Clean energy

Solar

Chart: Hungary is leading the world in solar adoption

The small European country unseated a longtime champion in a ranking of nations by how much of their electricity comes from solar.

By Dan McCarthy . 5 December 2025
Clean energy

Georgia hashes out plan to let data centers build their own clean energy

The long-sought program could ease cost and climate risks — especially if it lets renewable energy secured by tech giants avert a big buildout of gas plants.

By Jeff St. John . 5 December 2025
Geothermal

In a geothermal milestone, Zanskar claims major discovery in Nevada

The firm says it has found an unknown, untapped geothermal resource that is viable using conventional drilling — a first in the U.S. in more than 30 years.

By Alexander C. Kaufman . 4 December 2025
Energy storage

The grid storage industry set a wild goal for 2025 — and then crushed it

In 2017, U.S. grid storage developers promised they could deliver 35 gigawatts by 2025. They beat their target and made batteries a key power-sector player.

By Julian Spector . 4 December 2025
Clean energy

Can the war on coal still be won?

Ten years ago, the U.S. was on track to phase out coal by 2030, thanks to the Sierra Club. Now Trump and AI are delaying — but not stopping — the fuel’s decline.

By Michael Grunwald . 1 December 2025
Clean energy

Chart: Solar and wind are meeting — and exceeding — new power demand

Through September, the two clean-energy sources outpaced growth in power demand. That trend needs to accelerate for the world to phase out fossil fuels.

By Dan McCarthy . 28 November 2025
Hydropower

Brookfield inks hydro contract with Microsoft in latest Big Tech deal

The announcement follows Brookfield’s record-setting hydro deal with Google — and could help fund upgrades to certain hydroelectric facilities facing relicensing.

By Alexander C. Kaufman . 20 November 2025
Clean energy

This Ohio county banned wind and solar. Now, residents are pushing back.

Richland County forbade large-scale renewable energy in most townships. Next May, voters will have a chance to reject the rules in a first-of-its-kind referendum.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 18 November 2025
Guest essay

Electricity is too expensive. Here are three ways to fix that.

Lawmakers nationwide can lower power bills by cutting utility profits, rewarding the companies for boosting efficiency, and unleashing solar and storage.

By John Farrell . 14 November 2025
Data centers

Inside the data-center energy race with Google and Microsoft

Hyperscalers are investing in new clean-energy tech and rethinking how they run data centers. Canary Media spoke with leaders at the SOSV Climate Tech Summit.

By Maria Gallucci . 10 November 2025