Chart of the week
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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Solar
Chart: Which countries get the most power from solar and wind?
These two clean energy sources are growing quickly around the world. Here are the 10 countries that rely on them the most.By Dan McCarthy .
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