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How Data Center Opponents Won the Election

Ohio was the epicenter of a movement that led to developers suffering defeats around the country.

By Dan Gearino

Alicia Doty stands on her property in Sunbury, Ohio, where a data center is proposed on a farm field nearby. Credit: Dan Gearino/Inside Climate News
Nevada Gov.-elect Aaron Ford celebrates with supporters at an election results watch party in Las Vegas early on Wednesday. Credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Democrats’ Big Statehouse Wins Could Transform Climate and Energy Policy

By Dan Gearino

An EV charges at a station in Monrovia, Calif., on March 30. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

The Slow, Surprising Death of EV Range Anxiety

By Dan Gearino

Demonstrators wave signs during a protest against AI data center development in rural Imperial, Calif., on July 18. Credit: Sandy Huffaker/AFP via Getty Images

Where Opposition to Data Centers and Renewable Energy Projects Converge

By Dan Gearino

John Smillie speaks in support of a proposed utility-scale solar project at a Montgomery County Board of Commissioners meeting on Sept. 28 in Crawfordsville, Ind. Credit: Montgomery County, Indiana livestream

To Block Solar Energy Projects, One Community Lumped Them in With Junkyards and Adult Bookstores

By Dan Gearino

Workers install solar panels on the roof of a house in Antipolo, Philippines. Credit: Ezra Acayan/Getty Images

All Hail Electrification. But Let’s Talk About the Hard Part.

By Dan Gearino

Construction workers wire electricity lines at a data center under construction on March 4 in Garland, Texas. Credit: Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via Getty Images

AI’s Meet-Cute With Climate Denial

By Dan Gearino

A sign marks the location of a polling place as residents vote in Wisconsin’s primary election on Aug. 11 in Madison. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

These State Elections Could Reshape Climate and Energy Policy

By Dan Gearino

A solar farm is seen on June 17 near Rosamond, Calif. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

How California Is Kicking Its Natural Gas Habit

By Dan Gearino

Sheep graze around solar panels in Saltillo, Texas, on May 28. Credit: Angela Piazza/The Dallas Morning News via Getty Images

These States Are Leading the Electricity Generation Boom

By Dan Gearino

A worker explains the features of a commercial rooftop solar project that was installed by GAI Energy of Flora, Ind. Credit: GAI Energy

Rooftop Solar Is Having a Rough One

By Dan Gearino

Rooftop solar and batteries are shown in a promotional image for Solrite, a company now entering the Illinois market for virtual power plants. Credit: Solrite

Notes from Illinois’ Virtual Power Plant Frontier

By Dan Gearino

Green River Energy Center in Emery County, Utah, includes 400 megawatts of solar. Credit: rPlus Energies

So Much Solar: Digging Into the List of Every US Power Plant That Went Online This Year

By Dan Gearino

The construction site of a data center is seen on May 27 in Cedar Creek, Texas. Credit: Jay Janner/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images

Data Center Forecasts Keep Climbing and So Does Public Opposition. Something Has to Give.

By Dan Gearino

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

Even With Tariffs and Tax Changes, Solar Power Is Soaring

By Dan Gearino

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

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

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

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