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NEW REPORT: Clean Energy Dominates in 2024 | ACP

• 93% of new energy capacity that came online last year was solar, wind, and storage • 49 GW of clean energy installed in 2024 • Clean energy in the […]

Bill would help make power lines more efficient, get more wind and solar on the grid

There’s so much wind and solar energy being proposed in the U.S. that there’s not enough power lines to get that energy where it needs to go. Building out that new transmission is expensive — it’s...

Texas broke its solar, wind, and battery records in one spring week

Renewables and batteries are playing an increasingly crucial role for the state in the shoulder season, when coal and gas plants fall offline in large…

U.S. battery capacity increased 66% in 2024 - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

California unveils first state plan to unleash heat pumps

The new blueprint aims to help California reach its goal of deploying 6 million heat pumps by 2030, a target it is currently lagging behind.

Maryland legislature must act to lower energy bills | GUEST COMMENTARY

It’s time for the General Assembly to step in to help Maryland families struggling under the weight of rising utility bills, writes Susan Stevens Miller.

Microsoft data center leases slowing, analysts say, raising investor attention

This suggests potential oversupply as it builds out artificial intelligence infrastructure.

Who’s to blame for Maryland’s rising utility bills? | GUEST COMMENTARY

Energy utilities are taking advantage of the Maryland public, writes Maryland Energy Administration Director Paul G. Pinsky.

Safety rules for Big Oil’s CO2 pipelines in limbo

Five years after a carbon dioxide pipeline rupture poisoned a village in Satartia, Mississippi, the Trump administration has removed critical regulations spurred by the disaster.

2024 was nation’s warmest year on record

Year marked by active hurricane season, near-record number of tornadoes

Utilities are flying blind on data center demand. That’s a big…

How can utilities plan grid and power plant investments for the AI and data center boom when forecasts are so speculative? Some effective strategies are…

Polling shows strong support for clean energy among Michiganders amid state and federal GOP...

With Gov. Gretchen Whitmer introducing her MI Healthy Climate Plan in 2022 and Democrats setting a goal of 100% clean energy by 2035, Michigan’s leaders — and its voters — have shown strong support...

New York PSC approves retail and residential storage plan as 6-GW 2030 target in question

New York plans to hold the first of three bulk energy storage procurements later this year as an Aurora Energy Research report forecasts 30 GW of in-state storage capacity by 2050.

Commentary: Marylanders’ energy bills are getting pummeled this winter, but there’s a bill that may...

There are a number of reasons why utility bills are on the rise, not all of them within the control of lawmakers and regulators. But one definitely is, writes Laurel Peltier, which is why lawmakers...