Canary Media https://www.canarymedia.com/ The leading newsroom covering the transition to clean energy, electrification and climate solutions. We report on how the world is decarbonizing with a critical focus on finding out what works and what doesn't. en-US Wed, 17 Sep 2025 17:52:38 -0400 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 17:52:38 -0400 California just passed a suite of bills to tackle rising energy costs https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/policy-regulation/california-2025-energy-affordability-passed Wed, 17 Sep 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/policy-regulation/california-2025-energy-affordability-passed Jeff St. John Majority of Americans want a big power grid and more cheap, clean energy https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/transmission/voters-want-bigger-grid-cheap-reliable-energy Wed, 17 Sep 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/transmission/voters-want-bigger-grid-cheap-reliable-energy Kathiann M. Kowalski Trump admin tries to sink Maryland’s first offshore wind project https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/offshore-wind/trump-cancel-permits-maryland-marwin-project Tue, 16 Sep 2025 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/offshore-wind/trump-cancel-permits-maryland-marwin-project Clare Fieseler The solar industry threw a party in Vegas, and it actually wasn’t sad https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/re-2025-conference-clean-energy-industry-outlook Tue, 16 Sep 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/re-2025-conference-clean-energy-industry-outlook Julian Spector As data centers go up, North Carolina weighs how to handle energy demand https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/utilities/north-carolina-duke-plans-data-center-demand Tue, 16 Sep 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/utilities/north-carolina-duke-plans-data-center-demand Elizabeth Ouzts Newark Airport's historic terminal gets an all-electric makeover https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/carbon-free-buildings/port-authority-electrifies-historic-airport-terminal Mon, 15 Sep 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/carbon-free-buildings/port-authority-electrifies-historic-airport-terminal Alison F. Takemura Electric boats splash down in rural Maine's coastal waters https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/electrification/electric-boats-rural-maine-oyster-seafood Mon, 15 Sep 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/electrification/electric-boats-rural-maine-oyster-seafood Julia Tilton, Maria Gallucci Trump’s immigration crackdown hits clean energy https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/electric-vehicles/trump-immigration-hyundai-ev-battery-lg Fri, 12 Sep 2025 11:39:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/electric-vehicles/trump-immigration-hyundai-ev-battery-lg Kathryn Krawczyk Illinois' push to train workers for solar industry jobs is paying off https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/illinois-ceja-energy-workforce-hub-alton-equity Fri, 12 Sep 2025 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/illinois-ceja-energy-workforce-hub-alton-equity Kari Lydersen Chart: Trump is slowing climate progress. Here’s how much. https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/emissions-reduction/chart-trump-is-slowing-climate-progress-heres-how-much Fri, 12 Sep 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/emissions-reduction/chart-trump-is-slowing-climate-progress-heres-how-much Dan McCarthy California could save big if virtual power plants target ‘sweet spots’ https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/virtual-power-plants/reduce-costs-california-distribution-grid-study Thu, 11 Sep 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/virtual-power-plants/reduce-costs-california-distribution-grid-study Jeff St. John Illinois farmers find that sheep and solar arrays go well together https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/illinois-farmers-graze-sheep-agrivoltaics Thu, 11 Sep 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/illinois-farmers-graze-sheep-agrivoltaics Kari Lydersen California's first solar-covered canal is now fully online https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/california-first-canal-array-project-nexus Wed, 10 Sep 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/california-first-canal-array-project-nexus Maria Gallucci Will this startup be the first to successfully scale up ocean power? https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/ocean-energy/eco-wave-power-port-la-tech Wed, 10 Sep 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/ocean-energy/eco-wave-power-port-la-tech Julian Spector Tesla just launched the Megablock, a big, easy-to-deploy grid battery https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/batteries/tesla-just-launched-the-megablock-a-big-easy-to-deploy-grid-battery Tue, 09 Sep 2025 23:38:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/batteries/tesla-just-launched-the-megablock-a-big-easy-to-deploy-grid-battery Julian Spector North