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Wind

States join fight against Trump administration’s wind farm blockade

The Department of Defense has essentially frozen permitting for new wind installations over the last year, preventing more than 155 projects from moving forward.

By Dan McCarthy

Corporate procurement

Google buys power from record-busting solar-battery site in Arkansas

By Julian Spector

Overhead view of a remote construction site with steel coils, tents, and cars on sunny day with a few clouds in the distance

Clean energy

Clean energy still beats fossil fuels on cost, despite, well, everything

By Kathryn Krawczyk

Solar

A new deal on balcony solar just dropped in the US

By Alison F. Takemura

Geothermal

An old-school geothermal giant rides the tech’s newfound popularity

Decades-old Ormat is seizing geothermal’s superhot moment by branching into next-generation technology and expanding its traditional plants.

By Maria Gallucci

POV from behind a worker walking toward a geothermal equipment steaming under a blue sky

Regional spotlight:

Northeast

Clean energy news from the Northeastern U.S.

Plug-in batteries kept NYC renters cool during record heat wave

A new program from startup Every Electric and utility Con Edison lets New Yorkers power their window ACs with home batteries to take stress off the grid.

By Maria Gallucci

Could hydropower hamper NYC’s building decarbonization law?

Concrete infrastructure with a yellow background

Major energy-affordability bill passes Massachusetts Senate

People in business attire gather in a large room with a large chandelier

Martha’s Vineyard solar array will cut bills for low-income islanders

Houses around a parking lot with solar panels on the roofs

How an NYC high-rise is keeping cool with geothermal energy

Utilities

More Ohioans are getting their power shut off as energy costs surge

Recent data reveals an uptick in households losing power because of unpaid utility bills — yet another sign of the ongoing national affordability crisis.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski
Batteries

A pioneering grid-battery factory is headed for this California city

Sodium-ion batteries promise cheaper, more durable energy storage. Peak Energy seeks to kick-start the next-gen battery market by building the first big U.S. plant.

By Julian Spector
Grid edge

Clean energy helped the grid avoid heat-wave catastrophe

Last week's high temperatures pushed the U.S. grid to its limits, and showcased how new wind and solar additions are essential to keeping the lights on.

By Kathryn Krawczyk
Nuclear

America’s first nuclear plant restart may be near the finish line

After a few missed targets, Holtec says the remaining tasks to bring Michigan’s Palisades plant back online are equal to restoring service after a routine outage.

By Alexander C. Kaufman

Chart of the week

Trump’s clean energy attacks are costing the US jobs

Over 200 major clean energy projects were canceled over the first year and a half of Trump’s term. A report says that’s left nearly half a million jobs on the table.

By Dan McCarthy

Data centers use more power in the US than in any other country

Heat pumps may soon outsell air conditioners in US

Chart titled "Heat pumps are closing the gap with ACs" with years from 2012 to 2025

Rooftop solar is in for a tough few years in the US

Solar beat coal on the US grid in May — a new milestone

Chart titled "Solar finally beats coal on US grid in May"; falling black line shows coal, and rising yellow line shows solar

Solar

Ohio Power Siting Board asks court to punt on high-stakes solar case

The Kingwood Solar case could provide clean energy developers in Ohio with much-needed clarity about the regulatory environment — if the court doesn’t dismiss it.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski
Electrification

New Trump rules make it more costly to electrify North Carolina homes

The Department of Energy recently announced new guidance that prevents “fuel switching,” scrambling the state’s first-ever electrification program.

By Elizabeth Ouzts
Electrification

Southern California clean-heat rule survives key legal challenge

A U.S. appeals court upheld the first-in-the-nation measure, which will slash smog-forming emissions from certain gas-fueled boilers and heaters in the region.

By Maria Gallucci
Geothermal

Quaise Energy raises $134M to fuel superhot geothermal ambitions

The startup closed the first tranche of Series B funding as it pushes to build a novel geothermal plant in Oregon and advance its rock-melting drilling tech.

