Clean energy

Clean energy

Clean energy will take center stage in Virginia’s legislature this year

The state’s 60-day legislative session starts this week. Lawmakers will consider bills that tap clean energy to alleviate data center and affordability challenges.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 12 January 2026
Clean energy

Chart: How the US electricity mix changed last year

Solar and coal were up, and gas, surprisingly, was down. Here are the numbers behind a wild year for the U.S. power sector.

By Dan McCarthy . 9 January 2026
Long-duration energy storage

A novel long-duration storage project is coming to the California desert

Hydrostor’s 4-gigawatt-hour project received state approval last month. Construction could start this year — so long as the startup can nail down more customers.

By Julian Spector . 8 January 2026
Just transition

'Win by time’: How Poland is preparing for the death of coal

In the country’s coal region — one of the EU’s biggest — advocates and union leaders are working to ensure the energy transition doesn’t leave miners behind.

By Alexander C. Kaufman . 7 January 2026
Clean energy

Is the US headed toward an electricity crisis of its own making?

Trump administration policies and AI needs are fueling a growing mismatch between energy supply and demand. That’s a huge problem, but there may be a way out.

By Julian Spector . 6 January 2026
Solar

How community solar turned a Superfund site into savings in Illinois

A new 9.1-MW solar array will help residents of Waukegan, Illinois, reduce energy bills. State incentives for low-income solar made the project possible.

By Kari Lydersen . 5 January 2026
Clean energy

10 big energy stories Canary Media is tracking in 2026

From AI and batteries to geothermal, here’s what we're thinking about as we prepare to cover the clean energy transition this year.

By Canary Staff . 5 January 2026
Clean energy

The 13 clean energy stories we wish we wrote in 2025

Canary Media published a lot of articles last year. We wish we had published these ones, too.

By Canary Staff . 2 January 2026
Utilities

How energy affordability took center stage in 2025

From Trump’s Day One energy emergency to Democrats’ Election Day sweep, rising power prices have been this year’s hottest energy conversation.

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 2 January 2026
Clean energy

Quiz: How well do you remember 2025's clean energy news?

This year, Canary Media covered everything from the federal dismantling of clean energy incentives to startups that defied the odds. Test your memory with our quiz.

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 31 December 2025