Carolina families see lower bills with new Duke Energy program https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/energy-efficiency/north-carolina-families-see-lower-bills-with-new-duke-energy-program-home-weatherization Tue, 09 Sep 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/energy-efficiency/north-carolina-families-see-lower-bills-with-new-duke-energy-program-home-weatherization Elizabeth Ouzts This startup says it can halve the cost of a heat pump — here’s how https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/heat-pumps/jetson-air-lower-costs-electric-home-hvac Tue, 09 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/heat-pumps/jetson-air-lower-costs-electric-home-hvac Alison F. Takemura Can utilities replace power lines with solar and batteries in remote areas? https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/california-utility-clean-energy-microgrids-wildfires Mon, 08 Sep 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/california-utility-clean-energy-microgrids-wildfires Jeff St. John Fervo, Sage Geosystems tap energy giants to scale next-gen geothermal https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/geothermal/fervo-sage-partner-large-companies-tech Mon, 08 Sep 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/geothermal/fervo-sage-partner-large-companies-tech Maria Gallucci Trump’s war on offshore wind is somehow getting worse https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/offshore-wind/trump-offshore-wind-worse Fri, 05 Sep 2025 11:18:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/offshore-wind/trump-offshore-wind-worse Kathryn Krawczyk California quietly guts ambitious virtual power plant bill https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/virtual-power-plants/california-amend-legislation-utility-bills Fri, 05 Sep 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/virtual-power-plants/california-amend-legislation-utility-bills Jeff St. John Chart: State lawmakers introduced a ton of anti-renewables bills this year https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/policy-regulation/anti-renewables-state-legislation-2025 Fri, 05 Sep 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/policy-regulation/anti-renewables-state-legislation-2025 Dan McCarthy ‘Bizarre’ and ‘unlawful’: States and Ørsted challenge Revolution Wind freeze https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/offshore-wind/orsted-states-sue-trump-revolution-halt Thu, 04 Sep 2025 16:00:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/offshore-wind/orsted-states-sue-trump-revolution-halt Clare Fieseler Colorado goes big on clean energy before tax credits vanish https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/colorado-speed-wind-solar-tax-credits Thu, 04 Sep 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/colorado-speed-wind-solar-tax-credits Julian Spector These conservatives want government to stop working against clean energy https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/conservatives-oppose-government-renewables-restrictions Thu, 04 Sep 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/conservatives-oppose-government-renewables-restrictions Kathiann M. Kowalski Virginia’s data center boom tests clean energy law https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/utilities/virginia-dominion-chesterfield-gas-data-center-demand Thu, 04 Sep 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/utilities/virginia-dominion-chesterfield-gas-data-center-demand Elizabeth Ouzts Halting Revolution Wind could be a disaster for New England’s grid https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/offshore-wind/trump-revolution-halt-disaster-new-england-grid Wed, 03 Sep 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/offshore-wind/trump-revolution-halt-disaster-new-england-grid Jeff St. John San Francisco launched a hydrogen ferry. Now NYC may get one too. https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/hydrogen/ny-ferry-switch-maritime-sea-change Wed, 03 Sep 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/hydrogen/ny-ferry-switch-maritime-sea-change Maria Gallucci This campaign will help you go electric before federal tax credits end https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/electrification/campaign-use-home-tax-credits-expire Tue, 02 Sep 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/electrification/campaign-use-home-tax-credits-expire Alison F. Takemura Texas created a $7.2B fund for gas plants. Hardly any are being built. https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/fossil-fuels/texas-gas-plant-loans-projects-approved Tue, 02 Sep 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/fossil-fuels/texas-gas-plant-loans-projects-approved Paul Cobler The incoherence of Trump’s ‘energy emergency’ https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/politics/trump-energy-emergency-revolution-wind Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:02:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/politics/trump-energy-emergency-revolution-wind Kathryn Krawczyk ‘It’s madness’: Trump-voting fishermen oppose Revolution Wind halt