Southeast

House roofs with solar panels rise above treetops

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.

By Terry L. Jones . 27 June 2025

Politics

Buddy Carter, GOP rep from Georgia, on solar power, EVs, and nuclear

Congressman Carter joined Canary Media at a live event to discuss his vote on the "big, beautiful bill" that would roll back clean energy tax incentives.

By Canary Staff . 11 June 2025

A government building with two flags in front of it

Utilities

N.C. bill gives big energy users a break — at the expense of households

The proposal is part of a swift-moving package that would also unravel the state’s climate targets. Duke Energy and industrial customers have voiced support.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 11 June 2025

Enchanted Rock is building 32 megawatts of backup generators at the city of Houston's Northeast Water Purification Plant.

Clean energy

Texas finalizes $1.8B to build solar, battery, and gas-powered microgrids

The state Legislature finally passed a proposal to fund backup power for critical facilities like nursing homes and fire stations.

By Jeff St. John . 10 June 2025

Solar

This food bank saved big with solar. GOP cuts could crush similar efforts.

A North Carolina nonprofit could save $143,000 per year thanks to rooftop solar. House Republicans want to end the federal incentives that made it possible.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 9 June 2025

Aerial shot of rows of solar panels in a field

Clean energy

House budget threatens billions in clean energy investment in Virginia

The state’s solar, offshore wind, and manufacturing jobs would be jeopardized if the president’s One Big Beautiful Bill clears the Senate in its current form.

By Charles Paullin, Inside Climate News . 3 June 2025

A man in a suit against a dark backdrop of a government building.

Clean energy

In N.C., all eyes on Senator Tillis as IRA tax credits hang in balance

North Carolina will lose big if cuts to clean energy incentives become law. Will Tillis, on record against "wholesale repeal" of the credits, go to bat for his state?

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 2 June 2025

Politics

The quiet demise of Texas’ anti-renewables legislation

Three bills that would’ve hurt solar and wind development have expired as some Republicans and business groups show support for renewables.

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 30 May 2025

Two people lean against the a car. One holds a book that is open.

Electric vehicles

‘I’ll drive what she’s driving’: This campaign wants more women to try EVs

Women make up less than 30% of EV owners. A Virginia-based nonprofit aims to boost that number.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 27 May 2025

A person in an orange tee shirt holds a hard hat in front of a stone wall.

Clean energy jobs

Solar apprenticeships give Virginia students a head start on clean energy

A regional partnership aims to train young people in anticipation of increasing demand for renewable energy-focused jobs in the heart of coal country.

By Matt Busse, Lisa Rowan . 21 May 2025

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Southeast

Geothermal energy keeps utility bills low in this Texas neighborhood

Buddy Carter, GOP rep from Georgia, on solar power, EVs, and nuclear

N.C. bill gives big energy users a break — at the expense of households

Texas finalizes $1.8B to build solar, battery, and gas-powered microgrids

This food bank saved big with solar. GOP cuts could crush similar efforts.

House budget threatens billions in clean energy investment in Virginia

In N.C., all eyes on Senator Tillis as IRA tax credits hang in balance

The quiet demise of Texas’ anti-renewables legislation

‘I’ll drive what she’s driving’: This campaign wants more women to try EVs

Solar apprenticeships give Virginia students a head start on clean energy