Under the newly adopted policies, the Corps of Engineers must weigh the energy produced per acre for any projects under […]
Category: Energy
Global growth in solar “the largest ever observed for any source”
Moving to a solar-dominated grid When it comes to supplying electrons for those alternatives, the central story is solar power. […]
Renewables dominate 2025’s newly installed generating capacity
This is all happening at a time when other renewables aren’t standing still. Wind power saw an additional 160 GW […]
Final analysis of 2025 Iberian blackout: Policies left Spain at risk
Too much hardware was allowed to disconnect right at the edge of normal conditions. Roughly a year ago, Spain and […]
US to pay TotalEnergies $1 billion to stop developing offshore wind in US
As part of the deal, TotalEnergies is also renouncing any further attempt to develop offshore wind in the US. The […]
Coal plant forced to stay open due to emergency order isn’t even running
In the US, the economics of coal power generation are marginal at best, and a large number of coal plants […]
Trump gets data center companies to pledge to pay for power generation
On Wednesday, the Trump administration announced that a large collection of tech companies had signed on to what it’s calling […]
Following 35% growth, solar has passed hydro on US grid
Skip to content Coal makes a bit of a comeback, if only by accident. Solar panels have gotten so cheap […]
Trump orders the military to make agreements with coal power plants
Today’s executive order takes a different route to propping up coal: artificially inflating demand. “The Secretary of War, in coordination […]
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 […]