Southeast

Clean energy

The rural N.C. mayor betting big on clean energy to uplift his hometown

In one of the nation’s poorest towns, the mayor and others are planning to build a solar installation, a weatherization resource center, and a gleaming new resilience hub.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 15 April 2025
Batteries

Base Power lands $200M for rapidly growing home-battery business

The Texas startup wants to become the fastest battery installer in ERCOT by this summer. It will use the new funds to build a factory and expand into other states, too.

By Julian Spector . 9 April 2025
Clean energy

Will Texas self-destruct its clean energy industry?

The Lone Star State has dominated solar and storage development thanks to its competitive energy market. A new bill could derail that.

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 28 March 2025
Green steel

Hyundai to make ‘low-carbon’ steel at $6B plant in Louisiana

The automaker will use an electric arc furnace and potentially a fossil gas–based process at the new facility, eschewing traditional coal-centered methods.

By Alexander C. Kaufman . 25 March 2025
Utilities

North Carolina program helps low-income utility customers pay their bills

Duke Energy’s poorest customers use more power per square foot than wealthier ones. A year-old program is connecting them with bill and weatherization help.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 25 March 2025
Energy markets

Texas Senate passes bill to upend energy market, spur gas over renewables

The legislation would require half of new power plant capacity come from dispatchable sources other than batteries. Solar and wind developers would pay fees to comply.

By Julian Spector . 24 March 2025
Geothermal

The smell of toasted rock could spell victory for geothermal energy

Deeper, hotter geothermal power could be key to the energy transition. Canary Media went on-site to see how one startup aims to achieve that using electromagnetic beams.

By Julian Spector . 13 March 2025
Solar

Florida is now a solar superpower. Here’s how it happened.

The Sunshine State built more large-scale solar than California last year and was again No. 2 for residential, despite state leadership opposed to climate action.

By Alexander C. Kaufman . 11 March 2025
Clean energy

Texas broke its solar, wind, and battery records in one spring week

Renewables and batteries are playing an increasingly crucial role for the state in the shoulder season, when coal and gas plants fall offline in large numbers.

By Julian Spector . 10 March 2025
Clean energy

Cuts to clean energy tax credits will harm North Carolina, advocates say

As Congress weighs budget cuts, advocates work to convince Republicans not to eliminate federal clean energy programs.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 10 March 2025