Articles

Offshore wind

America’s offshore wind farms get back to work after court victories

Ørsted, Equinor, and Dominion Energy have resumed construction on their massive offshore wind projects, nearly a month after Trump forced them to hit pause.

By Maria Gallucci . 22 January 2026
Green steel

Why automakers are the key to cleaner steelmaking

A new report shows that car manufacturers have huge purchasing power when it comes to U.S.-made steel. Advocates want them to demand a cleaner version of the metal.

By Alexander C. Kaufman . 22 January 2026
Virtual power plants

Massachusetts tries a market for distributed energy to tame grid costs

National Grid’s new marketplace seeks batteries, EV chargers, and other distributed energy resources to help relieve stressed grid circuits. Here’s how it works.

By Jeff St. John . 21 January 2026
Green steel

Stegra lands key customer for green-steel plant amid financial woes

The Swedish startup will supply steel to a German industrial firm from its flagship facility in northern Sweden. Stegra is working to raise over $1 billion for the plant.

By Maria Gallucci . 21 January 2026
Solar

After Helene, rural North Carolina turns to solar and battery hubs

More than a year after the storm’s devastation, clean-energy microgrids are springing up in remote areas thanks to a program that could become a national model.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 20 January 2026
Politics

Affordability is scrambling energy politics in Massachusetts

Everyone agrees that the state has an energy bill crisis. But there is little consensus on why — or how to fix the increasingly acute problem.

By Sarah Shemkus . 20 January 2026
Batteries

This Brooklyn bagel shop is saving money with plug-in batteries

Startup David Energy is giving batteries to its New York City customers to help them reduce hefty demand charges on their monthly utility bills.

By Maria Gallucci, Jeff St. John . 19 January 2026
Solar

California bills would cut red tape for balcony solar and heat pumps

State Sen. Scott Wiener wants to tackle energy affordability by making it easier than ever for households to adopt increasingly popular clean-energy tech.

By Alison F. Takemura . 19 January 2026
Data centers

Trump’s plan to make data centers pay for power plants has big flaws

Mid-Atlantic governors joined the White House to push grid operator PJM to make tech giants pay for new "baseload" power. But experts are skeptical.

By Jeff St. John . 16 January 2026
Politics

Trump’s energy agenda had a tough week in court

It started with an order to restore climate funding for blue states, and ended today with yet another judge saying Trump can't halt offshore wind construction.

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 16 January 2026