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Texas broke its solar, wind, and battery records in one spring week

Renewables and batteries are playing an increasingly crucial role for the state in the shoulder season, when coal and gas plants fall offline in large numbers.

By Julian Spector . 10 March 2025

Offshore wind

Trump fires NOAA scientists helping whales and offshore wind coexist

Scores of employees working to ensure offshore wind has a low impact on whales, birds, and other wildlife were cut in a major round of layoffs at the agency.

By Clare Fieseler . 28 February 2025

Clean energy

Chart: Solar, batteries to lead US power plant construction in 2025

The country is set to build a record 63 gigawatts of new power this year as demand surges — and almost all of it will be carbon-free.

By Julian Spector . 28 February 2025

Offshore wind

GOP think tank that tried to stop VA offshore wind now says ‘go ahead’

The Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy said canceling America’s biggest offshore wind project under construction, off the Virginia coast, no longer makes economic sense.

By Clare Fieseler . 14 February 2025

Solar panels sit are installed in a large field. In the background are hills and wind turbines against a cloudy sky.

Clean energy

The US smashed clean energy records last year. Can it keep up the pace?

Developers plan to add even more solar, wind, and battery storage capacity in 2025, but the Trump administration isn't making that easy.

By Akielly Hu . 12 February 2025

Offshore wind

NJ has given up on offshore wind for now. Who’s to blame?

Trump’s executive order helped grind New Jersey’s efforts to a halt, but rising costs, a lame-duck governor, and a congressman’s vendetta may have sealed the deal.

By Clare Fieseler . 11 February 2025

Offshore wind

Trump’s offshore wind assault threatens factory jobs in GOP districts

Over 64% of manufacturing and supply-chain investment supporting the emerging industry is in Republican districts, per new data.

By Clare Fieseler . 28 January 2025

Clean energy

Chart: The biggest clean energy projects built in the US last year

We’re living in the era of the clean energy megaproject. Here are the 25 biggest solar, wind, and battery-storage installations completed in the U.S. in 2024.

By Dan McCarthy . 24 January 2025

Offshore wind

'Scare tactics' and uncertainty: What Trump’s offshore wind order means

Trump pressed the pause button on offshore wind. Projects that have secured their permits may be unscathed, but those in earlier stages face a tough road.

By Clare Fieseler . 22 January 2025

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How a Maryland county tried to sway a Delaware vote on offshore wind

The government of Worcester County, Maryland, spent thousands on a PR campaign to encourage voters in neighboring Delaware to join its opposition to a proposed offshore wind project.

By Nick Stonesifer and Karl Baker / Spotlight Delaware . 14 January 2025

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Texas broke its solar, wind, and battery records in one spring week

Trump fires NOAA scientists helping whales and offshore wind coexist

Chart: Solar, batteries to lead US power plant construction in 2025

GOP think tank that tried to stop VA offshore wind now says ‘go ahead’

The US smashed clean energy records last year. Can it keep up the pace?

NJ has given up on offshore wind for now. Who’s to blame?

Trump’s offshore wind assault threatens factory jobs in GOP districts

Chart: The biggest clean energy projects built in the US last year

'Scare tactics' and uncertainty: What Trump’s offshore wind order means

How a Maryland county tried to sway a Delaware vote on offshore wind