https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/offshore-wind/fishermen-oppose-trump-revolution-halt Fri, 29 Aug 2025 12:33:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/offshore-wind/fishermen-oppose-trump-revolution-halt Clare Fieseler Video: Bill McKibben on the tremendous rise of renewable power https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/video-bill-mckibben-on-the-tremendous-rise-of-renewable-power Fri, 29 Aug 2025 09:25:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/video-bill-mckibben-on-the-tremendous-rise-of-renewable-power Alison F. Takemura Chart: The retiring coal power plants Trump could revive https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/fossil-fuels/coal-plants-trump-could-keep-open Fri, 29 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/fossil-fuels/coal-plants-trump-could-keep-open Dan McCarthy Commonwealth Fusion raises nearly $1B to chase commercial fusion power https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/nuclear/commonwealth-fusion-systems-series-b2-funding Thu, 28 Aug 2025 18:00:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/nuclear/commonwealth-fusion-systems-series-b2-funding Maria Gallucci Trump extends order forcing Pennsylvania fossil-fuel plant to stay open https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/fossil-fuels/trump-extend-pennsylvania-eddystone-stay-open-order Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/fossil-fuels/trump-extend-pennsylvania-eddystone-stay-open-order Dan McCarthy Google’s new plan to keep its data centers from stressing the grid https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/utilities/google-ai-data-center-flexibility-help-grid Thu, 28 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/utilities/google-ai-data-center-flexibility-help-grid Jeff St. John As Trump delays steel pollution rules, study shows public health risks https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/fossil-fuels/steel-coke-plant-pollution-trump-delay-rules Thu, 28 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/fossil-fuels/steel-coke-plant-pollution-trump-delay-rules Maria Gallucci How affordable housing can still go solar, despite Trump turbulence https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/affordable-housing-developers-trump-funding-pullback Wed, 27 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/affordable-housing-developers-trump-funding-pullback Jeff St. John Nippon Steel to begin relining Indiana blast furnace next year https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/green-steel/nippon-reline-indiana-gary-coal-furnace Tue, 26 Aug 2025 16:58:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/green-steel/nippon-reline-indiana-gary-coal-furnace Maria Gallucci North Carolina ditched its 2030 climate goal. Now what? https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/emissions-reduction/north-carolina-ditch-duke-goal-now-what Tue, 26 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/emissions-reduction/north-carolina-ditch-duke-goal-now-what Elizabeth Ouzts New Hampshire, never big on offshore wind, steps back further https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/offshore-wind/new-hampshire-law-office-energy-innovation Tue, 26 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/offshore-wind/new-hampshire-law-office-energy-innovation Sarah Shemkus Clean energy is getting its own national day of action. It’s about time. https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/national-sun-day-action-solar-mckibben Mon, 25 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/national-sun-day-action-solar-mckibben Alison F. Takemura US solar plant construction is on a record-breaking spree — for now https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/us-construction-record-breaking Mon, 25 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/us-construction-record-breaking Julian Spector Trump admin’s new anti-renewables rule rooted in fossil-fuel misinformation https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/land-use/trump-interior-order-fossil-fuel-misinformation Mon, 25 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/land-use/trump-interior-order-fossil-fuel-misinformation Kathiann M. Kowalski Trump admin halts construction of nearly finished offshore wind farm https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/offshore-wind/trump-admin-halts-construction-of-nearly-finished-offshore-wind-farm Sun, 24 Aug 2025 20:44:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/offshore-wind/trump-admin-halts-construction-of-nearly-finished-offshore-wind-farm Clare Fieseler Trump admin blocks funds for farmers who want solar https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/trump-blocks-reap-funding-farmers Fri, 22 Aug 2025 15:00:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/trump-blocks-reap-funding-farmers Kari Lydersen Why power bills are rising — and why that’s not changing soon https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/utilities/why-power-bills-are-rising Fri, 22 Aug 2025 11:27:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/utilities/why-power-bills-are-rising Kathryn Krawczyk Chart: