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Clean industry

In a first, a solar microgrid will directly power an industrial plant

Timet’s facility in West Virginia will use solar and batteries to make titanium products. The durable metal is used in everything from airplanes to pacemakers.

By Maria Gallucci . 9 July 2024
What IRA got done in its first 2 years

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 8 July 2024
Electrification

How to avoid panel upgrades so we can electrify more homes

Upsizing the electrical panel can be costly and unnecessary. A new report offers guidance on how to forgo upgrades so more funding can go to electrification.

By Alison F. Takemura . 8 July 2024
Solar

The US is about to get its first solar-covered canal

Thousands of miles of canals stretch across the U.S. A pilot project on tribal land in Arizona shows the benefits of covering these waterways with solar panels.

By Eric Wesoff . 8 July 2024
Policy & regulation

Supreme Court ruling threatens clean energy tax credits and much more

Clean energy advocates are girding for a flood of lawsuits challenging tax-credit policy, EPA climate regulations, and FERC's new transmission rule.

By Jeff St. John . 3 July 2024
Liquefied natural gas

Biden's LNG export pause is already on the ropes

Climate activists saw the policy as a major win. Six months later, it has suffered a series of setbacks.

By Jake Bittle . 3 July 2024
Solar

In Michigan, homeowners associations can’t stop rooftop solar anymore

Tens of millions of Americans live under HOAs, which sometimes block rooftop solar for aesthetic reasons. Michigan is the latest state to protect access to solar.

By Carrie Klein . 2 July 2024
Another Supreme Court blow to climate

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 1 July 2024
Nuclear

Will a new law and lots of cash be enough to jumpstart next-gen nuclear?

Recent bipartisan legislation and a fresh $900M in DOE funding aim to boost the nation’s moribund nuclear sector, but industry asks for more

By Eric Wesoff . 1 July 2024
Western Energy News

Lawyers: Oil industry could be liable for Arizona heat deaths

By Jonathan P. Thompson . 27 June 2024