Clean energy

Wind

Is wind power finally coming to Maine’s remote north?

After more than a decade of fits and starts, developers are forming new plans for onshore wind and transmission lines to connect it to the New England grid.

By Sarah Shemkus . 7 July 2025
Clean energy

Chart: ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ would cause energy bills to go up in every state

Legislation just passed by the Senate would undo clean-energy tax credits, slowing the addition of new power to the grid and saddling customers with rising costs.

By Dan McCarthy . 3 July 2025
Policy & regulation

Trump signs ‘Big, Beautiful Bill,’ spelling disaster for clean energy

Inflation Reduction Act programs for solar, wind, EVs, and more will be crushed under the legislation, which President Trump is now poised to sign into law.

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 3 July 2025
Clean energy

New Senate GOP bill would kill clean power and spike energy costs

Under pressure from Trump, Senate Republicans unveiled legislation so restrictive that even Elon Musk and the Chamber of Commerce’s policy chief oppose it.

By Jeff St. John . 30 June 2025
Solar

Minnesota community solar makes it past bipartisan attempt to end program

Lawmakers ditched language in the state energy bill that would have repealed its successful Community Solar Garden program after supporters rallied to save it.

By Alison F. Takemura . 23 June 2025
Policy & regulation

Clean energy winners and losers in the Senate’s 'Big, Beautiful Bill'

Batteries, geothermal, and hydropower got a surprising boost, but rebates for efficient appliances and rooftop solar appear dead.

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 20 June 2025
Clean energy

Melissa Hortman was a climate and clean energy champion for Minnesota

The former state House speaker, assassinated by a gunman Saturday, helped to pass some of the country’s most ambitious state clean energy policy.

By Frank Jossi . 19 June 2025
Clean energy

Chart: Hundreds of gigawatts of clean energy at risk with GOP bill

As written, the “Big Beautiful Bill” would cast uncertainty over a staggering amount of solar, battery, and wind projects, just as energy demand is surging.

By Dan McCarthy . 13 June 2025
Politics

Sen. Martin Heinrich of N.M. on trying to save clean energy incentives

Heinrich spoke at a Canary Media live event about Democrats' push to improve the big budget bill and keep support for renewables and other advanced energy tech.

By Canary Staff . 13 June 2025
Clean energy

Support for renewables shrinks as fossil fuel interest grows

Observers blame "culture wars,” while a Republican consultant says messaging for clean energy must emphasize economic, not environmental, benefits.

By Pam Radtke, Floodlight . 11 June 2025