Energy

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy announced Wednesday that $365 million originally slated for solar projects in Puerto Rico will be diverted to improve the island’s crumbling power grid, sparking an outcry just days before the Atlantic... Read More

WASHINGTON — In a major turn of events in the U.S. offshore wind sector, the Trump administration on Monday night lifted the stop work order that had all but doomed the Empire Wind energy project off the coast of New... Read More

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said Monday that his state is investing $1.2 million to advance efforts to make the state a “leader in next-generation nuclear technologies.” The lion’s share of the money — about $750,000 — will... Read More

BOWIE, Md. — Blink Charging said Monday it is reducing its workforce by about 20% in a bid to “streamline” operations amid an ongoing decline in revenue. The company said the job cuts, which will be carried out into the... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Department of Energy on Monday purged itself of dozens of energy efficiency and other rules — 47 in all — in what it described as its “largest deregulatory effort in history.” While some of the moves were... Read More

CEDAR CITY, Utah — Geothermal energy experts told a congressional subcommittee Monday that the solution to the nation’s electricity shortages is under our feet but is difficult to tap because of bureaucratic hurdles. Fulfilling all the requirements for federal government... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Google is partnering with Elementl Power on three project sites for advanced nuclear energy as the energy required to power burgeoning artificial intelligence projects rises sharply. Under the agreement announced Wednesday, Google will provide capital for the... Read More

WASHINGTON — Energy Secretary Chris Wright told a congressional appropriations panel on Wednesday that his department’s $45.1 billion budget request for fiscal year 2026 will “bring to a halt an investment in the ‘Green New Scam’” while prioritizing the “rapid... Read More

CHESAPEAKE. Va. — The tallest structure in the Commonwealth of Virginia will soon be rising up over the surrounding area as LS GreenLink USA, Inc. prepares to begin construction of its state-of-the-art manufacturing and port facility. In March 2024, the... Read More

WASHINGTON — A coalition of 18 attorneys general representing 17 states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration on Monday over what they are calling its “unlawful attempt” to freeze the development of wind energy. In a 101-page... Read More

WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., weighed into the ongoing controversy over the Trump administration’s scuttling of the Empire Wind offshore wind project off the coast of New York state. “I have a call into the head of... Read More

WASHINGTON — Just back from a visit to Poland, Energy Secretary Chris Wright told President Donald Trump on Wednesday that European countries are lining up to buy liquefied natural gas and a host of energy-related technologies from the United States.... Read More

AUSTIN, Texas — A majority of residents in the Lone Star State support the advancement of clean energy, at least according to a recent poll by Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation. The survey revealed that Texans back enhancements to the... Read More

BALTIMORE — The Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition is set to launch the Maryland Biofuels Task Force to help the state meet the goals of the Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022. The act requires a 60% reduction in... Read More

WASHINGTON — Just days after winning the Masters golf tournament and becoming only the sixth player in men’s golf to win all the sport’s majors, Rory McIlroy scored a victory of a different kind back home in Great Britain, getting... Read More

OAKLAND, Calif. — Kaiser Permanente recently unveiled the largest hospital-based, renewable energy microgrid system in the United States. The new microgrid system at the Kaiser Permanente Ontario Medical Center in Southern California adds 2 megawatts of on-site solar generation and... Read More

LANSING, Mich. — On Monday, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy announced the fourth round of Renewables Ready Communities Awards. This round will support the deployment of 1,836 MW of solar power projects, which the department says... Read More

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan Senate bill, the Co-Location Energy Act, would streamline permitting for future wind and solar energy projects by allowing them to be co-located on federal land with existing oil and gas leases. “Our clean energy future is... Read More

WASHINGTON — Federal regulators have regularly failed to engage in “meaningful” consultation with tribes, fisheries and other stakeholders as they consider whether to give the go-ahead to proposed offshore wind projects, a new report from the Government Accountability Office says.... Read More

DENVER, Colo. — “The heat beneath our feet.” That’s how Colorado Gov. Jared Polis referred to geothermal energy when he made his recent announcement of $14.4 million in funding to support geothermal heating projects in his state. The funding from... Read More

WASHINGTON — Kathleen Sgamma, a long-time oil and gas lobbyist who was President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Bureau of Land Management, abruptly withdrew her nomination on Thursday, the day of her planned confirmation hearing. Sgamma’s decision was announced... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump made good on yet another campaign promise Tuesday, signing an executive order aimed at boosting coal production to meet the rising demand for power due to AI and the growing market for cryptocurrencies, among other... Read More

YOLO COUNTY, Calif. — One county in Northern California is launching an initiative designed to help residents reduce utility costs, improve home comfort and access free energy efficiency resources. The Yolo Energy partnership is part of the county’s commitment to... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is scheduling an oil and gas lease sale off the U.S. Gulf Coast, with the proposed notice of sale expected to be published in the Federal Register in June. “We will not leave... Read More

The U.S. Department of Energy said it has identified 16 federal sites, including storied nuclear research laboratories such as Los Alamos, where tech companies could build data centers in a push to accelerate commercial development of artificial intelligence technology. The sites... Read More

ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Public Service Commission recently approved the draft Bulk Energy Storage Program Implementation Plan, filed by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, with some modifications. The commission instructed NYSERDA to modify... Read More

WASHINGTON — House Democrats are calling for an investigation into the Department of Energy’s purported plans to claw back or cancel previously announced funding awards and contracts for clean energy projects in predominantly blue states. In a letter to Sarah... Read More

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican lawmakers and the Democratic governor worked together in 2021 to enact a rare energy law in the South that sought to sharply reduce power plant emissions by 2030 and ultimately reach carbon neutrality. “Today, North... Read More

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Gas Works is looking at geothermal energy to help keep kids cool in school. The utility has issued a Request for Proposals for a firm to conduct a geothermal site survey and feasibility study in conjunction with... Read More

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A top European Union official visited a strategic metals site in central Greece on Thursday, after the bloc announced plans to accelerate production of its own critical minerals and reduce dependence on China. Stéphane Séjourné, an executive vice... Read More