By Maria Gallucci
Energy efficiency

Trump admin could undermine energy efficiency with dubious new analysis

A Department of Energy study found that the latest version of an international energy code would raise construction costs by billions — and ignored bill savings.

By Alison F. Takemura
Data centers

Duke Energy proposes special rules for data centers in North Carolina

After insisting it wasn’t needed, Duke pitched a "large load tariff" for big energy users — a concession to critics before a hearing on its proposed rate hike.

By Elizabeth Ouzts
Clean energy

Trump's ‘big, beautiful’ law was supposed to kill clean energy. It didn't.

One year ago, President Donald Trump signed a massive bill into law and ripped away clean energy tax credits. Renewables have rolled with the punches.

By Dan McCarthy, Kathryn Krawczyk
Electric vehicles

Electric trucks look a lot more appealing when gas prices are sky-high

A head-to-head matchup of electric and gasoline cargo trucks shows how rising fuel costs make EVs much cheaper to run. Now, can manufacturers lower up-front costs?

By Jeff St. John
Solar

In Ohio, solar is no big threat to farmland

Fears over farmland loss have fueled arguments against renewables in Ohio — but golf courses and suburban sprawl take up far more acreage than solar does.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski

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States join fight against Trump administration’s wind farm blockade

Google buys power from record-busting solar-battery site in Arkansas

Clean energy still beats fossil fuels on cost, despite, well, everything

A new deal on balcony solar just dropped in the US

An old-school geothermal giant rides the tech’s newfound popularity

Massachusetts bill would end a costly gas pipeline repair program

Nuclear energy could be in for a big decade

Today’s headlines: AGs join wind lawsuit, gas prices rise again, and more

Editor's picks

1 Hawaiʻi committed to 100% clean energy. Now it’s flirting with natural gas.

2 Installing a heat pump might increase the value of your home

3 Is New England’s new hydropower transmission line paying off?

4 Hyundai’s new steel mill sparks hopes and fears in Louisiana

5 In this Brooklyn warehouse, stoves are turned into batteries

PJM’s old way of getting power built isn’t working. Has it found a fix?

New Jersey law will let data centers pay for home energy upgrades

Massachusetts lawmakers try new way to kill ‘zombie’ wood power plant

New manufactured homes may get more efficient thanks to housing law

The Pentagon is blocking more than 150 wind projects over drone fears

Holtec bets big on small nuclear reactors in its IPO filing

Here’s how offshore wind helped New England beat record heat

Regional spotlight:

Plug-in batteries kept NYC renters cool during record heat wave

Could hydropower hamper NYC’s building decarbonization law?

Major energy-affordability bill passes Massachusetts Senate

Martha’s Vineyard solar array will cut bills for low-income islanders

How an NYC high-rise is keeping cool with geothermal energy

More Ohioans are getting their power shut off as energy costs surge

A pioneering grid-battery factory is headed for this California city

Clean energy helped the grid avoid heat-wave catastrophe

America’s first nuclear plant restart may be near the finish line

Chart of the week

Trump’s clean energy attacks are costing the US jobs

Data centers use more power in the US than in any other country

Heat pumps may soon outsell air conditioners in US

Rooftop solar is in for a tough few years in the US

Solar beat coal on the US grid in May — a new milestone

Ohio Power Siting Board asks court to punt on high-stakes solar case

New Trump rules make it more costly to electrify North Carolina homes

Southern California clean-heat rule survives key legal challenge

Quaise Energy raises $134M to fuel superhot geothermal ambitions

Trump admin could undermine energy efficiency with dubious new analysis

Duke Energy proposes special rules for data centers in North Carolina

Trump's ‘big, beautiful’ law was supposed to kill clean energy. It didn't.

Electric trucks look a lot more appealing when gas prices are sky-high

In Ohio, solar is no big threat to farmland