A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to lift its blockade on new U.S. wind and solar projects. On Tuesday, Chief U.S. District Judge Denise Casper in Boston sided with nine clean energy organizations that sued to stop the federal government’s “arbitrary and capri … | Continue reading
Offshore wind development has all but screeched to a halt in the United States amid the Trump administration’s unrelenting attacks. But in the rest of the world, it’s another story. Wealthy and developing economies alike are embracing the energy source as they look to build out … | Continue reading
This story was originally published by Grist . Sign up for Grist's weekly newsletter. The shipping industry has been facing an acute crisis. For the first time in modern history, both of the Middle East’s critical waterways — the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea — were effec … | Continue reading
Fervo Energy is set to complete the first commercial-scale enhanced geothermal power plant in the United States later this year. It won’t be its last. The Houston-based startup filed for its long-awaited initial public offering last Friday, and the document offers a more concret … | Continue reading
Perovskites hold a place of honor in the pantheon of much-heralded clean energy breakthroughs that have yet to actually arrive, alongside small modular nuclear reactors and solid-state batteries. In theory, these crystal structures could radically improve solar panels’ capabiliti … | Continue reading
For decades, utilities have used smart thermostats to reduce strain on the grid when electricity consumption is super-high. Paying customers to let utilities turn down air conditioning on hot summer afternoons or electric heating on cold winter mornings is called demand response … | Continue reading
Enfield, North Carolina — a small rural town with big clean-energy dreams — just passed a key milestone on its quest to lower costs and strengthen resilience. A seed grant of nearly $300,000 will jump-start a neighborhood form of geothermal energy that can heat, cool, and provid … | Continue reading
This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. Batteries are reshaping the U.S. energy system , not to mention the automotive and defense industries. But the movement to unlock affordable battery recycling just hit a … | Continue reading
See more from Canary Media’s “Chart of the Week” column . When it comes to clean energy, China makes — and the world takes. The country produces the vast majority of the globe’s solar panels, batteries, and wind turbine equipment, and most of its EVs. Plenty of that tech is … | 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. Balcony solar is poised to take the U.S. by storm . The DIY systems, which you can hang on a ba … | Continue reading
Canary Media’s " Eating the Earth " column explores the connections between the food we eat and the climate we live in. In late March, President Donald Trump dramatically expanded the federal mandates for farm-grown biofuels in cars, trucks, and tractors. In front of a cheeri … | Continue reading
Enormous new batteries keep appearing on the grid, making it devilishly tricky to keep track of which is the biggest in a given region. That’s certainly the case in New England, where acute power needs and robust state climate goals are fueling a buildout of big batteries that ke … | Continue reading
After years of negotiations, data centers and other large customers of Georgia Power have finally won a pathway to pay for their own new clean energy projects to be built and connected to the utility’s grid. The Georgia Public Service Commission approved the utility’s program la … | Continue reading
Stegra has secured the financing needed to complete its flagship green-steel mill in northern Sweden. The company, formerly H2 Green Steel, said it landed 1.4 billion euros ($1.65 billion) in capital from a group of new and existing investors led by Sweden’s prominent Wallenberg … | Continue reading
The historic criminal trial of two former FirstEnergy executives ended with a deadlocked jury and mistrial . Now, they’re set to stand trial for a second time on the same state criminal charges related to Ohio’s House Bill 6 utility corruption scandal. It’s the latest twist in t … | Continue reading
Vermont’s first neighborhood-scale geothermal project is expected to break ground this summer as part of an affordable housing development, providing what developers hope is a blueprint for cost-effective, all-electric new construction in the Green Mountain State and beyond. “We … | Continue reading
RICHLAND COUNTY, Ohio — In a mostly rural stretch of Ohio nestled between Cleveland and Columbus, residents now have a rare opportunity: They get to vote directly on the future of renewable energy in their area. Last July, Richland County banned large-scale wind and solar projec … | Continue reading
As of January, California requires developers of new multifamily buildings to ensure that residents with parking have access to EV charging at home. It’s one of the most equitable EV-charging policies in the nation, according to climate advocates. But in a bid to reduce costs fo … | Continue reading
This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. There’s nothing like a common enemy to bring people together. This midterm election year, that enemy may be data centers. As AI grows more powerful and more popular, t … | Continue reading
See more from Canary Media’s “Chart of the Week” column . It’s not an easy moment for renewable energy in the U.S., but the sector is still setting new records. Just look at what happened last month: Over the course of March, the nation got more electricity from renewables … | Continue reading
This story was originally published by Grist . Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter . After taking a beating for the first year of the Trump administration, the beleaguered wind energy industry may finally see a glimmer of hope. President Donald Trump and Interior Departme … | Continue reading
A community north of San Diego has blocked a major grid battery that a developer had hoped to build in a residential area near a major hospital. Independent power producer AES Corp. withdrew its application to develop the Seguro battery system in Escondido, 30 miles from San Di … | Continue reading
Fervo Energy , the leading next-generation geothermal startup, is ramping up plans to build out new power plants. The Houston-based company has signed a three-year agreement with Turboden America, which will supply 1.75 gigawatts of organic Rankine cycle turbine capacity for Fer … | Continue reading
New Jersey has become the sixth state in the last decade, and the second this year, to fully repeal its moratorium on building new nuclear power stations. On a crisp Wednesday morning at the Hope Creek Generating Station in the southwestern corner of the state, Gov. Mikie Sherri … | Continue reading
