Dan Gearino
Reporter, Clean Energy
Dan Gearino covers the business and policy of renewable energy and utilities, often with an emphasis on the midwestern United States. He is the main author of ICN’s Inside Clean Energy newsletter. He came to ICN in 2018 after a nine-year tenure at The Columbus Dispatch, where he covered the business of energy. Before that, he covered politics and business in Iowa and in New Hampshire. He grew up in Warren County, Iowa, just south of Des Moines, and lives in Columbus, Ohio.
Minnesota Has Passed a Landmark Clean Energy Law. Which State Is Next?
By Dan Gearino
What Is Permitting Reform? Here’s a Primer on the Drive to Fast Track Energy Projects—Both Clean and Fossil Fuel
By Dan Gearino, Kristoffer Tigue
What Lego—Yes, Lego—Can Teach Us About Avoiding Energy Project Boondoggles
By Dan Gearino
New Wind and Solar Are Cheaper Than the Costs to Operate All But One Coal-Fired Power Plant in the United States
By Dan Gearino
When Will We Hit Peak Fossil Fuels? Maybe We Already Have
By Dan Gearino
Renewables Projected to Soon Be One-Fourth of US Electricity Generation. Really Soon
By Dan Gearino
In the Race to Develop the Best Solar Power Materials, What If the Key Ingredient Is Effort?
By Dan Gearino
Four Big Things to Expect in Clean Energy in 2023
By Dan Gearino
In the End, Solar Power Opponents Prevail in Williamsport, Ohio
By Dan Gearino
One Farmer Set Off a Solar Energy Boom in Rural Minnesota; 10 Years Later, Here’s How It Worked Out
By Dan Gearino
Illinois Clean Energy Law’s Failed Promises: No New Jobs or Job-Training
By Brett Chase, Dan Gearino
Finally, Some Good Climate News: The Biggest Wins in Clean Energy in 2022
By Dan Gearino
Car Companies Are Now Bundling EVs With Home Solar Panels. Are Customers Going to Buy?
By Dan Gearino
One Man’s Determined Fight for Solar Power in Rural Ohio
By Dan Gearino
Rooftop Solar Is Becoming More Accessible to People with Lower Incomes, But Not Fast Enough
By Dan Gearino
Four States Just Got a ‘Trifecta’ of Democratic Control, Paving the Way for Climate and Clean Energy Legislation
By Dan Gearino, Aman Azhar, Aydali Campa
