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Solar Energy

On Sullivan Planning Board, Platner Voted to Pump the Brakes on Solar

The Democratic Senate candidate from Maine voted to pursue a moratorium on all but rooftop solar projects while the town developed permitting rules. He says that’s compatible with his calls for energy-permitting reform.

By Nathaniel Eisen

Solar panels are installed on the roof of a home at a housing development in Falmouth, Maine. Credit: Ben McCanna/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images
Workers assemble electric vehicles on Jan. 13 at a factory in Zhejiang, China. Credit: VCG via Getty Images

China Widens Its Clean Energy Lead

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Before 2021, the Ohio Power Siting Board had approved every wind and solar project to come before it. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Ohio Is Where Wind and Solar Projects Go to Die, and Other Findings From New Research on State Permitting

By Dan Gearino

Mark Johnston, a plaintiff in the case, stands with the 6 kW solar array at his Alabama home. Credit: Courtesy of Southern Environmental Law Center

Judge Rules Alabama Power Can Keep Its Solar Fee, Among the Nation’s Highest

By Dennis Pillion

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

House Democrats Want Clean Energy Tax Credits Back

By Arcelia Martin

Workers assemble wind turbine blades at the construction site of a wind farm in Zhangye City, China, on April 17, 2025. Credit: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images

China’s Clean Energy Push Has Made It Less Vulnerable to Energy Shocks, Including the Iran War

By Nicholas Kusnetz, Georgina Gustin

An aerial view of a solar farm in Ector County, Texas. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Texas Seizes the Solar Crown From California, and Other Key Points From the Latest Electricity Data

By Dan Gearino

Contractors install solar panels on the roof of a department store in Hamilton Township, N.J. Credit: Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images

New Jersey Unions Create a Coalition Focused on Decreasing Energy Costs and Creating Solar Jobs

By Raeanne Raccagno

The coal-fired Gavin Power Plant in Cheshire, Ohio. Credit: Stephanie Keith/Getty Images

A Perplexing Ohio Bill Would Ban Wind, Solar … and Coal?

By Dan Gearino

Plug-in solar panels hang from a balcony in Stralsund, Germany. Credit: Stefan Sauer/picture alliance via Getty Images

New England Lawmakers Weigh Plug-in Solar as Europe’s Model Spreads

By Ryan Krugman

Employees work on photovoltaic cell modules used in solar panels at a factory in Lianyungang, China. Credit: AFP via Getty Images

China Is Leaving America in the Dust on Clean Energy

Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth

Solar panels and wind turbines are seen at the Huaneng Binzhou new energy power generation project in Binzhou, China, on June 11, 2025. Credit: STR/AFP via Getty Images

China Could Reach Peak Greenhouse Gas Emissions Sooner Than Beijing Planned, New Report Suggests

By Georgina Gustin

Sen. Schuyler VanValkenburg (D-Henrico) speaks in support of solar siting legislation during a Virginia General Assembly meeting. Credit: Charles Paullin/Inside Climate News

Solar Siting Reforms Advance in Virginia After Years of Failed Attempts

By Charles Paullin

Solar panels line the hills of Weining, China. Credit: Tao Liang/Xinhua via Getty Images

Talking About Energy Dominance? Solar Would Like to Have a Word.

By Dan Gearino

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy speaks at a rally for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill at Essex County College in Newark on Nov. 1. Credit: Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images

In Murphy’s Final Weeks, NJ Climate Advocates Race to Lock in 100 Percent Clean Power

By Rambo Talabong

Solar panels are seen on the roof of a home on June 3 in San Anselmo, Calif. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

How Do Rooftop Solar and EVs Affect Electricity Costs for Everyone Else? Here’s a New Estimate

By Dan Gearino

An aerial view of the Blue Jay solar and battery storage plant in Iola, Texas. Credit: Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images

ERCOT’s Market is Transitioning Toward Storage and Solar

By Arcelia Martin

A view of a battery storage complex and substation in Houston. Credit: Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images

Trump’s Policies Risk Texas’ New Solar and Battery Projects

By Arcelia Martin

Contractors install solar panels on a roof in Hamilton Township, N.J. Credit: Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images

New Jersey Joins Multi-State Lawsuit Over EPA’s Cancellation of $7 Billion Solar for All Program

By Agya K. Aning

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