Capital markets are shunning big bets on disruptive technologies such as battery storage. Read More

Booming domestic production is a good thing. Lack of adequate infrastructure is not. Read More

Hydropower, nuclear and renewable energy emit less carbon, but each has its own warts and costs. Read More

Income investors should focus on utilities that buy shale assets to protect profit margins. Read More

The world’s favorite energy sources have important drawbacks as well, notably in terms of pollution and global warming. Read More

Oil’s recent slide has hurt energy stocks but should reward the patient investor. Read More

A major ruling will expand the transmission grid to allow for more renewable energy, which could accelerate the earnings divide between fossil-fuel heavy utilities and their greener peers. Read More

Former biofuels darling KiOR has burned through that much capital and debt in three short years by heavily hyping its inefficient technology. But it does offer some valuable investing lessons. Read More

The technologies for making fuel from organic waste have been around for a long time, but there’s a long way to go before they live up to the hype. Read More

Utility earnings have always been at the mercy of the weather, but that doesn’t mean investors have to be. Read More