As a key deadline for federal solar tax credits ticks closer, a Massachusetts program is helping the state’s nonprofits get solar projects underway before the incentive disappears. The Solar Upgrading Nonprofits , or SUN, program provides nonprofits with financial and technical … | Continue reading
Xcel Energy in Minnesota is poised to become the first utility in the nation to build and operate its own virtual power plant. For the past six, fans and foes have debated the novel plan , which will see Xcel deploy hundreds of megawatts of small-scale batteries at customer site … | Continue reading
If the U.S. is going to decarbonize, tens of millions of homes across the nation will need to make the switch from fossil fuel furnaces and boilers to all-electric heat pumps. California alone has set a goal to deploy 6 million of the superefficient appliances by 2030 . But such … | Continue reading
The Trump administration has often evoked the plight of whales in its efforts to undermine U.S. offshore wind development — despite there being no evidence that wind-farm activities are harming the giant mammals. But those purported concerns didn’t stop federal officials last we … | Continue reading
Balcony solar is one of the hottest ideas in renewable energy right now. Boosters say the systems — DIY kits that can be plugged right into a standard outlet — save users money without any need for subsidies, government incentives, or utility permission. As Americans continue to … | Continue reading
Five years ago, we launched Canary Media on a simple premise: that the energy transition, the greatest economic and industrial transformation of our lifetimes, deserved a newsroom entirely dedicated to covering it. We've spent every day since reporting on the most central, urgent … | Continue reading
At a recent city council meeting in Palo Alto, California, Erin Pei stepped up to the podium. Clad in an Arctic Circle sweatshirt, the 11th grader presented hair-raising facts about the health impacts of gas stoves and other appliances that burn fossil fuels. The Bay Area Air Di … | Continue reading
In western Illinois, ComEd is tapping a rarely used technique to fast-track community solar installations — working with, not against, environmental groups and solar project developers. For years, utilities have explored the concept of flexible interconnection, in which solar pr … | Continue reading
This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. Renewable energy’s favorite season has arrived. Spring is when everything comes together for clean power sources. Days get longer, boosting solar generation. Winter’s … | Continue reading
See more from Canary Media’s “Chart of the Week” column . The European Union is once again facing an energy crisis due to its reliance on imported fossil fuels — and is once again poised to lean into renewables to blunt the effects. As the war in the Middle East upends globa … | Continue reading
The Cow Palace arena, just south of San Francisco, has hosted Dwight Eisenhower , the Beatles , the San Jose Sharks NHL team, and an annual rodeo since it opened in 1941. But an even bigger act is setting up next door: an enormous battery that will perform a starring role in the … | Continue reading
Remell Bryant fed steel coils into the “cold strip” as a way to support her daughter as a single mother. Valerie Denney worked on the “pickle line,” removing impurities from hot steel, before shifting to a career in public relations. Jack Weinberg tested metallurgical content u … | Continue reading
Chad Shepard has warm feelings about the all-electric Honda Prologue he bought recently. Unlike his first EV, a BMW i3, the SUV is big enough for his two teenage sons and his 80-pound sheepdog. Its 300-mile range is plenty to get him to the homes across the San Francisco Bay Area … | Continue reading
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News , a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that covers climate, energy, and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter. In Alabama, a yearslong battle over one of the nation’s highest backup fees for residential so … | Continue reading
Geothermal energy is on the cusp of a renaissance in the United States. But outdated and piecemeal rules could delay development of the around-the-clock, carbon-free energy source. Next-generation geothermal is something of a golden child, backed by everyone from climate advocat … | Continue reading
If the war in the Middle East has proved anything over the last month, it's that fossil fuel prices are extraordinarily unstable. But global conflict isn’t the only catalyst that can send the cost of oil and natural gas reeling. Factors such as extreme weather, policy changes, an … | Continue reading
California lawmakers face a make-or-break choice about the state’s biggest and most successful virtual power plant program: Give it enough money to keep running this summer or scrap it altogether. The administration of California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has proposed ending the fou … | Continue reading
Sunny Arizona closed out 2025 as the second-biggest state for battery and solar construction . Now, a policy that helped kick-start this success could be going away. The Arizona Corporation Commission, the elected body that regulates utilities, unanimously voted in early March t … | Continue reading
Blake Herrschaft has plans to fully electrify his Tahoe City, California, home, which runs on a slim 100 amps of electrical service. But even with a hot tub, in an area that sees an average of 15 feet of snow per year and temperatures that dip into the single digits, his house wo … | Continue reading
The wind turbines arrived in Gloucester at the same time I did. My husband and I moved into a cheap third-floor apartment in the small coastal city in northern Massachusetts in November 2012, just as cranes were assembling the imposing white towers right next to the highway that … | Continue reading
This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. It’s been a month since the U.S. and Israel first attacked Iran, sparking a conflict that has all but shut down the critical shipping lane of the Strait of Hormuz and s … | Continue reading
See more from Canary Media’s “Chart of the Week” column . Solar and wind developers around the world just keep getting defeated — by themselves. Yet again, a record amount of new solar and wind capacity came online globally last year, according to the latest numbers by think … | Continue reading
Small, sun-driven power plants could soon be coming to backyards and balconies across New England. Lawmakers in all six of the region’s states are considering bills that would allow residents to take advantage of solar panel kits that plug in to standard home outlets, and support … | Continue reading
The Trump administration’s unusual deal to pay TotalEnergies to abandon its U.S. offshore wind ambitions might not be the last of its kind. Earlier this week, the Interior Department said it would reimburse the French oil giant for nearly $1 billion in lease fees the company pai … | Continue reading