Peter Fairley

Peter Fairley has covered energy and the climate crisis for two decades. His exposé on the Trump administration's grid-planning cover-up won a Covering Climate Now award for investigative reporting in 2021.

Geothermal Energy Promises to Help Some Communities Get Off Fossil Gas

But can gas utilities learn to love a new business model?

By Peter Fairley October 28, 2024

In this story: geothermal power

Geothermal construction begins with the installation of main piping at Farley Lot

Getting Off Gas, Block by Block

Trying to electrify a home can be hard. What if we instead focused on liberating entire neighborhoods from their reliance on methane gas?

By Peter Fairley September 9, 2024

In this story: natural gas, dirty fuels

Illustration shows a figure dressed in white climbing blue and purple pipes

The US Electricity Transmission System Is in Gridlock

How a national macrogrid could accelerate the movement to electrify everything

By Peter Fairley September 18, 2023

In this story: clean energy, technology

Peter Fairley

Geothermal Energy Promises to Help Some Communities Get Off Fossil Gas

Getting Off Gas, Block by Block

The US Electricity Transmission System Is in Gridlock

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