Climate + Energy Climate + Energy articles Who Will Pay for Cascadia’s Transmission Lines? The multibillion-dollar question that Senator Maria Cantwell, Governor Jay Inslee, and other Northwest leaders can help answer. Sep 12, 2023 September 12, 2023 Emily Moore https://www.sightline.org/profile/emily-moore/ Director, Climate and Energy Why Is It So Hard to Build New Transmission Lines? For starters, Cascadia has no plan. Jul 20, 2023 July 20, 2023 Emily Moore https://www.sightline.org/profile/emily-moore/ Director, Climate and Energy Without Gas, What Business Models Could Gas Utilities Pursue? Several examples exist, and Cascadian policymakers can encourage shifts while setting guardrails to protect customers. Jul 17, 2023 July 17, 2023 Laura Feinstein https://www.sightline.org/profile/laurafeinstein/ Fellow It’s Time for Cascadia to Start Pruning the Gas System and Electrifying Whole Neighborhoods Early efforts in California, Colorado, and New York offer lessons to get started. Jun 7, 2023 June 7, 2023 Emily Moore https://www.sightline.org/profile/emily-moore/ Director, Climate and Energy Washington’s Refinery Communities Just Got a Transition Boost A quarter-million-dollar budget proviso will fund a study to map opportunities beyond oil. May 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 Emily Moore https://www.sightline.org/profile/emily-moore/ Director, Climate and Energy The Northwest Needs More Midsize Solar While distributed solar can’t solve the region’s transmission woes alone, Idaho and Washington would be smart to follow Oregon’s lead in boosting it for a cleaner future. May 10, 2023 May 10, 2023 Emily Moore https://www.sightline.org/profile/emily-moore/ Director, Climate and Energy What Washington, DC, Can Learn from the Other Washington about Climate Policy Six lessons from the Evergreen State for America's national leaders. Mar 9, 2023 March 9, 2023 Kristin Eberhard https://www.sightline.org/profile/kristineberhard/ Fellow It’s Time to Stop Subsidizing New Gas Pipes Regulators across Cascadia should end line extension allowances, the subsidies ratepayers finance that expand utilities’ pipeline infrastructure. Jan 17, 2023 January 17, 2023 Laura Feinstein https://www.sightline.org/profile/laurafeinstein/ Fellow Is There a Future for Gas Utilities? It Could Be Heating and Cooling Your Home (from the Ground) "GeoNetworks" are being piloted in New York and Massachusetts. Cascadia should be next. Jan 11, 2023 January 11, 2023 Emily Moore https://www.sightline.org/profile/emily-moore/ Director, Climate and Energy New Report Charts Need for WA to Plan Ahead for Oil Refinery Closures A spate of recent shutdowns across the US holds urgent lessons for local communities. Dec 1, 2022 December 1, 2022 Emily Moore https://www.sightline.org/profile/emily-moore/ Director, Climate and Energy 1 2 3 … 224 Next »