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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

Electric vehicles

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

By Jeff St. John

A big, shiny gray van with "Workhorse" on the side driving down a tree-lined street.

Data centers

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

By Dan McCarthy

Solar

In Ohio, solar is no big threat to farmland

By Kathiann M. Kowalski

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

Electrification

In this Brooklyn warehouse, stoves are turned into batteries

By Maria Gallucci
Policy & regulation

Major energy-affordability bill passes Massachusetts Senate

By Sarah Shemkus
Today’s headlines: IRA’s legacy lives on, union leaders decry wind buyouts, and more

By Kathryn Krawczyk

Regional spotlight:

Northeast

Clean energy news from the Northeastern U.S.

Massachusetts Senate preserves energy-efficiency funding in new bill

Earlier this year, the House proposed $1B in cuts to the state’s nation-leading efficiency program. The Senate rejected that idea in a sweeping new energy bill.

By Sarah Shemkus

Tesla offers discounted home batteries in New England VPP push

A photo of a cat hanging on a white wall next to a Tesla battery, with packages of paper towels on a shelf above it

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

Woman with brown hair in an olive-green suit and white shirt, left hand on face

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

Man in white shirt and dark suit seemingly on a balcony

Fossil fuels

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

The Trump administration ordered the last coal plant in Washington to be on standby. Its owner wants utilities to pick up the still-running tab for that.

By Tom Banse
Heat pumps

Heat pumps may soon outsell air conditioners in US

For years, heat pumps have outsold gas furnaces in the U.S. — and now the superefficient appliances are coming for conventional ACs, too.

By Dan McCarthy
Green steel

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

The manufacturer is building a $6 billion facility that will use cleaner technology — and potentially green hydrogen. But residents question whether they will benefit.

By Maria Gallucci
Batteries

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

The unicorn startup launched its first move outside its home state of Texas, pitching low-cost energy and backup power in northern Illinois.

By Julian Spector

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

Virtual power plants

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

The clean energy giants are uniting their home batteries and smart thermostats to help tech giants power booming, AI-driven data centers without crushing the grid.

By Jeff St. John
Energy efficiency

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

Eqon makes devices that can “dim” the power consumed by electric heating cables, which factories and cities use — often inefficiently — to keep surfaces warm.

By Maria Gallucci
Data centers

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

The state’s Democratic trifecta couldn’t agree on clean energy or air-quality reforms in time for the budget, which passed this week after months of negotiation.

By Elizabeth Ouzts
Food and farms

Your morning coffee is killing the planet

Coffee farms take a heavy toll on wildlife and the climate, as seen recently with deforestation in Vietnam. But the food you eat is causing even more damage.

By Michael Grunwald
Wind

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

Despite bipartisan agreement that Ohio needs more electricity generation, the GOP-led Senate passed a bill that would boost natural gas and ding renewables.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski
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

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Duke Energy proposes special rules for data centers in North Carolina

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

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

In Ohio, solar is no big threat to farmland

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

In this Brooklyn warehouse, stoves are turned into batteries

Major energy-affordability bill passes Massachusetts Senate

Today’s headlines: IRA’s legacy lives on, union leaders decry wind buyouts, and more

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

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

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

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

Connecticut’s new solar law is better than nothing

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

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

These states are the best for EV buyers and drivers

Regional spotlight:

Massachusetts Senate preserves energy-efficiency funding in new bill

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

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

Heat pumps may soon outsell air conditioners in US

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

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

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

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

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?

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