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Nuclear

America’s first nuclear plant restart may be near the finish line

After a few missed targets, Holtec says the remaining tasks to bring Michigan’s Palisades plant back online are equal to restoring service after a routine outage.

By Alexander C. Kaufman

Solar

Ohio Power Siting Board asks court to punt on high-stakes solar case

By Kathiann M. Kowalski

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Electrification

Southern California clean-heat rule survives key legal challenge

By Maria Gallucci

Electrification

New Trump rules make it more costly to electrify North Carolina homes

By Elizabeth Ouzts

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Hawaiʻi committed to a clean energy transition. Now, it's considering doubling down on fossil fuels.

Clean energy jobs

Trump’s clean energy attacks are costing the US jobs

By Dan McCarthy
Geothermal

Quaise Energy raises $134M to fuel superhot geothermal ambitions

By Maria Gallucci
Hydropower

Could hydropower hamper NYC’s building decarbonization law?

By Benjy Sachs, New York Focus

Editor's picks

1 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.
2 Installing a heat pump might increase the value of your home
3 Is New England’s new hydropower transmission line paying off?
4 Hyundai’s new steel mill sparks hopes and fears in Louisiana
5 Community solar needs space to grow. Warehouse rooftops have lots of it.

Liquefied natural gas

Hawaiʻi committed to 100% clean energy. Now it’s flirting with natural gas.

Gov. Josh Green, a Democrat, wants to import LNG to slash energy bills. But the move might not lead to savings — and it could trip up the state’s climate goals.

By Julian Spector, Savannah Harriman-Pote
Energy efficiency

Trump admin could undermine energy efficiency with dubious new analysis

A Department of Energy study found that the latest version of an international energy code would raise construction costs by billions — and ignored bill savings.

By Alison F. Takemura
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
Electrification

In this Brooklyn warehouse, stoves are turned into batteries

Startup Electra is outfitting induction stoves with slender batteries that enable the electric appliances to be plugged into a standard outlet — and help the grid.

By Maria Gallucci
Data centers

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

Last year, nearly 40% of all power demand from global data centers came from facilities based in America, per a new report.

By Dan McCarthy
Policy & regulation

Major energy-affordability bill passes Massachusetts Senate

Now the legislature must hammer out the differences between the Senate text and the House version, which includes major cuts to energy-efficiency funding.

By Sarah Shemkus
Electric vehicles

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

A head-to-head matchup of electric and gasoline cargo trucks shows how rising fuel costs make EVs much cheaper to run. Now, can manufacturers lower up-front costs?

By Jeff St. John

Regional spotlight:

Northeast

Clean energy news from the Northeastern U.S.

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

A new rooftop solar project offers the first test of a community-benefit model that nonprofit PowerOptions Connect hopes to roll out across the Northeast.

By Sarah Shemkus

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

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

A person on a ladder leaned on a manufactured home.

Connecticut’s new solar law is better than nothing

A man in a suit in a crowded government building.

Massachusetts Senate preserves energy-efficiency funding in new bill

Solar

In Ohio, solar is no big threat to farmland

Fears over farmland loss have fueled arguments against renewables in Ohio — but golf courses and suburban sprawl take up far more acreage than solar does.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski
Green steel

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

Northwest Indiana residents say Nippon Steel’s acquisition of U.S. Steel could bring jobs and growth. But they’re still waiting on Nippon to deliver.

By Maria Gallucci
Carbon-free buildings

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

State lawmakers must decide whether to unlock $194M to fix aging school HVAC and plumbing systems or return it to utilities for a few dollars off monthly bills.

By Jeff St. John
Electric vehicles

These states are the best for EV buyers and drivers

California, Massachusetts, and several other states are home to robust charging networks and strong consumer incentives that make it easy to go electric.

By Kathryn Krawczyk

Chart of the week

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

Rooftop solar is in for a tough few years in the US

Solar beat coal on the US grid in May — a new milestone

Chart titled "Solar finally beats coal on US grid in May"; falling black line shows coal, and rising yellow line shows solar

Electric cars are starting to take over the world

The tax credit cliff has hit EV sales hard

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
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
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
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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America’s first nuclear plant restart may be near the finish line

Ohio Power Siting Board asks court to punt on high-stakes solar case

Southern California clean-heat rule survives key legal challenge

New Trump rules make it more costly to electrify North Carolina homes

Trump’s clean energy attacks are costing the US jobs

Quaise Energy raises $134M to fuel superhot geothermal ambitions

Could hydropower hamper NYC’s building decarbonization law?

Editor's picks

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

2 Installing a heat pump might increase the value of your home

3 Is New England’s new hydropower transmission line paying off?

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

5 Community solar needs space to grow. Warehouse rooftops have lots of it.

Hawaiʻi committed to 100% clean energy. Now it’s flirting with natural gas.

Trump admin could undermine energy efficiency with dubious new analysis

Duke Energy proposes special rules for data centers in North Carolina

In this Brooklyn warehouse, stoves are turned into batteries

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

Major energy-affordability bill passes Massachusetts Senate

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

Regional spotlight:

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

Massachusetts Senate preserves energy-efficiency funding in new bill

In Ohio, solar is no big threat to farmland

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

Chart of the week

Heat pumps may soon outsell air conditioners in US

Rooftop solar is in for a tough few years in the US

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

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

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

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

The Iran war sparked a shift toward clean energy. Will it last?

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