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.
The 5 Best EVs on the Market Right Now, Plus a Cheaper One You’ll Have to Wait For
By Dan Gearino
This Number Helps Explain Why Rooftop Solar Is Becoming More Attractive in Many States
By Dan Gearino
A Reality Check About Solar Panel Waste and the Effects on Human Health
By Dan Gearino
U.S. Battery Storage Had a Record Quarter. Here’s Why It Could Have—and Should Have—Been Much Better
By Dan Gearino
Some Rare, Real Talk From a Utility About Competition With Rooftop Solar
By Dan Gearino
Offshore Wind’s Rough Summer, Explained
By Dan Gearino
New Rules Help to Answer Whether Clean Energy Jobs Will Also Be Good Jobs
By Dan Gearino
Onshore Wind Is Poised to Grow, and Move Away from Boom and Bust Cycles
By Dan Gearino
On the Streets of Berlin, Bicycles Have Enriched City Life — and Stoked Backlash
By Dan Gearino
Behind the Scenes in the Senate, This Scientist Never Gave Up on Passing the Inflation Reduction Act. Now He’s Come Home to Minnesota
By Dan Gearino
Labor and Environmental Groups Have Learned to Get Along. Here’s the Organization in the Middle
By Dan Gearino
EV Sales Continue to Soar, But a Surge in Production Could Lead to a Glut for Some Models
By Dan Gearino
The Financial Sector Is Failing to Estimate Climate Risk, Say Two Groups in the UK
By Dan Gearino
The Solar Industry Gained Jobs Last Year. But Are Those Good Jobs, and Could They Be Better?
By Dan Gearino
New Research Rooted in Behavioral Science Shows How to Dramatically Increase Reach of Low-Income Solar Programs
By Dan Gearino
An Ohio College Town Wants to Lead on Fighting Climate Change. It Also Has a 1940s-Era, Diesel-Burning Power Plant
By Dan Gearino
