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Solar

Are faked public comments about to tank an Ohio solar farm?

Dozens of public comments opposing the $98 million Crossroads Solar project appear to be fabricated. Ohio’s siting board may block the project anyway.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 5 February 2026
Climatetech finance

Lunar Energy lands $232M to boost smart home batteries

The Silicon Valley startup wants to enter new markets, like Texas, and enroll more customers in virtual power plants that make the grid more reliable and affordable.

By Jeff St. John . 4 February 2026
Clean energy manufacturing

California has abundant solar power. Here’s how factories can use it.

High electricity costs in California have slowed industrial decarbonization in the state. New industrial rates and other fixes could change that, experts say.

By Maria Gallucci . 4 February 2026
Fossil fuels

Colorado co-ops to Trump: Let us close our aging coal plant

Tri-State and Platte River become the first utilities to challenge Trump’s emergency stay-open orders for coal plants, citing the cost to customers.

By Jeff St. John . 3 February 2026
Wind

How Iowa has turned against wind

Facing staunch local opposition and federal roadblocks, a new wind project in Iowa is teetering on the brink, despite growing power demand.

By Dan Gearino, Anika Jane Beamer . 3 February 2026
Offshore wind

Sunrise Wind can proceed, ending Trump’s offshore wind ban — for now

A judge cleared New York’s Sunrise Wind to resume construction, completing a string of court victories for wind developers after Trump’s December stop-work order.

By Dan McCarthy . 2 February 2026
Heat pumps

Colorado group looks to boost heat pumps with $200M federal grant

It’s a rare example of a Biden-era climate grant moving forward under Trump — and could grow heat pump adoption across the Denver area.

By Alison F. Takemura . 2 February 2026
Solar

A rare plant species thrives amid solar panels in the Nevada desert

The Gemini Solar Project has become a haven for the threecorner milkvetch — yet more proof that solar farms can be designed to minimize ecosystem disturbance.

By Matt Simon . 2 February 2026
Clean energy

The 4 lessons New England’s grid can learn from Winter Storm Fern

Extreme cold and lots of snow revealed the electric system’s strengths and weaknesses as the region debates how to build a more reliable, affordable grid.

By Sarah Shemkus . 30 January 2026
Grid edge

What Winter Storm Fern revealed about the grid

Fossil fuels, renewables, and the power grid itself all struggled through the ice and cold — but overall, the system weathered the storm.

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 30 January 2026