This analysis and news roundup comes from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. When solar developers look to build big projects on farmland, the same arguments tend to come up: The array will waste useful agricultural tracts, ruin views, and sully t … | Continue reading
See more from Canary Media's chart of the week column . Cleantech companies have announced a whopping $129 billion worth of clean energy factory plans since August 2022, when former President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, according to new data from E2, a nonpartis … | Continue reading
In the disaster relief industry, it’s dubbed the “second disaster:” a mass of donations, from food to bars of deodorant, that ends up rotting or collecting dust on shelves because they serve the wrong need or can’t be distributed. Footprint Project — a small nonprofit that collec … | Continue reading
Cutting fossil fuels out of transportation and buildings will mean embracing electric vehicles and equipping homes and offices with heat pumps. But cleaning up these sectors will take much more than tackling their energy supply — it’ll also require eliminating carbon emissions th … | Continue reading
Connecticut could become the latest state to pursue networked geothermal systems as a way of cutting greenhouse gas emissions, improving public health, and reducing energy cost burdens for residents. State lawmakers are considering a bill, HB 6929 , that would create a grant and … | Continue reading
Kathy Palmer was intrigued when her neighbor, an environmental lawyer she’d met while volunteering on a Minneapolis climate committee, sang the praises of the new heat pump he had installed in his home. Now, Palmer is enjoying the warmth of her own heat pump. For the past three d … | Continue reading
A new analysis shows that a clear majority of people submitting comments on a planned central Ohio solar farm support the project — a stark contrast with how opponents have portrayed public sentiment. Open Road Renewables, the developer seeking a permit to build the Grange Solar … | Continue reading
This story was first published by CalMatters . California’s push to electrify its cars is facing a potentially serious problem: People aren’t buying electric cars fast enough. After three straight years of strong growth, sales have stabilized in California, raising questions abou … | Continue reading
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One of the nation’s largest hydrogen-powered transit fleets is seeking to switch to a cleaner — and local — fuel source as part of a federally funded clean hydrogen hub. The Stark Area Regional Transit Authority, or SARTA, provides about 5,000 daily rides to commuters in the Cant … | Continue reading
PJM Interconnection, the organization that manages the transmission grid delivering electricity to about 65 million people from the mid-Atlantic coast to the Great Lakes, badly needs more power. In fact, its inability to connect projects languishing in its interconnection queues … | Continue reading
Consumer and clean energy advocates in Indiana are calling for a moratorium on new “hyperscale” data centers, which are driving a huge surge in power demand, until state leaders can study their potential impact on the electric grid and utility bills. Indiana is projected to see a … | Continue reading
An army of conservative think tanks are lobbying for a stop-work order on U.S. offshore wind installations that are already under construction along the East Coast. But one of those groups is breaking rank, refusing to endorse the demise of America’s largest project off the Virgi … | Continue reading
Canary Media’s chart of the week translates crucial data about the clean energy transition into a visual format. Global investment in efforts to decarbonize heavy industries totaled just $31 billion in 2024, marking a tough year for areas including hydrogen-based steelmaking and … | Continue reading
The Trump administration says it has begun exploring whether it can cancel financing for dozens of large-scale clean energy projects under the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office. But at least one project — an alternative jet-fuel refinery in Montana — is now moving forwa … | Continue reading
A bill on its way to the governor’s desk in New Hampshire could spur new, energy-efficient housing development in the state as soon as this summer, supporters say. New Hampshire legislators on Thursday voted to adopt a loan program that will create a new way to finance clean ener … | Continue reading
The Trump administration is accusing the Biden-era “green bank” program of mismanaging $20 billion in funds — and now it wants to claw back the money, which is meant to help underserved groups access solar, heat pumps, EV charging, and other technologies that reduce planet-warmin … | Continue reading
This story was first published by Grist . People across the U.S. receiving rising utility bills aren’t just paying for the costs of gas and electricity: They could also be paying for corporate lobbying and advertising. Electric and gas utilities routinely charge ratepayers for co … | Continue reading
The recent cancellation of a Massachusetts networked geothermal project isn’t dampening enthusiasm for the emerging clean-heat strategy. National Grid said this month it has abandoned a planned geothermal system in Lowell, Massachusetts, due to higher-than-expected costs. The new … | Continue reading
This text comes from Canary Media’s Weekly newsletter. Subscribe to get it in your inbox each week . Under the Biden administration, the U.S. Energy Department’s Loan Programs Office became a powerful force for funding clean energy projects, including factories. A Ford EV battery … | Continue reading
The city of Minneapolis is retooling a decade-old partnership with its gas and electric utilities in response to criticism that it hasn’t done enough to help the city reach its climate goals. The Clean Energy Partnership was established in 2014 as part of the city’s last round of … | Continue reading
Clean energy installations in the U.S. reached a record high last year, with the country adding 47% more capacity than in 2023, according to new research by energy data firm Cleanview . Boosted by tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act and the plummeting costs of renewable … | Continue reading
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy spent seven years trying to transform his state into a leader for offshore wind only to step away from that dream in the final months of his term. Last Monday, the state’s Board of Public Utilities canceled an offshore wind power solicitation , a proce … | Continue reading
As the Trump administration attempts to block billions of dollars in federal funds for electric vehicle charging, an Illinois utility is moving forward with a massive investment to promote wider EV adoption. At a press conference last Thursday ahead of the 2025 Chicago Auto Show, … | Continue reading
