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Corporate procurement

Google buys power from record-busting solar-battery site in Arkansas

Developer Cypress Creek has broken ground on the project, which will eventually deliver 2.5 gigawatts of solar production and 2.9 gigawatt-hours of battery storage.

By Julian Spector

Solar

A new deal on balcony solar just dropped in the US

By Alison F. Takemura

Solar panel sitting on deck with plants in the background on a sunny day

Batteries

Plug-in batteries kept NYC renters cool during record heat wave

By Maria Gallucci

Batteries

A pioneering grid-battery factory is headed for this California city

By Julian Spector

Offshore wind

Here’s how offshore wind helped New England beat record heat

The region has added dozens of turbines off the East Coast since last summer. They and other clean energy sources cut the need for oil power amid recent hot weather.

By Maria Gallucci

Wind turbines — one near center with a black-hulled boat nearby, and three others in the distance — in gray ocean waters

Energy efficiency

New manufactured homes may get more efficient thanks to housing law

By Elizabeth Ouzts
Wind

The Pentagon is blocking more than 150 wind projects over drone fears

By Austin Corona
Nuclear

Holtec bets big on small nuclear reactors in its IPO filing

By Alexander C. Kaufman

Regional spotlight:

Northeast

Clean energy news from the Northeastern U.S.

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

Major energy-affordability bill passes Massachusetts Senate

People in business attire gather in a large room with a large chandelier

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

Houses around a parking lot with solar panels on the roofs

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.

Geothermal

Quaise Energy raises $134M to fuel superhot geothermal ambitions

The startup closed the first tranche of Series B funding as it pushes to build a novel geothermal plant in Oregon and advance its rock-melting drilling tech.

By Maria Gallucci
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
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

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

Clean energy

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.

By Dan McCarthy, Kathryn Krawczyk
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
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
Solar

Connecticut’s new solar law is better than nothing

The legislation authorizes plug-in solar and extends some renewable energy incentives — but uncertainty still clouds the solar industry in Connecticut.

By Sarah Shemkus
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
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
Energy efficiency

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

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Google buys power from record-busting solar-battery site in Arkansas

A new deal on balcony solar just dropped in the US

Plug-in batteries kept NYC renters cool during record heat wave

A pioneering grid-battery factory is headed for this California city

Here’s how offshore wind helped New England beat record heat

New manufactured homes may get more efficient thanks to housing law

The Pentagon is blocking more than 150 wind projects over drone fears

Holtec bets big on small nuclear reactors in its IPO filing

Editor's picks

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

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 In this Brooklyn warehouse, stoves are turned into batteries

More Ohioans are getting their power shut off as energy costs surge

Clean energy helped the grid avoid heat-wave catastrophe

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

Trump’s clean energy attacks are costing the US jobs

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

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

Southern California clean-heat rule survives key legal challenge

Regional spotlight:

Could hydropower hamper NYC’s building decarbonization law?

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

Quaise Energy raises $134M to fuel superhot geothermal ambitions

Trump admin could undermine energy efficiency with dubious new analysis

Duke Energy proposes special rules for data centers in North Carolina

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

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

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

In Ohio, solar is no big threat to farmland

Connecticut’s new solar law is better than nothing

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

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

Massachusetts Senate preserves energy-efficiency funding in new bill