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.
New Wind & Solar Power Is Cheaper Than Existing Coal in Much of the U.S., New Analysis Finds
By Dan Gearino
Ohio Weighs a Nuclear Bailout at FirstEnergy's Urging. Will It Boost Renewables, Too?
By Dan Gearino
100% Renewable Energy Needs Lots of Storage. This Polar Vortex Test Showed How Much.
By Dan Gearino
U.S. Solar Jobs Fell with Trump’s Tariffs, But These States Are Adding More
By Dan Gearino
Michigan's New Governor Puts Climate Change at Heart of Government
By Dan Gearino
Power Companies vs. the Polar Vortex: How Did the Grid Hold Up?
By Dan Gearino
What the Government's Energy Outlook Misses and Why It Matters
By Dan Gearino
New Governors Target Climate Change from Day One in Vulnerable Great Lakes Region
By Dan Gearino
A Clean Energy Revolution Is Rising in the Midwest, with Utilities in the Vanguard
By Dan Gearino
Net-Zero Energy Homes Pay Off Faster Than You Think—Even in the Chilly Midwest
By Dan Gearino
Rural Jobs: Another Big Reason Midwest States Should Love Clean Energy
By Dan Gearino
Clean Energy Wins in Several States as Governors and Legislatures Go Blue
By Dan Gearino, Marianne Lavelle
Can Illinois Handle a 2000% Jump in Solar Capacity? We’re About to Find Out.
By Dan Gearino
The Most Worrying Rooftop Solar Fight Since Nevada Cut Net-Metering Hits Michigan
By Dan Gearino
Enbridge Deal Would Replace a Troubled Great Lakes Pipeline, But When?
By Dan Gearino
Pairing Wind & Solar for Cheaper, 24-Hour Renewable Energy
By Dan Gearino
