Wind

California aims for 7.6GW of offshore wind by 2035

California wants to build a floating wind industry from scratch to meet its clean energy goals. A big new central procurement target will help, offshore wind backers say.

By Jeff St. John . 24 July 2024

California's offshore wind ambitions lie in the ocean waters beyond the horizon of the Central California city of Morro Bay. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)

Clean energy jobs

Chart: Which states have the most solar and wind power jobs?

Clean energy technologies, including solar and wind, accounted for nearly 87 percent of net new electric power generation jobs in the U.S. last year.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 7 July 2023
Clean energy manufacturing

US wind manufacturing makes a comeback thanks to Inflation Reduction Act

Buoyed by tax credits and better market conditions, wind turbine manufacturers are reopening and expanding factories nationwide.

By Maria Gallucci . 5 June 2023
Clean energy

Chart: US clean energy installations fall for first time in 5 years

Clean energy is still the country's dominant new source of power, but the slowdown is concerning since climate goals demand record installations every year.

By Dan McCarthy, Maria Virginia Olano . 26 May 2023
Wind

Chart: Wind turbine prices surged to decade high in 2022

Surging commodity prices have reversed a trend of falling costs, but wind power remains one of the cheapest — and cleanest — forms of electricity generation around.

By Dan McCarthy, Eric Wesoff . 12 May 2023
Clean energy

Chart: Americans actually agree on supporting solar and wind power

But polling data shows a big partisan divide and age gap on the question of whether climate change is a serious problem.

By Eric Wesoff, Dan McCarthy . 28 April 2023
Wind

Republican donors are funding misinformation about offshore wind

There's no evidence that offshore wind development harms whales, but fossil-fuel-backed groups have latched onto the claim as a way to hamper the industry.

By Akielly Hu . 24 April 2023
Wind

Maryland set to adopt one of the biggest offshore wind goals in US

Governor Wes Moore is poised to sign the POWER Act, which calls for building 8.5 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2031 to meet the state’s clean energy targets.

By Maria Gallucci . 12 April 2023
Fun stuff

Canary Live Boston: Watch the event on Thurs., April 6 at 6:00 PM ET

We're broadcasting our event live from Greentown Labs in Somerville, Mass. this week.

By Nicholas Rinaldi . 5 April 2023
Wind

Chart: Which countries added the most new wind power in 2022?

Supply-chain issues and market uncertainty slowed progress last year, but global wind power capacity still inched closer to the 1-terawatt milestone.

By Maria Gallucci, Maria Virginia Olano . 31 March 2023
Wind

Speeding boats, not offshore wind, likely culprit in recent whale deaths

Still, offshore wind developers are bolstering efforts to safeguard marine life. Here's how Dominion Energy will handle whale safety as it preps for a 2.6 GW project.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 23 March 2023