Clean energy

Clean energy

Chicago Teachers Union secures clean energy wins in new contract

The contract requires the district to update its climate action plan, create clean energy job training programs, and install more heat pumps and solar panels.

By Kari Lydersen . 21 April 2025
Solar

In California, solar generation could finally surpass gas this year

Solar produced nearly as much electricity as gas in the nation's most populous state in 2024. Could this be the year it takes the lead?

By Julian Spector . 15 April 2025
Clean energy

The rural N.C. mayor betting big on clean energy to uplift his hometown

In one of the nation’s poorest towns, the mayor and others are planning to build a solar installation, a weatherization resource center, and a gleaming new resilience hub.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 15 April 2025
Fossil fuels

Why coal won’t solve the looming grid-reliability crisis

New solar, wind, and batteries could be a huge help to grid reliability. Instead, Trump is propping up a false solution: old, unprofitable coal plants.

By Jeff St. John . 14 April 2025
Clean energy

Chart: In a first, clean power beat fossil fuels on US grid last month

Sunnier, windier days helped propel clean sources past gas and coal in March. It’s a milestone for the U.S. energy transition.

By Dan McCarthy . 11 April 2025
Clean energy

Maryland’s sweeping new energy legislation is a mixed bag for climate

Lawmakers took steps to limit investment in gas infrastructure and bolster solar and storage — but they also passed a bill to expedite new fossil-gas power plants.

By Akielly Hu . 10 April 2025
Policy & regulation

Trump’s tariffs undermine his energy and manufacturing goals

Solar and wind power might not suffer as much as batteries and EVs. But Trump’s tariff regime will still harm the nascent U.S. cleantech industry, experts say.

By Jeff St. John . 7 April 2025
Clean energy

Wind and solar power opponents make headway in state legislatures

In Texas and beyond, legislation to kneecap renewables is catching on — although some rural GOP lawmakers still tout the industry’s benefits for their constituents.

By David Montgomery . 7 April 2025
Policy & regulation

What Trump’s tariffs mean for the energy transition

Wind, solar, EVs, data centers, and even fossil fuels are likely to struggle if the new levies hold.

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 4 April 2025
Clean energy

Chart: Top 15 states where IRA repeal could raise energy bills

The climate law’s tax credits encourage developers to build clean energy, the cheapest form of power around. Without those incentives, bills would climb.

By Dan McCarthy . 4 April 2025