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Three state legislative battles could swing zero-carbon energy plans

Voters could flip legislatures in Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina, potentially opening the door to more aggressive climate policy.

By EnergyWire . 3 November 2020
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Massachusetts set to pass landmark clean energy law to reach net-zero by 2050

Massachusetts is expected to pass clean energy and climate legislation in the coming months that would require the state to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, dividing conservative groups and environmentalists in atypical ways.

By EnergyWire . 6 August 2020
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States are banning coal. Will it change the electricity mix?

States banning coal — including Hawaii — had mostly already committed to reducing carbon emissions.

By EnergyWire . 21 July 2020
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Thousands of coal workers lost jobs. Where will they go?

As the long-shrinking coal industry hemorrhages jobs, states and local groups are seeking new ways to transition to a lower-carbon economy without leaving coal workers behind.

By EnergyWire . 25 June 2020
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Booming Illinois solar industry falls off 'funding cliff'

Illinois' exponential solar growth is already slowing, putting the state's renewable energy goals further out of reach.

By EnergyWire . 12 June 2020
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100% clean energy group launches, with eyes on coronavirus

State officials representing over a quarter of the country's power sales announced a new coalition this week centered on 100% carbon-free targets.

By EnergyWire . 3 April 2020
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A coal-powered giant bets on wind. Will it work?

A roughly $2 billion proposal in the works calls for AEP utilities to acquire three planned Oklahoma wind farms.

By EnergyWire . 7 February 2020
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How one company could transform energy in Southern states

Entergy Corp. is positioning itself as a utility company of the future — even if critics lament what that could mean for electricity choices and costs in the South.

By EnergyWire . 3 December 2019
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Alabama Power customers question 'punitive' rooftop solar charges

The utility, in defending the $5-per-kilowatt charge, says "there is a cost" to supplying backup power to solar customers.

By EnergyWire . 25 November 2019
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How 100% renewables backfired on a Texas town

Georgetown, Texas' celebrated shift to renewable energy doesn't look like a national model these days.

By EnergyWire . 5 November 2019