Yes, US power prices are rising. Don’t blame clean energy. https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/policy-regulation/electricity-prices-rising-trump-impact Fri, 22 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/policy-regulation/electricity-prices-rising-trump-impact Dan McCarthy, Ysabelle Kempe Trump admin orders dirty, expensive coal plant to stay open even longer https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/fossil-fuels/trump-extend-campbell-michigan-coal-plant Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:00:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/fossil-fuels/trump-extend-campbell-michigan-coal-plant Jeff St. John California’s biggest virtual power plant may get a funding reprieve https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/virtual-power-plants/california-demand-side-grid-support-benefits Thu, 21 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/virtual-power-plants/california-demand-side-grid-support-benefits Jeff St. John Peak Energy's new battery is cooler than lithium-ion systems https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/batteries/peak-energy-sodium-cool-first-installation Thu, 21 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/batteries/peak-energy-sodium-cool-first-installation Julian Spector State AGs demand DOE fix its flawed grid-reliability report https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/politics/states-demand-trump-fix-grid-reliability-report Wed, 20 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/politics/states-demand-trump-fix-grid-reliability-report Jeff St. John NYC just launched its first hybrid-electric ferry https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/sea-transport/new-york-first-hybrid-electric-ferry Wed, 20 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/sea-transport/new-york-first-hybrid-electric-ferry Maria Gallucci The Constitution gas pipeline won’t solve New England’s energy problems https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/fossil-fuels/constitution-pipeline-zeldin-energy-prices Wed, 20 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/fossil-fuels/constitution-pipeline-zeldin-energy-prices Sarah Shemkus ‘Come to America and lose $1B’: Trump drives more offshore wind pain https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/offshore-wind/orsted-financial-struggles-trump-revolution-sunrise Tue, 19 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/offshore-wind/orsted-financial-struggles-trump-revolution-sunrise Clare Fieseler Colorado now requires health warning labels on gas stoves https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/fossil-fuels/colorado-gas-stove-health-warning-labels Tue, 19 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/fossil-fuels/colorado-gas-stove-health-warning-labels Alison F. Takemura Cruising Virginia countryside in an electric vehicle is a lot easier now https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/ev-charging/middleburg-virginia-fast-charger-tourism Tue, 19 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/ev-charging/middleburg-virginia-fast-charger-tourism Elizabeth Ouzts A universal adapter for solar, batteries, EVs, and microgrids is here https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/distributed-energy-resources/solid-state-transformers-dgmatrix-resilient-power Mon, 18 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/distributed-energy-resources/solid-state-transformers-dgmatrix-resilient-power Jeff St. John Trump admin tightens vise on wind and solar with new tax rules https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/policy-regulation/trump-admin-tightens-vise-on-wind-and-solar-with-new-tax-rules Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:49:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/policy-regulation/trump-admin-tightens-vise-on-wind-and-solar-with-new-tax-rules Jeff St. John Deadly blast at US Steel plant highlights need to clean up the industry https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/green-steel/clairton-coke-works-explosion Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:46:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/green-steel/clairton-coke-works-explosion Maria Gallucci As hurricane season returns, Puerto Rico’s grid still struggles https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/as-hurricane-season-returns-puerto-ricos-grid-still-struggles Fri, 15 Aug 2025 12:03:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/as-hurricane-season-returns-puerto-ricos-grid-still-struggles Kathryn Krawczyk Heat pumps can help clean up factories — and save lives https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-industry/boiler-heat-pump-health-research Fri, 15 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-industry/boiler-heat-pump-health-research Alison F. Takemura Chart: Trump’s war on wind energy will hit these states hardest https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/wind/trump-policy-impact-states-investment Fri, 15 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/wind/trump-policy-impact-states-investment Dan McCarthy China is winning on