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Duane Brankley stands outside his home in Chesterfield County, Va. Credit: Charles Paullin/Inside Climate News

Dominion’s Proposed Peaker Plant Flouts Environmental Justice, Community Says

By Charles Paullin

The construction site of a 65-acre data center on May 13 in Aurora, Colo. The new facility could consume as much electricity as 176,000 homes. Credit: RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

Riding the High From Data Centers, the Grid Cannot Kick Its Gas Habit

By Deep Vakil

Sandy Bahr (center), the Sierra Club’s Grand Canyon chapter director, speaks during a protest on Thursday over Arizona Power Service’s recent decision to walk back its clean energy goals. Credit: Wyatt Myskow/Inside Climate News

Arizonans Protest State’s Largest Utility Abandoning Clean Energy Commitments

By Wyatt Myskow

The coal-fired John E. Amos Power Plant in West Virginia. Credit: Joseph Sohm/Visions of America via Getty Images

Coal Is Rising Along with Solar in the U.S. Power System, While Gas Loses a Step

By Dan Gearino

First responders rescue people from flooding in their homes on Aug. 10 after 13 inches of rain fell overnight in Wauwatosa, Wis. Credit: Andy Manis/Getty Images

15 Children in Wisconsin File the Latest Youth Lawsuit Citing Climate Dangers

By Dana Drugmand

The Kearny Generating Station, owned and operated by the Public Service Electric and Gas Company, is seen in Kearny, N.J. Credit: Kena Betancur/VIEWpress/Corbis via Getty Images

Utilities Want to Regain the Ability to Build Power Plants in PJM. Consumer Advocates Say That’s Probably a Bad Idea

By Dan Gearino

The J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in West Olive, Mich., was ordered to stay open by the Department of Energy earlier this year. Credit: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Delaying Even More Coal, Gas Plant Closures Could Cost Ratepayers Billions

By Carrie Klein

The Chesterfield Power Station, where Dominion Energy is proposing to build new gas peaking turbines in Virginia. Credit: Charles Paullin/Inside Climate News

Dominion Changes Its Answer—Admitting There Was No Independent Review–On Key Application For Natural Gas Plant

By Charles Paullin

The Hugh L. Spurlock Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant within PJM’s territory, is seen on June 12 in Maysville, Ky. Credit: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images

Why Prices Are Soaring in the Country’s Largest Grid Region, Explained in 5 Charts

By Dan Gearino, Rambo Talabong

The Alabama Public Service Commission gathers for a meeting on Tuesday, where the commissioners approved Alabama Power’s request to buy the Lindsay Hill Generating Station for $622 million. Credit: Courtesy of Alabama Public Service Commission

Alabama Power Gets Approval to Buy $622 Million Natural Gas Plant, Expecting More Data Centers

By Dennis Pillion

A view of DTE Energy’s Monroe coal-fired power plant in Monroe, Mich. Credit: Jim West/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

New Data Center Proposals Would ‘Kill’ Michigan’s Strong New Climate Laws

By Tom Perkins

Hornet Solar in Swisher County, Texas, is the largest U.S. power plant to go online in the first six months of this year, based on its capacity of 600 megawatts. Credit: Vesper Energy

Solar and Batteries Lead US Power Plant Additions by a Lot. How Does This Square With the Trump Administration’s Agenda?

By Dan Gearino

Duke Energy’s Asheville Combined Cycle Station, a natural gas power plant, in Buncombe County, N.C. Credit: Duke Energy

Will ‘The Power Bill Reduction Act’ Make Electric Bills Go Down or Up in N.C.?

By Lisa Sorg

Emissions fume at the coal-fired Oak Grove Power Plant on April 29, 2024, in Robertson County, Texas. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

The Danger of Losing the EPA’s Endangerment Finding

Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth

People cross a street in an industrial area of Newark’s Ironbound neighborhood. Credit: Paul Sableman/CC BY 2.0

Fourth Power Plant Approved in Newark Despite Tearful Protests From Ironbound Residents

By Emilie Lounsberry

The Hays Energy Project, a 990 MW gas-fired power plant near San Marcos, is seen on May 27. Credit: Dylan Baddour/Inside Climate News

Developers Propose More Than 100 New Gas Power Plants in Texas

By Dylan Baddour

A view of the J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in West Olive, Mich. Credit: Consumers Energy

Trump Hastens ‘Drumbeat’ of Deferred Coal Plant Retirements

By Marianne Lavelle, Carrie Klein

Sisters Abigail and Jennifer Lindsey stand on their rural property on May 27 outside New Braunfels, Texas, where they posted a sign in opposition to a large data center and power plant planned across the street. Credit: Dylan Baddour/Inside Climate News

Data Centers Are Building Their Own Gas Power Plants in Texas

By Dylan Baddour, Arcelia Martin

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