Clean energy

Policy & regulation

In North Carolina, conservative clean energy supporters aren’t worried

At a Conservatives for Clean Energy luncheon in Raleigh last week, attendees downplayed the potential impact of a second Trump term on clean energy progress.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 25 November 2024

President Trump standing at a podium with stripes of American flag behind him — Gage Skidmore / Flickr

Fossil fuels

Chart: The UK is about to stop using coal to produce electricity

This month, the United Kingdom will shut down its last operational coal-fired power plant, a major milestone as the country’s CO2 emissions continue to plummet.

By Dan McCarthy . 6 September 2024
Clean energy

Nevada solar-plus-storage project gets green light to use public land

The installation, with 200MW of solar and 600MW of storage, comes as the Bureau of Land Management releases its plan to streamline solar development in the west.

By Keaton Peters . 30 August 2024
Clean energy

Solar and batteries are helping Texas weather heat waves. Here’s how.

Relentless heat has caused Texas to keep breaking electricity-demand records this summer. Good thing solar and batteries are breaking records, too.

By Jeff St. John . 28 August 2024
Energy storage

This startup has a plan to clean up industry: electrified bricks

Calectra is the latest startup vying to decarbonize heavy industry using thermal energy storage. Industrial heat accounts for a quarter of global energy use.

By Maria Gallucci . 26 August 2024
Clean energy

Chart: Almost all new US power plants are carbon-free

The U.S. is pretty much only building clean energy these days, and mostly solar and batteries. That’s good news — but the pace still needs to pick up.

By Dan McCarthy . 23 August 2024
Clean energy

Decarbonizing steel and concrete: “We’re in the age of urgency”

Climate Group's Jen Carson talks to Canary Media ahead of Climate Week NYC about the need to accelerate net-zero steel and concrete production.

By Maria Gallucci . 22 August 2024
Clean energy

The power grid is hard to understand. This startup is trying to help.

Grid Status, a data platform founded last year by an analytics-industry veteran, just raised $8M to further its mission of making real-time grid data widely accessible.

By Jeff St. John . 21 August 2024
Clean energy

Chart: US clean energy investment is soaring thanks to climate law

Private and public investment in clean energy rose to a total of $147B in the first half of this year — a record-setting figure.

By Dan McCarthy . 16 August 2024
Clean energy

Chart: Which US states have the cleanest electricity?

For the country to meet its ambitious climate goals, every state needs to clean up its grid. Which are the furthest along?

By Carrie Klein, Dan McCarthy . 9 August 2024
Heat pumps

What if billionaires bought heat pumps for everyone?

It would cost more than $1 trillion, but Americans would reap the benefits of emissions reductions, air quality gains, and lower utility bills.

By Matt Simon . 2 August 2024