renewables. Will it win on green steel, too? https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/green-steel/china-us-competition-dri-hydrogen Fri, 15 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/green-steel/china-us-competition-dri-hydrogen Alexander Kaufman Ohio Utility Watch: ‘Power corrupts’ and regulatory cases continue https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/utilities/ohio-utility-watch-power-corrupts-and-regulatory-cases-continue Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:41:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/utilities/ohio-utility-watch-power-corrupts-and-regulatory-cases-continue Kathiann M. Kowalski Forcing dirty power plants to stay open would cost Americans billions https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/policy-regulation/forcing-dirty-power-plants-to-stay-open-would-cost-americans-billions Thu, 14 Aug 2025 06:00:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/policy-regulation/forcing-dirty-power-plants-to-stay-open-would-cost-americans-billions Jeff St. John In Appalachia, fracking is not the job creator the industry claims https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/fossil-fuels/appalachia-fracking-not-job-creator Thu, 14 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/fossil-fuels/appalachia-fracking-not-job-creator Kathiann M. Kowalski Massachusetts residents no longer have to subsidize new gas hookups https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/fossil-fuels/massachusetts-gas-hookup-cost-reform Thu, 14 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/fossil-fuels/massachusetts-gas-hookup-cost-reform Sarah Shemkus Trump admin reopens $5B EV charging program after losses in court https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/ev-charging/trump-reopen-nevi-funding Wed, 13 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/ev-charging/trump-reopen-nevi-funding Jeff St. John States look to unleash wind and solar boom while tax credits still exist https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/states-speed-deployment-tax-credits-disappear Wed, 13 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/states-speed-deployment-tax-credits-disappear Maria Gallucci Trump’s push to mine deep-sea battery metals draws ire from allies https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy-supply-chain/trump-deep-sea-mining-un-negotiations Tue, 12 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy-supply-chain/trump-deep-sea-mining-un-negotiations Clare Fieseler NYC utility tests portable home batteries to dull AC’s impact on the grid https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/batteries/coned-nyc-ac-pilot-grid-impact Tue, 12 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/batteries/coned-nyc-ac-pilot-grid-impact Samantha Maldonado, THE CITY This hydrogen microgrid is the first of its kind. Is it a good idea? https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/hydrogen/hydrogen-microgrid-calistoga-energy-vault-plug-power-pg-e Mon, 11 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/hydrogen/hydrogen-microgrid-calistoga-energy-vault-plug-power-pg-e Julian Spector DOE is raising power bills by thwarting transmission line, Heinrich says https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/transmission/doe-is-raising-power-bills-by-thwarting-transmission-line-heinrich-says Mon, 11 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/transmission/doe-is-raising-power-bills-by-thwarting-transmission-line-heinrich-says Jeff St. John Building electrification and fast, affordable construction can coexist https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/carbon-free-buildings/building-electrification-and-fast-affordable-construction-can-coexist Fri, 08 Aug 2025 11:35:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/carbon-free-buildings/building-electrification-and-fast-affordable-construction-can-coexist Kathryn Krawczyk Tech giants look to low-carbon cement to curb their huge climate impact https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-industry/tech-giants-look-to-low-carbon-cement-to-curb-their-huge-climate-impact Fri, 08 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-industry/tech-giants-look-to-low-carbon-cement-to-curb-their-huge-climate-impact Maria Gallucci San Francisco fast-tracks all-electric standard for major renovations https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/carbon-free-buildings/san-francisco-renovations-gas-ban Fri, 08 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/carbon-free-buildings/san-francisco-renovations-gas-ban Alison F. Takemura Chart: Rooftop solar set to struggle under GOP tax credit repeal https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/chart-rooftop-solar-set-to-struggle-under-gop-tax-credit-repeal Fri, 08 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/chart-rooftop-solar-set-to-struggle-under-gop-tax-credit-repeal Dan McCarthy Trump administration says it's axing $7B program for low-income solar https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/trump-administration-says-its-axing-7b-program-for-low-income-solar Thu, 07 Aug 2025 