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Distributed energy resources

Minnesota tribe could soon get a solar-powered resilience hub

A pair of developers are working to build a microgrid at an elementary school and community center on the White Earth Reservation in northern Minnesota.

By Frank Jossi . 27 November 2024

a road slick with rain bordered by a fallen tree and downed power lines

Clean energy

This isolated town in Maine could be a model for the clean energy future

Tidal power and solar would fuel a community microgrid to protect the island of Eastport from outages.

By Olivia Gieger . 29 November 2024

Clean industry

States get $1.2B to build roads, highways with low-carbon materials

The Biden administration awarded grants to 39 state departments of transportation. But the program is vulnerable to cuts under Trump.

By Maria Gallucci . 2 December 2024

Policy & regulation

What climate law tax credits will be in — and out — under Trump 2.0

Clean industry analysts and tax experts lay out which clean power and manufacturing tax credits might be cut next year under the Republican trifecta.

By Jeff St. John . 2 December 2024

Transmission

Major Midwest transmission line gets a big but uncertain federal boost

The Grain Belt Express could deliver cheap, clean power across the midwest. A $4.9B federal loan will help it get built — if Trump doesn’t block the funding.

By Jeff St. John . 3 December 2024

Batteries

Duke Energy to knock down coal plant and build its biggest battery yet

Large grid batteries are finally coming to North Carolina, the nation’s fourth largest solar power producer.

By Julian Spector . 3 December 2024

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