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Clean energy

Clean energy will take center stage in Virginia’s legislature this year

The state’s 60-day legislative session starts this week. Lawmakers will consider bills that tap clean energy to alleviate data center and affordability challenges.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 12 January 2026
Utilities

Georgia’s lame-duck utility commission OKs massive, pricey gas buildout

Critics fear Georgia Power’s $16.3 billion investment in fossil-gas plants and batteries will jack up customers’ bills if data centers don’t show up as forecasted.

By Jeff St. John . 19 December 2025
Batteries

Ford is retreating from EVs — but embracing grid batteries

Amid its $20B EV failure, the storied automaker will retool a Kentucky plant to try and break into the booming energy storage sector.

By Julian Spector . 17 December 2025
Batteries

Texas’ energy market redesign could leave battery developers in limbo

ERCOT changes, billed as improving system efficiency, could cause battery owners to face unpredictable penalties — and raise prices for consumers.

By Julian Spector . 16 December 2025
Solar

North Carolina training site pairs sheep grazing with solar

A state university just opened a unique agrivoltaics demo site where sheep farmers and solar developers will learn what it takes to share land.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 16 December 2025
Virtual power plants

Duke Energy wants to spend on battery incentives to save on power plants

The utility already rewards North Carolina homes that let it tap their batteries. It now proposes doing the same for businesses, local governments, and nonprofits.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 8 December 2025
Clean energy

Georgia hashes out plan to let data centers build their own clean energy

The long-sought program could ease cost and climate risks — especially if it lets renewable energy secured by tech giants avert a big buildout of gas plants.

By Jeff St. John . 5 December 2025
Hydrogen

Exxon halts plans for massive low-carbon hydrogen facility in Texas

The sector has faced setback after setback under the Trump administration, which pulled funding for Exxon’s “blue” hydrogen project earlier this year.

By Alexander C. Kaufman . 1 December 2025
Batteries

Small but mighty grid batteries take root in Virginia amid energy crunch

As data centers strain the grid, developers are turning to fast-to-build batteries that can reduce reliance on inefficient gas plants and cut household bills.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 26 November 2025
Solar

T1 Energy is betting big on all-American solar, even under Trump

The Texas firm says it’s a “great” time to be in solar as it churns out panels in a factory full of music-blasting robots and pushes deeper into the supply chain.

By Julian Spector . 25 November 2025