On the hottest day this year, behind-the-meter solar panels and a growing network of batteries helped prevent blackouts and saved consumers millions of dollars.
Tax credits for battery, geothermal, nuclear, and manufacturing projects survived — but restrictions on Chinese materials could make them near-impossible to use.
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1 These fishermen made peace with offshore wind. Then Trump came along.
Called “traitors” at the docks, over 100 East Coast fishermen are also working for wind developers. Many voted for a president who wants to tear it all down.
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Clean energy
Chart: ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ would cause energy bills to go up in every state
Legislation just passed by the Senate would undo clean-energy tax credits, slowing the addition of new power to the grid and saddling customers with rising costs.By Dan McCarthy
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Policy & regulation
Trump signs ‘Big, Beautiful Bill,’ spelling disaster for clean energy
Inflation Reduction Act programs for solar, wind, EVs, and more will be crushed under the legislation, which President Trump is now poised to sign into law. -
Emissions reduction
N.C. governor vetoes bill that would have delayed clean energy goal
The bill would have eliminated a 2030 emissions-reduction target for Duke Energy — and caused the utility to build less generation, just as power demand is rising. -
Energy storage
Redwood Materials built record grid storage project using old EV batteries
The EV battery recycler determined it could make good money by repurposing old battery packs for the grid, and found an eager data center customer.
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Chart: ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ would cause energy bills to go up in every state
Legislation just passed by the Senate would undo clean-energy tax credits, slowing the addition of new power to the grid and saddling customers with rising costs.
By Dan McCarthy
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Utilities
Dominion Energy’s latest plan sidesteps Virginia’s 2045 clean power goal
The utility’s latest long-range resource plan stops at 2039 without addressing how it will meet the state’s 2045 deadline for achieving 100% carbon-free electricity. -
Clean energy
New Senate GOP bill would kill clean power and spike energy costs
Under pressure from Trump, Senate Republicans unveiled legislation so restrictive that even Elon Musk and the Chamber of Commerce’s policy chief oppose it. -
Clean energy jobs
Will Congress pull the plug on Ohio's clean energy momentum?
Thousands of jobs and over $7 billion in investments are on the line as lawmakers debate the future of the Inflation Reduction Act's tax credits. -
Offshore wind
These fishermen made peace with offshore wind. Then Trump came along.
Called “traitors” at the docks, over 100 East Coast fishermen are also working for wind developers. Many voted for a president who wants to tear it all down.
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Heat pumps provide both cooling and heating, typically pay for themselves in energy bill savings, and can allow you to sidestep the cost of replacing a furnace.
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Energy storage
The Northeast just faced record heat. Batteries could’ve helped.
Grid storage can keep fossil fuel peaker plants dormant and prevent demand-induced outages like the Northeast saw this week. -
Solar
Chart: Which countries get the most power from solar and wind?
These two clean energy sources are growing quickly around the world. Here are the 10 countries that rely on them the most.By Dan McCarthy
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Geothermal
Geothermal energy keeps utility bills low in this Texas neighborhood
The development outside Austin taps into natural heat deep underground to run heating and cooling systems for the planned 7,500 homes and other buildings. -
Solar
Massachusetts solar incentives bolster industry facing federal cuts
State officials unveiled a new iteration of the SMART solar incentives, which could help the state’s solar businesses survive the repeal of federal tax credits.
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A heat wave hit New England’s grid. Clean energy saved the day.
On the hottest day this year, behind-the-meter solar panels and a growing network of batteries helped prevent blackouts and saved consumers millions of dollars.
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Electrification
In California, plans to move low-income neighborhoods off of gas advance
Neighborhood-scale decarbonization is an efficient way to electrify communities that might otherwise be left behind. -
Energy storage
LG opens massive Michigan factory to make LFP batteries for the grid
The $1.4 billion investment onshores production of a popular battery chemistry that had been almost exclusively made in China, amid tariff and tax policy uncertainty. -
Fossil fuels
New Yorkers to stop paying for other people’s gas hookups under new bill
For decades, utility customers in the state paid the costs of connecting new buildings to nearby gas lines. Legislators just passed a bill to end the practice. -
Green steel
Cleaner ironmaking tech a bright spot as US firms retreat from green steel
Most steelmakers rely on iron from polluting coal-fired blast furnaces. But exploding demand for “direct reduced iron” promises to slash the industry’s emissions.
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EV charging
This map of fast EV charging ports in rural America reveals some big gaps
Analysts tracking the build-out of EV infrastructure found that rural areas had far fewer opportunities for charging than urban areas.By Julia Tilton
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Electrification
Colorado landscapers are discovering the perks of electric lawn equipment
State regulations limiting gas-powered lawn equipment for public properties went into effect this month. Users are warming up to the cleaner, quieter tools. -
Solar
Minnesota community solar makes it past bipartisan attempt to end program
Lawmakers ditched language in the state energy bill that would have repealed its successful Community Solar Garden program after supporters rallied to save it. -
Policy & regulation
Clean energy winners and losers in the Senate’s 'Big, Beautiful Bill'
Batteries, geothermal, and hydropower got a surprising boost, but rebates for efficient appliances and rooftop solar appear dead.
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