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A decade ago, North Carolina boasted more solar power than any other state in the country but California — a distinction owed to scores of large projects built under a suite of clean energy–friendly policies that the Tar Heel State has since repealed or amended. Now, many of those solar farms are staring down the…

For nearly two years, Century Aluminum has been searching for a site to put a giant new U.S. smelter — a decision that largely hinged on where it could strike a deal with utilities to access cheap, reliable electricity. On Monday, the Chicago-based manufacturer finally unveiled its plans. Rather than build its own…

This story was first published by Grist . One year ago, with one of the first strokes of his presidential Sharpie , President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring a “national energy emergency,” making good on a campaign promise to “drill, baby, drill.” It was the first of many such orders, signaling…

Since emerging as the world’s No. 2 producer of steel eight years ago, India has ramped up its exports to Europe. By some estimates , upwards of 60% of the country’s steel exports now head to the European Union. But India’s steelmakers are poised for what one prominent New Delhi–based business magazine recently…

Rye Development secured a federal license to build a massive new pumped hydro energy storage facility in Washington state. The company could become the first to construct this type of grid megaproject in the U.S. since 1995. Long before lithium-ion batteries reshaped the power sector, utilities stored electricity by…

This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. When it comes to state politics, 2026 is already in full swing. As legislators reconvene and new governors are sworn in, it’s becoming clear that leaders will focus on one energy issue in particular this…

See more from Canary Media’s " Chart of the Week” column . Clean energy manufacturing was on the upswing in the U.S. Then the first year of Trump 2.0 happened. After years of increasing investment in factories to make batteries, electric vehicles, solar panels, and more — a surge prompted by the Inflation…

Home-electrification startup Jetson just raised $50 million to fuel its ambitious effort to slash the cost of installing heat pumps in the U.S. and Canada. Founded in 2024, Jetson says it can install the ultraefficient appliance for 30% to 50% less than competitors. The company has also developed its own smart heat…

The startup Fervo Energy has reportedly filed for an IPO to help fund its build-out of next-generation geothermal projects. Nearly a year after first floating the idea , the Houston-based Fervo submitted a confidential S-1 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Axios Pro reported on Thursday. The…

Primary steel, the strongest and most durable form of the metal, is typically also the dirtiest kind. That’s because the most common way to forge it begins with producing iron in coal-fired blast furnaces. Now, for the first time, a new report identifies who buys the lion’s share of primary steel in the United…

Offshore wind developers are back to building three major U.S. projects nearly a month after the Trump administration ordered them to pause construction. Ørsted, Equinor, and Dominion Energy all got the green light from federal judges last week to resume work on their massive, multibillion-dollar wind farms off…

A leading data center developer and a pioneering Texas battery owner have formed a mutually beneficial partnership that models a new way for energy storage to accelerate the AI infrastructure build-out. Storage firm Eolian completed the Chisholm Grid battery in 2021, placing 100 megawatts/125 megawatt-hours of…

Stegra’s grand plan to build the first large green-steel mill in the world has recently hit a rough patch. Faced with increasing project costs and construction delays, the Swedish startup has been seeking to raise over $1 billion in additional financing since last fall to complete the flagship facility near the…

As Massachusetts faces an energy-affordability crisis , one of the state’s biggest utilities is trying a new approach to satisfy growing power demand without blowing out its grid budget and further spiking residents’ bills. Late last year, National Grid launched a marketplace in Massachusetts that, put simply, lets…

Just about everyone in Massachusetts agrees: Energy bills are too damn high. Natural gas prices in the state rose 70% between 2020 and 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, and its residential electricity rates are the third highest in the country, behind only California and Hawaii. Some…

The Double Island Volunteer Fire Department in Yancey County, North Carolina, is the beating heart of this remote community in the shadow of Mount Mitchell, about 50 miles northeast of Asheville. Once home to a schoolhouse that doubled as a church, the red-roofed building still hosts weddings, parties, and other…

California lawmakers are considering two bills that would slash red tape for households looking to add certain types of clean tech. Earlier this month, state Sen. Scott Wiener (D), whose district includes San Francisco, introduced legislation that would make it easier for individuals to adopt all-electric,…

California lawmakers are considering two bills that would slash red tape for households looking to add certain types of clean tech. Earlier this month, state Sen. Scott Wiener (D), whose district includes San Francisco, introduced legislation that would make it easier for individuals to adopt all-electric,…

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — In the back of Black Seed Bagels in northern Brooklyn is a giant catering kitchen filled with industrial-size condiments and freezers full of dough. A tall, silver electric oven, named the Baconator, stands in a far corner, cooking thousands of pounds of meat every week to accompany Black Seed’s…

The Trump administration wants PJM Interconnection, the country’s biggest power market, to force data center developers to pay directly for the new power plants they need. It’s the latest attempt to curb skyrocketing energy costs for the roughly 67 million people PJM serves from Virginia to Illinois. On Friday, the…