This story was first published by Grist . In the summer of 2023, Vasileios Tsianos, the vice president of corporate development at Neo Performance Materials , started getting calls from government officials on both sides of the Atlantic. Within the world of industrial material ma … | Continue reading
Canary Media’s Electrified Life column shares real-world tales, tips, and insights to demystify what individuals can do to shift their homes and lives to clean electric power. Andrew Garberson isn’t worried about his electric vehicle handling cold winters. He recently drove his E … | Continue reading
The Trump administration has declared that it is rescinding guidance for a $5 billion program that funds EV-charging installations nationwide, potentially halting states’ plans to put billions of obligated but as-yet unspent dollars to work. It’s the new administration’s latest a … | Continue reading
Last week, energy storage startup Kore Power confirmed that it canceled plans to build a $1.2 billion battery plant in Buckeye, Arizona, that it had been working on for years . This revelation, first published in local news , seemed like the latest in a string of setbacks for Wes … | Continue reading
Massachusetts’ attorney general says plans by the state’s major utilities to lower the cost of charging electric vehicles would offer little actual savings for customers. In response to a 2022 Massachusetts climate law, the state’s two primary electric utilities, Eversource and N … | Continue reading
Canary Media’s chart of the week translates crucial data about the clean energy transition into a visual format. Nearly $2.1 trillion was invested in the global energy transition in 2024 — the highest-ever annual amount. Last year’s total energy-transition investment was 11% high … | Continue reading
The U.S. solar energy industry has succeeded in doing something that would have been hard to imagine a few years ago: It has officially built more than enough factories to meet the country’s demand for solar panels. The nation can now produce nearly 52 gigawatts of solar panels e … | Continue reading
This text comes from Canary Media's Weekly newsletter. Subscribe to get it in your inbox each week . The Trump administration’s on-again, off-again federal funding pause has local governments, clean energy manufacturers and project developers, and climate nonprofits struggling to … | Continue reading
The Department of Energy made an unprecedented number of loans to ambitious clean energy projects throughout the Biden administration. Now the fate of that financing is uncertain amid President Trump’s ongoing attacks on federal climate and clean energy spending. Under Biden, the … | Continue reading
Since launching in 2019, the U.S. startup Brimstone has positioned itself as a pioneering producer of low-carbon cement . The company’s technology can make the essential material without using any limestone — the carbon-rich rock that, when heated up in fiery kilns, releases huge … | Continue reading
As temperatures dipped well below freezing last month in Asheville, North Carolina, the heat pumps at Sophie Mullinax’s house hummed along, keeping up just fine. The fact she was warm inside without a gas furnace while the outdoor temperature read 9 degrees Fahrenheit reaffirmed … | Continue reading
The Ohio Chamber of Commerce is emerging as an unexpected ally of clean-energy advocates and solar developers who are hoping to build more projects in the state. While the business group continues to oppose clean-energy mandates and still supports natural-gas expansion, it has be … | Continue reading
U.S. utilities are spending more than ever on their transmission grids. So why has the construction of new long-range, high-voltage power lines — the kind that experts say the country desperately needs — slowed over the past decade? Claire Wayner, a senior associate at think tank … | Continue reading
For Immediate Release Contact: Nicholas Rinaldi, 617-459-0699, rinaldi@canarymedia.com Canary Media and the Energy News Network officially merged on February 1, 2025, bringing their newsrooms together under the Canary Media banner. Canary Media — known for clean energy reporting … | Continue reading
For David Funk, president of Zero Emissions Northwest, the Trump administration’s order to halt the flow of funds from the Inflation Reduction Act and 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law is already hitting home — not just for him and his employees but for the rural businesses they … | Continue reading
Welcome to the new Canary Media — everything people love about the old Canary Media plus everything people love about the Energy News Network, now all in one place. We will continue to be your trusted guide to the clean energy transition, with in-depth reporting on progress and p … | Continue reading
Canary Media’s Electrified Life column shares real-world tales, tips, and insights to demystify what individuals can do to shift their homes and lives to clean electric power. Micah Parkin wanted to quash her home’s carbon pollution to help fight climate change. So she took a fam … | Continue reading
Canary Media’s chart of the week translates crucial data about the clean energy transition into a visual format. In a major milestone, solar generated more electricity than coal in the European Union last year, according to new data from the think tank Ember . In 2024, solar prov … | Continue reading
A state-funded climate financing authority will begin ramping up lending in Minnesota this year after hiring its first executive director in October. The Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority, established by state legislators as part of a flurry of climate and clean ener … | Continue reading
President Donald Trump has vowed over and over to undo the Biden administration’s policies supporting the U.S. electric vehicle industry, which he’s consistently and incorrectly described as an “EV mandate.” Last week, the Trump administration took aim at its first target in that … | Continue reading
This week saw the Trump administration launch and then pull back a far-reaching attempt to halt the flow of Congressionally mandated funds to causes the president opposes. But while the administration walked back this sweeping order that affected trillions of dollars for programs … | Continue reading
A coalition of U.S. power companies is demanding “immediate action” from the Trump administration to roll back federal regulation of toxic coal ash and rescind recent enforcement actions. A Jan. 15 letter to Lee Zeldin, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Environmen … | Continue reading
MILLVILLE, N.J. — Anca Gavris slipped on a blue hairnet and white lab coat, then yanked open a heavy door, revealing a labyrinth of silver pipes and bulky tanks on the production floor. For all its steely, sterile machinery, the room felt warm and cozy — like huddling over a bowl … | Continue reading
A recent ruling by a Wisconsin appeals court closes the door on the long-standing battle for third-party-owned solar in the state — at least for the near future, as disappointed advocates see it. On Jan. 3, the court dismissed ongoing legal proceedings regarding a Stevens Point f … | Continue reading