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  ​This story was originally published by Grist . Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter. Senators are looking toward the Capitol doors as they prepare to head home and campaign for the midterms. Meanwhile, a group of them has been scrambling to reach a deal that some analysts believe is critical to meet the… The Senate wants to pass a permitting reform bill. So what’s the…

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  For years now, grid experts have been trying to get utilities to deploy advanced transmission technologies that can squeeze more capacity out of overstressed U.S. power grids. On Thursday, the Trump administration put a $1.9 billion down payment on 31 projects that will help greatly scale up these underutilized… Advanced grid tech gets a $1.9B DOE boost

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  Valar Atomics, the three-year-old microreactor developer that has a forged a close relationship with the Trump administration, has raised $1 billion in its Series B funding round as investors increasingly bet that the White House’s overhaul of nuclear regulations will clear the way for the country’s first big atomic… Microreactor startup Valar Atomics raises $1B

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  Any time, day or night, parents experiencing homelessness, domestic violence, or other emergencies can drop their young kids off at the Crisis Nursery in Urbana, Illinois, and know they’ll be safe and cared for. Funding is a constant challenge for the 45-year-old nonprofit organization. But it was able to create a… Illinois Solar for All is, at last, taking off

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  As the world’s data center capital, Virginia faces a surge in energy demand that could spike power costs and lead to more polluting fossil fuel plants. At the same time, the state is seeing its farmland disappear at one of the fastest rates in the United States. The two problems may seem unrelated, but Old Dominion… Virginia lays groundwork to combine more solar with farming

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  Almost every station on the factory floor of Commonwealth Fusion Systems’ northeast Massachusetts headquarters was bustling on a steamy Friday morning in June. Hard-hatted workers ferried along the components for the company’s first fusion reactor, including giant slabs of magnets that will eventually be joined… ‘It’ll take more’: CFS nets another $1B to chase nuclear fusion dream

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  Citing national security concerns, the Trump administration has banned the import and domestic use of new power inverters made outside the United States. The move could throw sand in the gears of gigawatts’ worth of planned solar, wind, and battery installations — projects that make up the vast majority of new… Trump admin bans ‘new’ foreign-made inverters. What does that mean?

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  Just northeast of Columbus, Ohio, the leafy Main Street of New Albany gives way to lush green fields and agrarian ponds — but soon the countryside transitions into mile after mile of enormous white boxes that emit a low hum. This patch of former farmland has become one of the densest clusters of AI computing in the… Biggest battery east of the Mississippi will help power AI complex

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  So, how’s that clean energy transition going? It’s the essential inquiry that drives anyone reporting on climate solutions, and it got considerably more difficult to answer after President Donald Trump returned to the White House. He’s done everything in his power (and some things that legally aren’t ) to undercut… The US clean energy boom will continue to 2030. Then things get hazy.

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  Indiana — a state with a long history of coal mining and coal-fired power — has started undergoing a clean energy transition in recent years. It was among the top three states for solar installation last year, and more than a dozen coal plants have closed since 2010. But the state government’s eager embrace of data… EPA proposals to keep Indiana coal going would threaten drinking water

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  California is making a bet: Once you’ve driven an EV, you won’t want to go back to a gas-powered car. Earlier this month, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed legislation creating the MyFirstEV program. It’s the state’s first big attempt to make up for the loss of federal EV tax credits, and it’s exclusively targeting the… California to offer a novel $3,500 rebate for first-time EV buyers

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  American households are all too familiar with the pain of high electric bills, which are climbing nationwide. The same problem is quietly hindering the country’s factories from cleaning up their operations, too. Hundreds of thousands of U.S. manufacturing facilities burn fossil fuels to produce the heat they need to… US factories are struggling to get cleaner heat. These ideas may help.

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  Yesterday, the Department of Energy took to social media to try and make a scandal out of a well-known fact: Solar panels do not generate power at night. It’s an old and lazy swipe that critics of renewable energy love to take, even though the people who operate our power grids know that this is the case and plan… Duh, solar power doesn't work at night — but it excels during the day

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  This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. It’s no secret that data centers are slated to bring stunning levels of new power demand to the grid in the coming years. Report after report has tried to put a number on just how much electricity these… Data center demand is soaring, and off-grid gas won't fix the problem

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  ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Nearly two years after Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc on western North Carolina’s largest city, many Asheville residents are still rebuilding — and determined to be better prepared for the next weather disaster. In Emma, a diverse, mostly immigrant neighborhood just northwest of downtown, solar… Post–Hurricane Helene, this community is getting creative with solar

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  When the largest solar farm in Indiana came online in early 2025, nearby residents in rural Jasper County were not exactly excited. “It will mess up their fields,” said long-time resident Gena Carlson, referring to solar panels on farmers’ land. Carlson’s concerns, which were echoed by other locals, highlight the… Solar is booming in Indiana. Not everyone is happy about it.

