Landmark fundraising deals by two of Africa's largest off-grid solar companies – including d.light, founded by Stanford GSB graduates Sam Goldman, MBA '07, and Nedjip Tozun, BS '02, MBA '07 – are raising hopes that private capital markets could fund electricity access for millions of homes.

Inês Azevedo, professor of energy science and engineering and senior fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy, brings an interdisciplinary perspective on energy, climate, and environmental challenges to her new role leading the Woods Institute.

Could limiting utilities’ wildfire liability reduce electricity rates? The tradeoffs may outweigh the benefits without broader wildfire reforms, according to research from Stanford’s Climate and Energy Policy Program.