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Hydropower

Could hydropower hamper NYC’s building decarbonization law?

New York City building owners can soon buy renewable energy credits to comply with Local Law 97. Climate groups want Mayor Mamdani to limit this practice.

By Benjy Sachs, New York Focus

Data centers

Duke Energy proposes special rules for data centers in North Carolina

By Elizabeth Ouzts

Clean energy

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

By Dan McCarthy, Kathryn Krawczyk

Electric vehicles

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

By Jeff St. John

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

Worker mops a floor in modular unit, with plywood and pink insulation on its outside walls

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?

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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

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
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

Chart of the week

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

Trump and GOP lawmakers revoked lucrative tax credits for rooftop solar. The results are predictable.

By Dan McCarthy

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

Another first for renewables: Wind and solar outgenerate gas in April

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
Geothermal

Eavor plots next step for novel geothermal project after rocky start

The startup’s first-of-a-kind geothermal project hit key milestones in Germany — but also technical hurdles. Now it’s looking for partners to help finish the job.

By Maria Gallucci

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Could hydropower hamper NYC’s building decarbonization law?

Duke Energy proposes special rules for data centers in North Carolina

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

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

Trump admin could undermine energy efficiency with dubious new analysis

In this Brooklyn warehouse, stoves are turned into batteries

In Ohio, solar is no big threat to farmland

Today’s headlines: Geothermal startup raises $134 billion, electric school buses plug in for summer, and more

Editor's picks

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

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

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

4 Solar to overtake coal on Texas grid for the first time ever this year

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

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

Major energy-affordability bill passes Massachusetts Senate

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

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

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

These states are the best for EV buyers and drivers

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

Heat pumps may soon outsell air conditioners in US

Chart of the week

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

Another first for renewables: Wind and solar outgenerate gas in April

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?

Eavor plots next step for novel geothermal project after rocky start

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