Policy & regulation

Solar

Auxin Solar: A look at the mysterious company causing a big trade mess

See photos of shoddy Auxin solar panels and the firm’s desolate factory site. Plus: State data raises questions about how many panels Auxin actually produces.

By Eric Wesoff . 6 May 2022
Policy & regulation

Biden solar tariff probe pushes Indiana utility to burn more coal

The Commerce Department’s consideration of new tariffs for Southeast Asian solar-panel makers is stalling solar projects — and undermining the clean energy transition.

By Julian Spector . 5 May 2022
Carbon-free buildings

Washington state moves to electrify new buildings by requiring heat pumps

New commercial buildings in Washington will have to conform to what are now the country’s strongest electrification standards for the sector.

By Maria Gallucci . 29 April 2022
Video

Video: Sen. Martin Heinrich on clean energy in a time of global conflict

Watch the senator from New Mexico in an exclusive Canary Media interview on how clean energy technologies can address the energy crisis triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

By Canary Staff . 29 April 2022
Solar

Florida Gov. DeSantis surprises with veto of solar net-metering bill

Rooftop solar in Florida gets a last-minute reprieve thanks to the Republican governor’s unexpected opposition to legislation penned by utility lobbyists.

By Jeff St. John . 28 April 2022
Policy & regulation

The US needs to build a bigger, stronger grid. FERC has a plan for that

A new federal proposal would task grid operators, states and utilities with planning a grid that can support clean energy over the long term — and fairly share the costs of building it.

By Jeff St. John . 25 April 2022
Solar

Will the Biden administration let one company kill US solar?

Auxin Solar's potentially devastating petition for more tariffs could upend the fast-growing sector and derail decarbonization efforts.

By Eric Wesoff . 25 April 2022
Transmission

The US has more clean energy projects planned than the grid can handle

Without major policy reforms and grid upgrades, much of the 1.4-terawatt queue of solar, wind and battery projects may never get built, two new reports find.

By Jeff St. John . 20 April 2022
Food and farms

Biofuels are accelerating the food crisis — and the climate crisis, too

It’s crazy to put more food in our fuel tanks when there’s a war on. Or when there isn’t.

By Michael Grunwald . 19 April 2022
Batteries

DOE backs US battery materials production with $107M loan

China dominates the global supply of graphite for batteries. DOE's first vehicle tech loan in a decade will help Syrah Technologies make it in Louisiana.

By Jeff St. John . 18 April 2022