plant Data Show Persistent Economic and Racial Inequities
According to data released by the EPA, inefficient and expensive fossil fuel peaker power plants continue to be predominantly located near lower-income communities and disproportionately impact people of color.
Rotten Eggs in the EPA Power Plant Rule
The EPA’s proposed regulation for greenhouse gases emitted by power plants reveal the heavy influence of the fossil fuel industry.
What the EPA’s Proposed Power Plant Rules Get Wrong About CCS and Hydrogen
There are several issues with the EPA’s proposed rules for fossil fuel-fired power plants, the biggest being the inclusion of carbon capture and storage and hydrogen blending as Best Systems of Emissions Reduction pathways for new power plants as well as existing larger capacity plants.
Looking Back: Five Energy Equity Takeaways from 2022
A new year is upon us. This will be a big year for Clean Energy Group (CEG). We were founded 25 years ago, back in 1998 when solar and wind were more of a hopeful concept than the disruptive reality they have become today. Considering the events of last year, 2023 looks to be a…
The Inflation Reduction Act Offers Powerful Tools for Solving the Peaker Problem
The IRA provides the financial incentives and tools that level the playing field between legacy fossil-fuel peakers and alternatives that do not emit localized pollutants into the communities that surround them.
Mapping the Inequities of Fossil Peaker Power Plants
To help visualize the racial and economic disparities of fossil peaker power plants, CEG released a new mapping tool highlighting the demographic characteristics of surrounding communities.
2021 In Review: Signposts for a Fossil-Free Future
Looking back at the major stories of 2021 that have the biggest implications for solar+storage, a clear theme emerged: big, centralized, dirty power failed, and smaller, cleaner, more nimble and resilient power gained traction.