Clean energy

Clean energy

Chart: Solar is driving renewable energy to new heights around the globe

Between 2025 and 2030, the world is expected to build nearly 4,600 gigawatts of renewables — almost double the amount built over the previous five-year period.

By Dan McCarthy . 24 October 2025
Clean energy

Trump admin complicates New York’s clean-energy plans

Gov. Kathy Hochul faces tough choices amid cuts to federal grants and pressure from advocates to block gas pipelines that Trump officials are pushing for.

By Lauren Dalban, Inside Climate News . 16 October 2025
Land use

Ohio to fast-track energy at former coal mines and brownfields

It’s part of a new law meant to boost power production amid rising demand — and it could help renewables grow faster while putting industrial land to use.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 15 October 2025
Solar

Canceled solar megaproject reveals new Trump-era threat to renewables

The Esmeralda 7 development would have been the largest solar farm in the U.S. But it was sited on federal land, so it needed an OK from the Trump admin.

By Julian Spector . 13 October 2025
Clean industry

How Trump gutted the team meant to build America’s energy future

The Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations had over $25 billion to help companies scale novel low-carbon technologies. Trump is working to erase it.

By Maria Gallucci . 13 October 2025
Clean energy

This mysterious DOE ‘hit list’ has the clean-energy world on edge

A leaked list appears to put nearly $24B in federal clean-energy funding on the chopping block, but will the DOE go through with it?

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 10 October 2025
Clean energy

Chart: In a first, world gets more power from renewables than coal

The world is still burning through enormous amounts of coal, but the energy source is stagnating as renewables — and solar in particular — soar.

By Dan McCarthy . 10 October 2025
Utilities

How data centers can move fast without breaking things

A new analysis shows that developers and utilities can speed grid connections and lower costs by planning ahead for data centers to be flexible in their power use.

By Jeff St. John . 9 October 2025
Solar

Solar is crushing gas power in California this year

The state’s combination of solar and battery plants has pushed clean generation of electricity to new heights, offering a welcome reprieve from high gas prices.

By Julian Spector . 8 October 2025
Clean energy

As coal fades, Australia looks to realize dream of 100% renewable energy

The country’s grid operator says shifting from coal to clean power is not only possible but inevitable. The work there could provide a road map for other countries.

By Julian Spector . 6 October 2025