Clean energy

Offshore wind

New England labor unions call for faster offshore wind buildout

A new report by unions in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut recommends tripling the region’s 2040 offshore wind goals and centering workers.

By Carrie Klein . 26 November 2024

A wind turbine stands in the water off the coast of Rhode Island and Connecticut. — Revolution Wind's first turbine was installed in September 2024 off the coast of Rhode Island and Connecticut. (Revolution Wind)

Solar

Community-solar industry shoots for 30GW by 2030

Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act and solar-power momentum in states, community-solar installations have potential to soar in the U.S., coalition says.

By Alison F. Takemura . 18 January 2023
Clean energy

24/7 carbon-free energy is about to become a reality in California

Peninsula Clean Energy says it can deliver affordable clean energy to its Bay Area territory nearly every hour of the year by 2025. Here’s the data to prove it.

By Jeff St. John . 18 January 2023
Fossil fuels

Can clean-energy advocates stop new gas plants in North Carolina?

Duke Energy wants new gas plants and limits on new solar. Regulators are going along for now. But opponents say federal incentives make clean energy the best choice.

By Jeff St. John . 12 January 2023
Clean energy

Huge opportunities and huge threats loom for US clean energy in 2023

Wind and solar deployment fell steeply in 2022. Can the Inflation Reduction Act help build it back this year?

By Jeff St. John . 2 January 2023
Clean energy

Top 10 most popular energy charts of 2022

From lithium prices to Russian oil to top EV countries, here's the data that our readers found most fascinating.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 30 December 2022
Transmission

Fixing the US power grid: A challenge for 2023 and beyond

Lack of investment in the country's transmission grids has become a huge roadblock to clean energy and reliable power. Will 2023 be the year things start to change?

By Jeff St. John . 29 December 2022
Clean energy

The 12 most popular Canary Media stories of 2022

Our most-read pieces from a busy year in cleantech, from the Auxin solar tariff case to innovations in nuclear fusion, electric school buses and heat pumps.

By Alison F. Takemura . 28 December 2022
Climate crisis

States have a huge role to play in enacting the Inflation Reduction Act

Congress finally took action on climate change in 2022, but the federal government can't implement IRA on its own. States will be vital actors in putting the act's incentives to work.

By Jeff St. John . 27 December 2022
Wind

US offshore wind industry to hit major milestones in 2023

After years of delays, the fledgling offshore wind industry finally made headway in 2022. Here's a rundown of the sector's busy year and a preview of what lies ahead.

By Maria Gallucci . 26 December 2022
Clean energy

With new tax credits, clean energy beats gas plants almost every time

A new analysis shows that clean energy portfolios receiving federal IRA incentives will be cheaper than virtually all new gas plants proposed from now through 2035.

By Julian Spector . 20 December 2022