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Solar

Trump admin blocks funds for farmers who want solar

For two decades, thousands of farmers have installed money-saving solar panels with help from the federal REAP program. Trump’s USDA is choking off that resource.

By Kari Lydersen . 22 August 2025

Policy & regulation

Chart: Yes, US power prices are rising. Don’t blame clean energy.

Household costs have been going up since 2020 due to an aging grid, natural disasters, and volatile gas prices. Trump is making things worse.

By Dan McCarthy, Ysabelle Kempe . 22 August 2025

Fossil fuels

Trump admin orders dirty, expensive coal plant to stay open even longer

Keeping J.H. Campbell open past its slated close is costing Midwest households big. Advocates fear that more such orders are on the way.

By Jeff St. John . 21 August 2025

Roofs of homes with black solar panels on top

Virtual power plants

California’s biggest virtual power plant may get a funding reprieve

Home batteries enrolled in the program can provide 700 MW of cost-effective grid support, new analysis finds — but only if state lawmakers preserve its funding.

By Jeff St. John . 21 August 2025

Fossil fuels

The Constitution gas pipeline won’t solve New England’s energy problems

EPA chief Lee Zeldin claims the proposed pipeline into New York would make New England power cheaper and more reliable. Just about everyone says he’s wrong.

By Sarah Shemkus . 20 August 2025

Three new gas stoves lined up next to one another

Fossil fuels

Colorado now requires health warning labels on gas stoves

The state is the first to put labels on the appliances pointing consumers to evidence about the harms of cooking with gas. Appliance manufacturers are suing.

By Alison F. Takemura . 19 August 2025

Policy & regulation

Trump admin tightens vise on wind and solar with new tax rules

The guidance will make it harder for developers to qualify for federal tax credits before they expire under the GOP megalaw, another blow to clean energy.

By Jeff St. John . 15 August 2025

Wind

Chart: Trump’s war on wind energy will hit these states hardest

Wind developers are grappling with a barrage of hostile policies from the Trump administration that have put up to $317 billion of planned investment at risk.

By Dan McCarthy . 15 August 2025

Utilities

Ohio Utility Watch: ‘Power corrupts’ and regulatory cases continue

The latest edition of Ohio Utility Watch, a periodic newsletter tracking developments in Ohio's House Bill 6 scandal.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 14 August 2025

J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant with pile of coal in front

Policy & regulation

Forcing dirty power plants to stay open would cost Americans billions

The Trump admin's scheme to keep old fossil-fuel plants running could saddle utility customers with nearly $6 billion a year in unnecessary costs, a report finds.

By Jeff St. John . 14 August 2025

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Trump admin blocks funds for farmers who want solar

Chart: Yes, US power prices are rising. Don’t blame clean energy.

Trump admin orders dirty, expensive coal plant to stay open even longer

California’s biggest virtual power plant may get a funding reprieve

The Constitution gas pipeline won’t solve New England’s energy problems

Colorado now requires health warning labels on gas stoves

Trump admin tightens vise on wind and solar with new tax rules

Chart: Trump’s war on wind energy will hit these states hardest

Ohio Utility Watch: ‘Power corrupts’ and regulatory cases continue

Forcing dirty power plants to stay open would cost Americans billions