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Policy & regulation

Chart: State lawmakers introduced a ton of anti-renewables bills this year

Legislatures considered far more bills that would hamper clean energy than ones that would help it, a new analysis finds.

By Dan McCarthy . 5 September 2025
Fossil fuels

Chart: The retiring coal power plants Trump could revive

The Energy Department keeps ordering expensive, polluting plants to keep running at the eleventh hour. Here’s what’s on the line through the end of Trump’s term.

By Dan McCarthy . 29 August 2025
Policy & regulation

Chart: Yes, US power prices are rising. Don’t blame clean energy.

Household costs have been going up since 2020 due to an aging grid, natural disasters, and volatile gas prices. Trump is making things worse.

By Dan McCarthy, Ysabelle Kempe . 22 August 2025
Wind

Chart: Trump’s war on wind energy will hit these states hardest

Wind developers are grappling with a barrage of hostile policies from the Trump administration that have put up to $317 billion of planned investment at risk.

By Dan McCarthy . 15 August 2025
Solar

Chart: Rooftop solar set to struggle under GOP tax credit repeal

President Donald Trump’s budget law will make rooftop solar more expensive starting next year. A lot less solar will be installed as a result.

By Dan McCarthy . 8 August 2025
Clean energy manufacturing

Chart: The clean-energy manufacturing boom is going bust

Since Trump took office, nearly $28 billion worth of investment in U.S. cleantech factories has been paused, canceled, or otherwise delayed.

By Dan McCarthy . 1 August 2025
EV charging

Chart: Public EV chargers are growing steadily in the US

If the current climb continues, the U.S. could meet an ambitious Biden-era charging goal. But Trump-imposed hurdles won’t make that easy.

By Dan McCarthy . 25 July 2025
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
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

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