Today’s executive order takes a different route to propping up coal: artificially inflating demand. “The Secretary of War, in coordination […]
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Here we go again: Retiring coal plant forced to stay open by Trump Admin
On Tuesday, US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright issued a now familiar order: because of a supposed energy emergency, a […]
Solar’s growth in US almost enough to offset rising energy use
Skip to content Over the course of 2025, electricity demand has gradually declined. Worries about the US grid’s ability to […]
US‘s spike in electricity use is slowing down a bit
Skip to content Half of a year of data shows that the solar boom is not slowing down. On Tuesday, […]
US solar keeps surging, generating more power than hydro in 2025
Under those circumstances, the rest of the difference will be made up for with fossil fuels. Running counter to recent […]
Trump throws coal a lifeline, but the energy industry has moved on
As President Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders Tuesday aimed at keeping coal power alive in the United […]
US‘s wind and solar will generate more power than coal in 2024
Skip to content Utility-scale solar generation is up by over 30% amid future uncertainties. The Energy Information Agency has now […]
Has Trump changed the retirement plans for the country’s largest coal plants?
A growth in electricity demand is leading to talk of delayed closures. A house is seen near the Gavin Power […]