Clean energy

Solar

Chart: Solar leads EU's power mix for first time ever

In June, the region got 22% of its electricity from solar — more than any other source, and more even than gas and coal combined. It’s a major milestone.

By Dan McCarthy . 18 July 2025
Utilities

Will the AI boom be powered by big, slow energy projects?

This week’s AI summit deepened a trend of datacenter developers hitching their hopes to old-school energy sources, from gas power plants to hydropower.

By Julian Spector, Dan McCarthy . 18 July 2025
Clean energy

Trump’s rural energy freeze hits Midwest, GOP districts hardest

More than three-quarters of federal Rural Energy for America Program grants over the last decade have gone to Republican congressional districts.

By Kari Lydersen . 17 July 2025
Clean energy

USDA abruptly cancels rural energy grant application window

It’s the latest setback for the longstanding REAP program, casting uncertainty over the future of a resource that helps farmers save on energy and install solar.

By Kari Lydersen . 15 July 2025
Clean energy

A cheat sheet to clean-energy tax credit changes under Trump’s new law

A whole bunch of incentives will be gone much sooner than expected. Here’s what you need to know.

By Ysabelle Kempe . 14 July 2025
Solar

An Ohio solar project overcomes local opposition and misinformation

State regulators greenlit the Frasier Solar development, taking into account that opposition was not unanimous. That’s good and bad news for future projects.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 14 July 2025
Clean energy

Amid setbacks for the U.S., the global energy transition goes on

Even as Trump hitches the U.S. to fossil fuels, the world is continuing to move quickly toward cleaner sources. Here are some bright spots.

By Dan McCarthy . 11 July 2025
Clean energy

Rural North Carolina town forges ahead on clean energy, despite headwinds

Federal lawmakers are throwing a wrench in Enfield’s plans for solar, energy efficiency, and a resilience center. But local leaders refuse to give up.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 11 July 2025
Clean energy

Chart: The world is investing more in clean energy than fossil fuels

More than $2.2 trillion will go into clean energy and electrification this year, double that of fossil fuels — but it’s still not enough.

By Dan McCarthy . 11 July 2025
Clean energy

Wind and solar developers face a year of hard calls with new GOP law

Giving clean energy projects 12 months to start building and keep tax credits averted “catastrophe,” but won’t solve the energy crisis looming by decade’s end.

By Jeff St. John . 9 July 2025