West

Offshore wind

Anti-offshore wind groups target $426M grant for California port

Activists want Trump to claw back funding for a floating offshore wind port in Northern California, signaling an expansion of anti-wind sentiment to the West Coast.

By Clare Fieseler . 17 June 2025

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Politics

Sen. Martin Heinrich of N.M. on trying to save clean energy incentives

Heinrich spoke at a Canary Media live event about Democrats' push to improve the big budget bill and keep support for renewables and other advanced energy tech.

By Canary Staff . 13 June 2025

A person in tee shirt and baseball cap works on a heat pump unit on a roof with hills and other buildings in the background

Heat pumps

SoCal rejects plan to phase down new gas furnaces and water heaters

After an opposition campaign waged by SoCalGas and others, regulators tanked rules that would’ve encouraged, but not required, a transition to electric heat pumps.

By Alison F. Takemura . 10 June 2025

Solar

Chart: California is wasting more and more clean energy

The state produces more clean energy than its grid can handle, forcing it to curtail the extra wind and solar power it can’t use. There are ways to fix that.

By Dan McCarthy . 6 June 2025

Aerial shot of three houses that all have solar panels on the roofs

Virtual power plants

California’s successful virtual power plant program faces big budget cuts

Companies tapping smart thermostats and solar-charged home batteries to help the grid say funding cuts could undermine their efforts and cost customers.

By Jeff St. John . 5 June 2025

big battery installations in Moss Landing

Energy storage

PG&E defers restart of huge grid battery next to Moss Landing fire site

The Elkhorn plant almost got back online in time to help California’s grid handle summer heat. But malfunctions in one of its Tesla batteries gummed up the plans.

By Julian Spector . 2 June 2025

A treated color image of beige- and terracotta-colored buildings at affordable housing property Foothill Farms

Heat pumps

Electrifying this affordable housing complex made financial sense

In Sacramento, California, property owner BRIDGE Housing moved ahead with a heat-pump-plus retrofit designed to save both itself and its residents money.

By Alison F. Takemura . 30 May 2025

A person in work boots pours a bucket of concrete into a wooden form on the ground.

Geothermal

California college grows clean energy program amid geothermal interest

Mendocino County sits on a prime geothermal zone. As the industry grows, local leaders are ramping up efforts to prep residents for the jobs it creates.

By Aly Brown . 22 May 2025

Solar

New California bill would undo some 20-year rooftop solar contracts

The bill would deal another blow to California’s ailing rooftop solar sector — and hardly move the needle on its stated purpose of reducing utility costs.

By Jeff St. John . 8 May 2025

Power lines along a road with mountains in the background

Clean energy

Colorado’s rural electric co-ops are determined to build clean energy

The federal government promised to pay for upgrades to keep utility rates down. As Trump casts uncertainty over funding, what happens now?

By Keaton Peters . 8 May 2025

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