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Electrification

After a gas furnace leak, this retiree went all-electric — for free

A low-income Baltimore homeowner got help from a nonprofit to install electric appliances and a solar array. She’s very thankful for the “blessings.”

By Alison F. Takemura

Clean energy manufacturing

The wins and weak spots in America’s solar supply chain

By Julian Spector

Utilities

Will PG&E’s $2B grid cutbacks derail California’s clean energy buildout?

By Jeff St. John

Offshore wind

A third major US offshore wind farm is now fully operational

By Maria Gallucci

Food and farms

Where’s the beef? Under the solar panels.

A Tennessee developer thinks it’s cracked the code for mixing solar panels and cattle. Scaling the model could make it easier to build clean energy in rural America.

By Julian Spector

Plump, light-colored cattle underneath solar panels

Editor's picks

1 Ford’s new EV pickup will come with more affordable home-power backup

Owners of the Ford Fathom, starting at under $30,000, can power their homes without buying a costly bidirectional charger. Will other automakers follow?
2 This group-buy campaign makes it easier to switch to induction cooking
3 New Mexico’s transition to clean energy is actually ahead of schedule
4 A cleaner solution to America’s aluminum crunch is hiding in landfills
5 How much are Trump’s pro-coal policies costing us?

Virtual power plants

Virtual power plants can help avoid overbuilt grid if AI boom goes bust

Paying households to reduce grid strain is a cheaper, nimbler way to meet data center demand than building electricity lines and power plants, a new report says.

By Jeff St. John
Politics

Top clean energy wins from the midterm elections

Democrats look like they'll take control of state government in six more states and the utility commission in Georgia, while a few ballot measures supporting clean energy got the thumbs-up.

By Kathryn Krawczyk
Politics

The election results that matter for clean energy

Voters had their say on data centers, public utility commissioners, energy ballot measures, and much more.
Carbon capture

A Michigan utility’s iffy plan to trap CO2 from its new gas plants

DTE proposes building two gas plants to meet growing demand, claiming carbon capture and sequestration will help it reach state climate goals.

By Kari Lydersen
Food and farms

These cranberry bogs come with a side of solar

Two Massachusetts projects are the nation’s first to grow cranberries beneath solar panels, in another example of how agriculture and clean energy can coexist.

By Sarah Shemkus
Sponsored

Here’s how solar and wind developers can hold on to tax credits

A Canary Forum sponsored by Intersolar & Energy Storage North America brought together industry experts to break down the shifting tax credit rules and share strategies solar and wind developers can use to protect project eligibility and meet critical deadlines.
Batteries

Why batteries, not gas plants, should be data centers' first choice

A new report from Georgetown and Duke researchers looks at the advantages of using batteries to meet data center demand — and offers some advice for states.

By Jeff St. John

Chart of the week

As US grid batteries surge, risk of fires plummets

Concerns about fires loom large in communities, but data shows the tech is no more at risk of failure than boring legacy infrastructure like substation transformers.

By Julian Spector

US clean energy jobs fell in 2025 for the first time in years

Heat pumps have so far withstood the death of federal tax credits

Diesel prices are rising worldwide. So are electric truck sales.

How dirty is the power generated in your state?

Heat pumps

More heat pumps would actually be good for the grid, researchers find

In states with extra grid capacity in winter, heat pumps would help lower residential electricity rates by spreading out fixed costs, according to a new RMI study.

By Alison F. Takemura
Energy equity

Price hikes aren’t all that’s at stake in FirstEnergy Ohio’s rate case

Advocates are entering the regulatory fray to push the utility company to commit to more equitable, reliable service that also furthers the clean energy transition.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski
Batteries

Massachusetts sets big battery goals — and the policies to back them up

Energy storage is taking off as the state moves to make development easier and more profitable, but the horizon isn’t all clear for the sector.

By Sarah Shemkus
Politics

The permitting deal collides with Trump’s war on offshore wind

The bipartisan bill could cut years off energy development — but a sponsor warns that the Trump administration’s latest wind attacks could blow up negotiations.

By Kathryn Krawczyk
Virtual power plants

What kind of virtual power plant would you choose?

Some 200 California households will help design VPPs that prioritize their needs in a Living Laboratory project. The goal: to vastly scale up VPP participation.

By Jeff St. John
Virtual power plants

Google plans big virtual power plant in energy-strapped PJM grid

As it builds out data centers, the tech firm was already planning to pay Voltus for 100 MW of VPP capacity in the region. It just amped its goal up tenfold.

By Jeff St. John
Energy efficiency

Massachusetts bill could hinder push to weatherize lower-income homes

The measure would add paperwork for some residents while leaving the rules unchanged for others, as legislators question how the state targets efficiency benefits.

By Sarah Shemkus
Balcony solar

Balcony solar bill introduced in Congress for the first time

The Socket Full of Sunshine Act would require state utility regulators to consider clearing the way for plug-in solar and would offer rebates for low-income households.

By Alison F. Takemura
Offshore wind

Trump admin finds yet another way to attack offshore wind

The administration wants to reconsider federal permits issued under the Biden administration for proposed and operating wind farms along the East Coast.

By Maria Gallucci

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After a gas furnace leak, this retiree went all-electric — for free

The wins and weak spots in America’s solar supply chain

Will PG&E’s $2B grid cutbacks derail California’s clean energy buildout?

A third major US offshore wind farm is now fully operational

Where’s the beef? Under the solar panels.

Voters gave a big middle finger to data centers

Democrats’ state wins open the door for major clean energy progress

Today’s headlines: Permitting bill vote, Anthropic’s gas generator deal, and more

Editor's picks

1 Ford’s new EV pickup will come with more affordable home-power backup

2 This group-buy campaign makes it easier to switch to induction cooking

3 New Mexico’s transition to clean energy is actually ahead of schedule

4 A cleaner solution to America’s aluminum crunch is hiding in landfills

5 How much are Trump’s pro-coal policies costing us?

Virtual power plants can help avoid overbuilt grid if AI boom goes bust

Top clean energy wins from the midterm elections

The election results that matter for clean energy

A Michigan utility’s iffy plan to trap CO2 from its new gas plants

These cranberry bogs come with a side of solar

Here’s how solar and wind developers can hold on to tax credits

Why batteries, not gas plants, should be data centers' first choice

Trump cuts have left tribes without millions of dollars for clean energy

Boise plans to tap its geothermal network to heat 300 affordable homes

Meta strikes deal to help bring a low-carbon cement plant to Missouri

Here's how much Trump's Iran war has added to Americans' fuel costs

California’s long road to make EV charging more reliable

From zoos to craft brews, Michigan looks to spur decarbonization

PJM desperately needs grid batteries. Here’s a way it could get some.

The DOE announces $5B loan to Constellation for nuclear uprates

Chart of the week

As US grid batteries surge, risk of fires plummets

US clean energy jobs fell in 2025 for the first time in years

Heat pumps have so far withstood the death of federal tax credits

Diesel prices are rising worldwide. So are electric truck sales.

How dirty is the power generated in your state?

More heat pumps would actually be good for the grid, researchers find

Price hikes aren’t all that’s at stake in FirstEnergy Ohio’s rate case

Massachusetts sets big battery goals — and the policies to back them up

The permitting deal collides with Trump’s war on offshore wind

What kind of virtual power plant would you choose?

Google plans big virtual power plant in energy-strapped PJM grid

Massachusetts bill could hinder push to weatherize lower-income homes

Balcony solar bill introduced in Congress for the first time

Trump admin finds yet another way to attack offshore wind