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Clean Energy

The technologies and innovations enabling the decarbonization of the global energy economy and disrupting business-as-usual.

Texas’ Grid Operator Prepares for More Demand Than Ever This Week

Amid triple-digit temperatures, solar and storage have created far more breathing room than in the last stretch of record energy demand.

By Arcelia Martin

An electrical substation is seen in Austin during high temperatures on Aug. 19, 2023, as ERCOT asked Texans to conserve power. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images
Troy Jackson speaks during a May Day rally organized by local unions on May 1 outside City Hall in Portland, Maine. Credit: Graeme Sloan/Getty Images

Emerging as Maine’s Democratic Senate Candidate, Troy Jackson Wants to Talk About Climate and Renewables

By Nathaniel Eisen

After Months of Debate, Virginia Fails to Pass Data Center Clean Energy Requirements

By Charles Paullin

Electric vehicles sit at a Tesla dealership on April 8 in Long Beach, Calif. Credit: Eric Thayer/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Without Tax Credits, EV Sales Are Searching for a Spark

By Dan Gearino

A worker extracts a drill core at a copper mining project in the Andes mountain range of Calingasta, Argentina, on April 21. Credit: Luis Robayo/AFP via Getty Images

AI, Defense Spending Fuel the Rush to Mine Minerals, Report Says

By Katie Surma

A solar farm near Lancaster, Calif. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Even With Tariffs and Tax Changes, Solar Power Is Soaring

By Dan Gearino

A delivery drone takes off from Amazon’s SXT8 warehouse in Richardson, Texas. Credit: Andrew Liu/Inside Climate News

Drone Delivery Could Cut Pollution. Can Communities Live With the Noise?

By Andrew Liu

An ecobee smart thermostat is set up in a home in Toronto, Ontario. Credit: Richard Lautens/Toronto Star via Getty Images

Smart Thermostats Will Soon Come to the Rescue During Heatwaves

By Dan Gearino

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference on June 25. Credit: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

New Florida Law Bans Local Net-Zero Emissions Policies

By Amy Green

Plug-in solar panels sit on the balconies of a building in Erfurt, Germany. Credit: Martin Schutt/picture alliance via Getty Images

The ‘Guerrilla Solar’ Era Has Arrived, and Here’s What to Know

By Dan Gearino

Philadelphia schools planned to use federal tax credits to help fund projects as part of the statewide Solar for Schools program. Credit: Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Trump’s ‘Short-Sighted’ Cuts Jeopardize Philadelphia’s Clean Energy Future

By Daniel Perrin

Inside the London Stock Exchange Group’s headquarters in London on April 28. Credit: Justin TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images

Green Economy Hits $10 Trillion in Market Value

By Ajani Stella

Peak Energy completed this sodium-ion battery system in Watkins, Colo., in 2025. Credit: Courtesy of Peak Energy

Why General Motors Is Betting on Sodium-Ion Batteries

By Dan Gearino

An aerial view of the Altamont Pass wind farm on Jan. 13 in Livermore, Calif. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Trump Administration Abandons Fight Against Wind Energy as Clean Energy Output Surges

By Aman Azhar

A Microsoft data center is seen under construction behind a recently constructed Amazon data center in Aldie, Va., on Jan. 20, 2023. Credit: Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Microsoft’s Clean Energy Reversal Collides With Virginia’s Climate Goals

By Charles Paullin

Lake Mead, the largest reservoir on the Colorado River, is plunging, causing hydropower generation at Hoover Dam to decline.

Hoover Dam Approaches a Hydropower Cliff

Brett Walton, Circle of Blue

A worker with Base Power installs a home battery system that can send energy back to the grid during peak times in Houston on Feb. 18, 2025. Credit: Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images

As Energy Demand Rises, More States Turn to Virtual Power Plants

By Dan Gearino

HVAC technicians install a heat pump system at a home in Charlotte, Vt., on July 21, 2025. Credit: Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images

DOE Restarts Home Efficiency Rebates, and Electrification Is the Biggest Loser

By Dan Gearino

A solar farm in Iola, Texas. Credit: Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images

How Utility Companies and States Shaped America’s Clean Energy Transition

By Dan Gearino

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