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Energy efficiency

Vermont is boosting new homes that can cut energy use in half

A nation-leading program that encourages superefficient manufactured homes is underway in Vermont, and will produce significant energy savings for residents.

By Alison F. Takemura

Green steel

A year after US Steel was sold, communities push for clean investment

By Maria Gallucci

Energy efficiency

Massachusetts Senate preserves energy-efficiency funding in new bill

By Sarah Shemkus

Batteries

Base Power brings cheap batteries to residents in power-starved PJM

By Julian Spector

Solar

Connecticut’s new solar law is better than nothing

The legislation authorizes plug-in solar and extends some renewable energy incentives — but uncertainty still clouds the solar industry in Connecticut.

By Sarah Shemkus

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Heat pumps

Heat pumps may soon outsell air conditioners in US

By Dan McCarthy
Carbon-free buildings

California’s choice: Cleaner air for schools or money for utilities

By Jeff St. John
Electric vehicles

These states are the best for EV buyers and drivers

By Kathryn Krawczyk

Regional spotlight:

Northeast

Clean energy news from the Northeastern U.S.

Tesla offers discounted home batteries in New England VPP push

Households in Massachusetts and Connecticut can get cheap Powerwall leases — so long as they let Tesla monetize the batteries in virtual power plant programs.

By Jeff St. John

Will New York Gov. Kathy Hochul sign a balcony solar bill?

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Want a job drilling for geothermal? A Northeast training hub is coming.

Worker in jeans and blue jacket, hard hat, operates a red drilling rig on muddy ground

Clean energy and efficiency spared in Rhode Island budget process

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Why is Massachusetts sitting on $64M in EV-charger funding?

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Solar

California solar surged ahead of gas in the first 5 months of 2026

Utility-scale solar outproduced gas plants on 82% of all days from January through May, with batteries helping to extend solar’s reach into the evening hours.

By Julian Spector
Heat pumps

Installing a heat pump might increase the value of your home

A new report finds that mentioning all-electric heat pumps in real estate listings delivers a sales premium. But most agents don't note the appliance.

By Alison F. Takemura
Solar

Community solar needs space to grow. Warehouse rooftops have lots of it.

Industrial buildings could host gigawatts of shared solar to deliver low-cost power to underserved urban communities — if states and utilities allow it to scale up.

By Jeff St. John
Clean energy

The Iran war sparked a shift toward clean energy. Will it last?

Sky-high fossil fuel prices drove people around the world toward clean energy. But even as the Strait of Hormuz reopens, they may not turn back.

By Kathryn Krawczyk

Chart of the week

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

It’s the first time that's happened across an entire month, and it comes despite the Trump administration’s efforts to reinvigorate coal and hamper solar.

By Dan McCarthy

Electric cars are starting to take over the world

The tax credit cliff has hit EV sales hard

Another first for renewables: Wind and solar outgenerate gas in April

The world is installing grid batteries at a blistering pace

Geothermal

Eavor plots next step for novel geothermal project after rocky start

The startup’s first-of-a-kind geothermal project hit key milestones in Germany — but also technical hurdles. Now it’s looking for partners to help finish the job.

By Maria Gallucci
Offshore wind

Invenergy says Trump’s offshore wind payout will fund a geothermal push

It’s the third developer to ditch offshore wind leases in exchange for payment from the Trump admin. The proceeds will also fund new gas plants.

By Maria Gallucci
Solar

Solar and wind try to navigate Trump’s obstacle course for tax credits

Many solar and wind projects will meet a July 4 deadline for tax credits. But to keep them, they must be built in four years — and that involves yet more hurdles.

By Jeff St. John
Data centers

AI firms are getting creative as they scramble for energy

Desperate for power, companies are pursuing new strategies to run data centers, from repurposing jet engines to beaming solar energy down from space.

By Kathryn Krawczyk, Dan McCarthy
Wind

Minnesota now has a wind-powered green ammonia plant

A yearslong project has finally started producing ammonia with wind power. If the process can be scaled up, it could help ensure farmers have cheap, reliable fertilizer.

By Brian Martucci, MinnPost
Transmission

This software firm has a plan to take grid-enhancing tech nationwide

Most U.S. grid operators already use OATI’s software. Now the firm wants to tap AI and data to boost transmission capacity — and it’s asking the DOE for funding.

By Jeff St. John
Clean aluminum

Energy-hungry aluminum plant is swept up in Oklahoma governor’s race

The state’s Republican attorney general — a gubernatorial candidate — sued to stop the new Trump-backed smelter, which would double America’s aluminum output.

By Maria Gallucci
Solar

New Qcells plant doubles current US capacity to make solar cells

The company’s Cartersville, Georgia, factory is the largest of its kind in the nation — and it just started producing the key solar panel component.

By Julian Spector
Fossil fuels

North Carolina bill would prop up coal until new nuclear is approved

The Republican-backed House passed the Ratepayer Protection Act, which could rein in some data center costs but extend the life of costly old coal plants.

By Elizabeth Ouzts

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Vermont is boosting new homes that can cut energy use in half

A year after US Steel was sold, communities push for clean investment

Massachusetts Senate preserves energy-efficiency funding in new bill

Base Power brings cheap batteries to residents in power-starved PJM

Connecticut’s new solar law is better than nothing

Heat pumps may soon outsell air conditioners in US

California’s choice: Cleaner air for schools or money for utilities

These states are the best for EV buyers and drivers

Editor's picks

1 This spring, clean energy in the US set record after record

2 In this house, an EV helps power appliances — and the grid

3 Data centers are key to fight over Duke electric rates in North Carolina

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

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

Washington coal plant produces no power but plenty of costs. Who pays?

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

Tesla, Sunrun, Renew Home team up on massive 16GW virtual power plant

Norwegian startup raises $6M to fix this sneaky source of energy waste

Virginia slaps data centers with big new tax — but no climate rules

Your morning coffee is killing the planet

New Ohio bill could hamstring big wind and solar farms even more

Regional spotlight:

Tesla offers discounted home batteries in New England VPP push

Will New York Gov. Kathy Hochul sign a balcony solar bill?

Want a job drilling for geothermal? A Northeast training hub is coming.

Clean energy and efficiency spared in Rhode Island budget process

Why is Massachusetts sitting on $64M in EV-charger funding?

California solar surged ahead of gas in the first 5 months of 2026

Installing a heat pump might increase the value of your home

Community solar needs space to grow. Warehouse rooftops have lots of it.

The Iran war sparked a shift toward clean energy. Will it last?

Chart of the week

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

Electric cars are starting to take over the world

The tax credit cliff has hit EV sales hard

Another first for renewables: Wind and solar outgenerate gas in April

The world is installing grid batteries at a blistering pace

Eavor plots next step for novel geothermal project after rocky start

Invenergy says Trump’s offshore wind payout will fund a geothermal push

Solar and wind try to navigate Trump’s obstacle course for tax credits

AI firms are getting creative as they scramble for energy

Minnesota now has a wind-powered green ammonia plant

This software firm has a plan to take grid-enhancing tech nationwide

Energy-hungry aluminum plant is swept up in Oklahoma governor’s race

New Qcells plant doubles current US capacity to make solar cells

North Carolina bill would prop up coal until new nuclear is approved