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Category: Energy
The 2008 economic crisis changed the US’s relationship with energy
It wasn’t clear what the future of US carbon emissions would look like in 2013. After several decades of steady […]
Is solar’s growth finally slowing in the US?
Skip to content Renewables easily cover changes in US demand, which is rising by 2% in 2026. The largest US […]
Trump’s forced coal plant extensions thrown out by judge
Not the DOE’s job The court spends a fair bit of time analyzing the history and structure of the regulation […]
Trump is losing his war on wind power
On Thursday, a US District Court in Oregon ordered the US government to restart the process of approving wind projects. […]
US renewable boom passes key milestone in April
When last we looked at the state of the US grid, the ongoing explosion in solar energy had turned it […]
Commonwealth Fusion makes the physics case for its 400 MW reactor
Five peer-reviewed papers update the design and model its expected output. The scientific community has a plan for achieving fusion […]
Small modular nuclear reactor reaches criticality in first test
As long as your reactor can keep the TRISO pellets contained, then there should be no risk of meltdown or […]
Trump admin tries again to revive dying coal industry
On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced his administration’s latest attempt to prop up the US coal industry during an incoherent […]
Soaring solar and a surge in hydro push more coal off the US grid
Last year, the first few months of data from the US grid suggested that fears of a data-center-driven surge in […]