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Solar

Solar-plus-storage is having a global growth spurt

Investors spent a record amount in the first half of 2026 on projects that combine renewable energy — mostly solar — with batteries.

By Ysabelle Kempe

Politics

Clean energy super PAC looks to take down a Democratic governor

By Sarah Shemkus

Wind

Wind energy benefits North Dakota. So why has the state soured on it?

By Daniel Cusick

Offshore wind

Trump’s $4B in offshore wind buyouts spur legal blowback from states

By Maria Gallucci

White Paper

Beyond Compliance: Turning Building Performance Standards into a Long-Term Facility Strategy

As Building Performance Standards continue to expand, organizations face a choice: treat compliance as a box-ticking exercise or use it as an opportunity to improve performance, reduce costs and future-proof their facilities. This report explores how organizations are taking a strategic approach to transform regulatory requirements into business value.

Chart of the week

Solar and storage still dominate US power plant construction

Despite Trump’s attacks on renewables, it’s the same old story so far this year: The U.S. is building lots of solar and storage and a little bit of everything else.

By Dan McCarthy

Home battery installations climb despite loss of federal incentives

California was mostly solar-powered in May — a global first

Solar is having its best summer yet in Europe

Nuclear energy could be in for a big decade

Clean energy

As Ohio grapples with fake comments on clean energy, some want crackdown

Apparently fake public input has promoted fossil fuels and attacked clean energy in Ohio and beyond. Here’s what officials could do to try to stymie the problem.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski
Solar

Solar delivers as Europe’s power plants struggle amid heat and drought

Extreme weather spiked power demand just as nuclear, gas, and coal plants had to reduce their output. Solar and batteries helped keep people cool.

By Austin Corona, Grist
Batteries

Arizona is having a grid battery growth spurt. Will that last?

So far this year, it has built more battery capacity than any state besides Texas. But political shifts could complicate the long-term growth trajectory.

By Julian Spector
Energy markets

PJM has finally greenlit a lot of new clean power. Can it get built?

More than 50 GW of solar, wind, and batteries can now connect to PJM’s grid. It could help drive down costs — if states, utilities, and hyperscalers make it happen.

By Jeff St. John
Green steel

Trump turns $500M grant for clean steel into funding for coal furnace

The money was mandated by Congress to help manufacturers like Cleveland-Cliffs adopt low-carbon tech. Now it’ll be used to extend the life of a polluting facility.

By Maria Gallucci
Hydropower

America’s hydropower challenge goes beyond the West

Lakes Mead and Powell have sunk to unprecedented lows, jeopardizing their generation capabilities — but drought persists in the Northeast, too.

By Kathryn Krawczyk
Data centers

PJM wants data centers to bring their own power. Pennsylvania’s on it.

The biggest U.S. energy market hopes to make data centers find their own power resources or face grid cutoffs. Gov. Shapiro is aligning his state with that plan.

By Jeff St. John
Utilities

Duke Energy deals double whammy to its poorest North Carolina customers

A pilot program that applies a credit to low-income households’ monthly bills is poised to end at the same time rates rise for everyone

By Elizabeth Ouzts
Heat pumps

US apartment buildings have tipped toward heat pumps

The climate-friendly appliances are becoming the norm among American home builders. Here are the factors driving the shift.

By Alison F. Takemura

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Solar-plus-storage is having a global growth spurt

Clean energy super PAC looks to take down a Democratic governor

Wind energy benefits North Dakota. So why has the state soured on it?

Trump’s $4B in offshore wind buyouts spur legal blowback from states

Beyond Compliance: Turning Building Performance Standards into a Long-Term Facility Strategy

Solar is now bigger than coal in China — and yet still way behind

Where does balcony solar stand in your state?

This novel power line could link 3 grids across 3 time zones

New York’s big new bet on nuclear energy

Editor's picks

1 Meet the super PAC working to crush clean energy’s political foes

2 Heat-pump water heaters just keep getting better

3 Tesla ditches solar roof — and embraces regular solar panels

4 California Legislature passes balcony solar bill

5 Want a home battery on a budget? Consider a portable, DIY system.

Hyundai breaks ground on Louisiana steel mill. Is it green enough?

The US built more grid batteries last quarter than ever before

Fervo and Google sign world’s largest deal for next-gen geothermal power

California declines to fund its biggest virtual power plant

Can the Obama Presidential Center help Chicago embrace community solar?

Trump’s DOE keeps forcing coal plants to stay open. Here’s the latest.

Gary power outage underscores stakes of Solar for All cancellation

Virginia to cut rooftop solar costs with nation-first bulk-buy program

So, where exactly does the US energy transition stand?

America's big but uncertain gas boom

How much of a threat do heat waves pose to nuclear plants?

New York’s grid is struggling to handle the heat

Geothermal needs better tools for superhot drilling. Hephae can help.

California virtual power plant bills clear key legislative hurdle

Is Maine finally about to make wind power happen?

Chart of the week

Solar and storage still dominate US power plant construction

Home battery installations climb despite loss of federal incentives

California was mostly solar-powered in May — a global first

Solar is having its best summer yet in Europe

Nuclear energy could be in for a big decade

As Ohio grapples with fake comments on clean energy, some want crackdown

Solar delivers as Europe’s power plants struggle amid heat and drought

Arizona is having a grid battery growth spurt. Will that last?

PJM has finally greenlit a lot of new clean power. Can it get built?

Trump turns $500M grant for clean steel into funding for coal furnace

America’s hydropower challenge goes beyond the West

PJM wants data centers to bring their own power. Pennsylvania’s on it.

Duke Energy deals double whammy to its poorest North Carolina customers

US apartment buildings have tipped toward heat pumps