Dan McCarthy

Dan McCarthy

Senior Editor .

Dan McCarthy is a senior editor at Canary Media. He was previously senior editor at Morning Brew, where he ran tech coverage and edited stories on a range of topics, including climatetech. Dan grew up in New Jersey, graduated from the University of Delaware, and now lives in the Hudson Valley with his wife and two cats.

Clean energy manufacturing

Chart: The clean-energy manufacturing boom is going bust

Since Trump took office, nearly $28 billion worth of investment in U.S. cleantech factories has been paused, canceled, or otherwise delayed.

By Dan McCarthy . 1 August 2025
EV charging

Chart: Public EV chargers are growing steadily in the US

If the current climb continues, the U.S. could meet an ambitious Biden-era charging goal. But Trump-imposed hurdles won’t make that easy.

By Dan McCarthy . 25 July 2025
Canary Media Daily

Use it or lose it

By Dan McCarthy . 18 July 2025
Solar

Chart: Solar leads EU's power mix for first time ever

In June, the region got 22% of its electricity from solar — more than any other source, and more even than gas and coal combined. It’s a major milestone.

By Dan McCarthy . 18 July 2025
Utilities

Will the AI boom be powered by big, slow energy projects?

This week’s AI summit deepened a trend of datacenter developers hitching their hopes to old-school energy sources, from gas power plants to hydropower.

By Julian Spector, Dan McCarthy . 18 July 2025
Canary Media Daily

Solar manufacturers face a steep hill

By Dan McCarthy . 17 July 2025
Canary Media Daily

The crushing costs of keeping coal alive

By Dan McCarthy . 16 July 2025
Canary Media Daily

Farmers face clean energy fallout

By Dan McCarthy . 15 July 2025
Canary Media Daily

A flawed DOE report

By Dan McCarthy . 14 July 2025
Canary Media Daily

Trump's pro-coal push faces challenges

By Dan McCarthy . 11 July 2025