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  An enormous shed sits on a ridge northeast of Calumet, Minnesota, along the state’s Iron Range , visible for miles to drivers rushing by on Highway 169. To reach it by car, I exited the highway at Nashwauk (population 950, give or take) and drove down a lonely county road, eventually pulling up to a security… Could a new iron ore mine turn Minnesota into a green steel…

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  Haven Energy is the newest company offering home battery service in Massachusetts for a low monthly payment, a model supporters say could accelerate adoption of residential storage. Starting in four counties in the southeastern part of the state, the company will provide customers with a 15-kilowatt-hour home… Startup offers low-cost home batteries to Massachusetts residents

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  Brandon Oyer, director of energy and water for Amazon Web Services (AWS), discusses how Amazon invests in carbon-free energy, strengthens grids, and ensures communities benefit from data center growth. Oyer leads energy and water strategy for AWS, but his path to that role was unconventional. He spent years serving…#Amazon #procurement #infrastructure Inside Amazon's approach to data center sustainability: A…

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  A coalition of 18 states and Washington, D.C., has moved to join an industry lawsuit challenging the Department of Defense’s freeze on onshore wind projects in America. It’s the latest in a nearly yearlong saga during which the Trump administration has obstructed more than 155 land-based wind projects across the… States join fight against Trump administration’s wind farm blockade

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  Over two decades ago, Ormat Technologies began a big experiment on a swath of rugged land near the Hot Springs Mountains in western Nevada. The geothermal company was already producing electricity there, using the heat found naturally in hot water and steam trapped beneath the earth’s surface. But in 2002, Ormat and… An old-school geothermal giant rides the tech’s newfound popularity

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  Massachusetts state senators are taking aim at a pipeline replacement program they say is inflating natural gas bills while doing little to make the system safer. The Senate earlier this month passed a sweeping energy-affordability bill that aims to save consumers roughly $14 billion over the next 10 years. One way… Massachusetts bill would end a costly gas pipeline repair program

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  With the conclusion of its latest capacity auction, PJM Interconnection has once again shown that its process for securing new energy is unable to keep up with the wave of electricity demand from data centers. But PJM, the grid operator for the country’s biggest energy market, is poised to adopt a new process that… PJM’s old way of getting power built isn’t working. Has it found a…

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  This article is part of our ​“Chart of the Week” series . The global nuclear energy industry has been muted since 2011, when the Fukushima Daiichi disaster unfolded in Japan. Some new reactors have been built — especially in China — but a lot of old nuclear power plants have been retired as well. That means… Nuclear energy could be in for a big decade

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  New Jersey is offering data centers an unorthodox way to get the power they need: by bankrolling home energy upgrades. Last week, Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) signed a bill that will create a first-of-its-kind program to incentivize data centers to secure clean capacity by reducing demand elsewhere on the grid. Data… New Jersey law will let data centers pay for home energy upgrades

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  This story was originally published by Grist . Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here . Wind turbines can confuse radar systems on ships and aircraft. Their massive rotating blades create a “blade flash” on radar screens, while their steel bases reflect electromagnetic waves, making it difficult to distinguish… The Pentagon is blocking more than 150 wind projects over drone fears

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  More and more Ohioans are struggling to pay their utility bills. That’s one clear takeaway from the latest utility reports showing how many customers had their power shut off because of unpaid bills. Across the state’s regulated electric utilities, an average of 7.7% of customers had their power turned off because… More Ohioans are getting their power shut off as energy costs surge

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  Do you live in the U.S. and want balcony solar ? A new initiative could help you get a deal on one of these small but mighty systems that plug into a standard outlet and push clean power into your home. Today, California-based nonprofit Bright Saver announced it’s selling zero-markup DIY solar kits starting at about… A new deal on balcony solar just dropped in the US