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Batteries

Vistra’s Moss Landing grid battery is on fire yet again

The California facility, with its outdated building and battery design, had a catastrophic fire in 2025. Now, a new fire ignited during the decommissioning process.

By Julian Spector

Offshore wind

Major US offshore wind farm installs its last turbine

By Dan McCarthy

Yellow turbine base surrounded by other complete turbines in awater

Green steel

Google backs Swedish green-steel project to tackle rising emissions

By Maria Gallucci

Heat pumps

Massachusetts ups winter energy discounts for homes with heat pumps

By Sarah Shemkus

Fossil fuels

The Iran war pushed countries toward clean energy — and coal

Surging oil and gas prices are boosting coal demand. But the conflict has also spurred cleantech adoption — and fossil-fuel emissions may still drop as a result.

By Dan McCarthy

Emissions reduction

Trump’s EPA decimated climate rules for power plants. What now?

By Kathryn Krawczyk
Geothermal

Mazama Energy raises $135M for superhot geothermal at Oregon volcano

By Maria Gallucci
Clean energy

An Idaho county banned renewables. It’s having second thoughts.

By Julia Tilton

Chart of the week

Solar-plus-storage is having a global growth spurt

Investors spent a record amount in the first half of 2026 on projects that combine renewable energy — mostly solar — with batteries.

By Ysabelle Kempe

America's big but uncertain gas boom

Solar and storage still dominate US power plant construction

Home battery installations climb despite loss of federal incentives

California was mostly solar-powered in May — a global first

Fossil fuels

Virginia kept its climate law. Dominion sees a loophole.

To power data centers, the state's largest utility is proposing a massive 3-gigawatt gas plant that tests the limits of the Virginia Clean Economy Act.

By Elizabeth Ouzts
Data centers

Questionable data center forecasts are driving up Ohio power bills

Critics question sky-high electricity demand predictions for Ohio, which rely on ambitious data center plans and put upward pressure on utility bills.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski
Nuclear

Shuttered nuclear plant in Iowa gets $1.9B federal loan to restart

NextEra Energy is one of three U.S. energy companies to win backing from the Department of Energy to revive shut-down nuclear plants to meet soaring power demand.

By Maria Gallucci
Solar

A Virginia school district pioneers solar and battery microgrids

Roanoke City Public Schools is building the state’s first solar-plus-storage systems to keep emergency shelters going during extreme weather and cut down on costs.

By Elizabeth Ouzts
Solar

Solar is now bigger than coal in China — and yet still way behind

China has more solar capacity online than coal capacity. It’s a remarkable milestone, but the fossil fuel still generates far more electricity than solar does.

By Dan McCarthy
Nuclear

New York’s big new bet on nuclear energy

Gov. Hochul, a Democrat, diluted New York’s climate law this year amid struggles to build large-scale renewables. Now, she’s looking to nuclear power.

By Alexander C. Kaufman
Green steel

Hyundai breaks ground on Louisiana steel mill. Is it green enough?

The plant will cut CO₂ emissions compared to traditional coal furnaces. But Hyundai's use of gas and resulting pollution show the messiness of cleaning up steel.

By Maria Gallucci
Transmission

This novel power line could link 3 grids across 3 time zones

North Plains Connector has earned backing from the Energy Department and utilities, and could deliver huge cost and reliability benefits — if states give it the OK.

By Jeff St. John
Solar

Where does balcony solar stand in your state?

Dozens of states are considering legislation to allow residents to use DIY plug-in solar. Follow the efforts here.

By Sarah Shemkus

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Vistra’s Moss Landing grid battery is on fire yet again

Major US offshore wind farm installs its last turbine

Google backs Swedish green-steel project to tackle rising emissions

Massachusetts ups winter energy discounts for homes with heat pumps

The Iran war pushed countries toward clean energy — and coal

Trump’s EPA decimated climate rules for power plants. What now?

Mazama Energy raises $135M for superhot geothermal at Oregon volcano

An Idaho county banned renewables. It’s having second thoughts.

Editor's picks

1 Wind energy benefits North Dakota. So why has the state soured on it?

2 Meet the super PAC working to crush clean energy’s political foes

3 Boston explores sea- and river-source heat pumps for big buildings

4 World’s oldest cheddar-maker slashes energy bills with novel heat pumps

5 The US clean energy boom will continue to 2030. Then things get hazy.

Newsom's last chance to tackle California's electricity costs

Is it time to rethink the Northeast's cap-and-trade system?

Illinois revamps clean energy jobs training for a shifting economy

In a first, cement giant to tap thermal batteries for cleaner heat

California moves to cut red tape for heat pumps, solar, and more

Gavin Newsom’s complicated legacy on climate and clean energy

Trump’s DOE keeps forcing coal plants to stay open. Here’s the latest.

xAI has quietly built a massive battery at its Memphis data center hub

Court rules that Trump can’t force a Michigan coal plant to keep running

Balcony solar is this year’s clean energy superstar in the US

The battery era is here — and China is supplying it

Mass. utilities and Hydro-Quebec sue each other over missing hydropower

Coal-to-solar project lands a rare clean-energy win in Ohio

Trump emergency order casts uncertainty over grid battery growth

Dig Energy completes first project with novel geothermal drilling tech

Chart of the week

Solar-plus-storage is having a global growth spurt

America's big but uncertain gas boom

Solar and storage still dominate US power plant construction

Home battery installations climb despite loss of federal incentives

California was mostly solar-powered in May — a global first

Virginia kept its climate law. Dominion sees a loophole.

Questionable data center forecasts are driving up Ohio power bills

Shuttered nuclear plant in Iowa gets $1.9B federal loan to restart

A Virginia school district pioneers solar and battery microgrids

Solar is now bigger than coal in China — and yet still way behind

New York’s big new bet on nuclear energy

Hyundai breaks ground on Louisiana steel mill. Is it green enough?

This novel power line could link 3 grids across 3 time zones

Where does balcony solar stand in your state?