Category: General Energy

The Trump administration repurposed a Biden-era DOE grant for green steel to fund a coal blast furnace upgrade at Cleveland-Cliffs’ Middletown plant, signaling a major shift in industrial decarbonization policy.

Solar and battery storage dominate new US power plant builds even as federal tax credits phase out and tariffs raise costs – what this means for developers, utilities, and grid planners.

PJM’s new proposal shifts data center power costs to developers, and Pennsylvania is moving to implement it – reshaping how hyperscale loads connect to the grid.

Worsening drought threatens US hydropower nationwide, not just in the West, forcing grid planners to reassess reliability, storage needs, and clean energy integration as reservoir levels drop.

2025 marks the first year over half of new US apartment buildings include heat pumps, signaling a major shift in multifamily electrification and grid planning.

Duke Energy’s proposed North Carolina rate increase would disproportionately burden low-income households through higher fixed charges and minimum bills, raising energy affordability concerns.

Sage Geosystems brings its first geopressured geothermal plant online near San Antonio, marking the third next-gen geothermal project in the U.S. and advancing on-demand clean power.

Analysis of how Qcells’ Cartersville factory adapts to shifting US solar policy, IRA tax credits, and trade dynamics – with implications for domestic manufacturing scale.

California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra proposes two free daily electricity hours for low-income households, modeled on Australia’s policy. Analysis of grid impacts, utility costs, and equity implications.

After a two-year review, the Oak Run solar-plus-storage project awaits a final Ohio Power Siting Board ruling that will test state authority over local siting vetoes.