20:43:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/trump-administration-says-its-axing-7b-program-for-low-income-solar Jeff St. John Ohio finally ends subsidies for two scandal-linked coal plants https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/fossil-fuels/ohio-finally-ends-subsidies-for-two-scandal-linked-coal-plants Thu, 07 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/fossil-fuels/ohio-finally-ends-subsidies-for-two-scandal-linked-coal-plants Kathiann M. Kowalski California lawmakers have a radical idea for lowering electricity bills https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/utilities/california-lawmakers-have-a-radical-idea-for-lowering-electricity-bills Thu, 07 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/utilities/california-lawmakers-have-a-radical-idea-for-lowering-electricity-bills Jeff St. John Trump looks to kill 'Solar for All' just as it starts to deliver https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/trump-looks-to-kill-solar-for-all-just-as-it-starts-to-deliver Wed, 06 Aug 2025 11:59:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/trump-looks-to-kill-solar-for-all-just-as-it-starts-to-deliver Jeff St. John Used EV batteries could upend the race for long-duration storage https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/long-duration-energy-storage/second-life-ev-grid-batteries-succeed Wed, 06 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/long-duration-energy-storage/second-life-ev-grid-batteries-succeed Julian Spector This Massachusetts town banned gas — and housing boomed anyway https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/electrification/massachusetts-gas-ban-housing-impact Wed, 06 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/electrification/massachusetts-gas-ban-housing-impact Sarah Shemkus Meet Minnesota’s electric coffee roasting pioneers https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/electrification/electric-coffee-roasting-minnesota Tue, 05 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/electrification/electric-coffee-roasting-minnesota Dan Haugen Can EV ambassadors help Chicago drivers go electric? https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/electric-vehicles/chicago-ev-ambassador-comed Tue, 05 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/electric-vehicles/chicago-ev-ambassador-comed Kari Lydersen California halts building code updates in a blow to electrification https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/carbon-free-buildings/ca-ab-130-code-housing Mon, 04 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/carbon-free-buildings/ca-ab-130-code-housing Alison F. Takemura LA has a plan to stop copper thieves: Solar-powered streetlights https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/copper-wire-theft-la-streetlights Mon, 04 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/copper-wire-theft-la-streetlights Ysabelle Kempe EPA moves to defang its own regulatory power https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/policy-regulation/epa-moves-to-defang-its-own-regulatory-power Fri, 01 Aug 2025 12:10:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/policy-regulation/epa-moves-to-defang-its-own-regulatory-power Kathryn Krawczyk Offshore wind leasing is officially dead under Trump https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/offshore-wind/trump-interior-revokes-leasing-areas Fri, 01 Aug 2025 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/offshore-wind/trump-interior-revokes-leasing-areas Clare Fieseler HB 6 regulatory cases weigh what FirstEnergy’s Ohio utilities should pay https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/utilities/hb6-firstenergy-regulatory-payments Fri, 01 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/utilities/hb6-firstenergy-regulatory-payments Kathiann M. Kowalski North Carolina approves Duke Energy plan to let customers access their data https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/utilities/north-carolina-approve-duke-data-access Fri, 01 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/utilities/north-carolina-approve-duke-data-access Elizabeth Ouzts Chart: The clean-energy manufacturing boom is going bust https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy-manufacturing/trump-investments-drop-ira Fri, 01 Aug 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy-manufacturing/trump-investments-drop-ira Dan McCarthy We know how to decarbonize energy. The food sector should take notes. https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/food-and-farms/lessons-clean-energy-decarbonization Thu, 31 Jul 2025 03:30:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/food-and-farms/lessons-clean-energy-decarbonization Michael Grunwald New York becomes first state to commit to all-electric new buildings https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/carbon-free-buildings/new-york-finalizes-gas-ban Wed, 30 Jul 2025 13:00:00 -0400 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/carbon-free-buildings/new-york-finalizes-gas-ban Alison F. Takemura US aluminum producers need cheap, clean power. 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