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

Utility-scale solar soared in 2025 across the country; coal also grew, while natural gas was down.

By Dan Gearino

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

Workers install solar panels at the Ningguoyun Lingwu 1 million kilowatt photovoltaic project in the desert of China’s northern Ningxia region on April 14. Credit: STR/AFP via Getty Images

Global Renewable Power Capacity Expected to More than Double by 2030

By Kiley Bense

Workers carry solar panels to be installed at a one-million-kilowatt photovoltaic project in Lingwu, China, on April 14. Credit: STR/AFP via Getty Images

The Researcher Who Wrote the Book on How Solar Got Cheap Is Back to Assess the Current Moment

By Dan Gearino

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

Brittany Staie, with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, gathers samples of vegetables that are being grown at the NREL agrivoltaic solar garden in Golden, Colo. Credit: Werner Slocum/NREL

In the Sweltering Southwest, Planting Solar Panels in Farmland Can Help Both Photovoltaics and Crops

By Tina Deines

An aerial view of the Azure Sky Solar Project in Haskell, Texas, on August 12, 2024. Credit: Ramsay de Give/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Texas’ Risk of Summer Blackouts Reduced Thanks to Solar and Batteries

By Arcelia Martin

A view of an urban solar farm in Chicago. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Shine On: Illinois Hopes to Continue Solar Boom Despite Federal Headwinds

By Douglas J. Guth

The coal-fired River Rouge power plant in Michigan was retired in 2021. Credit: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

From Blight to Bright: Michigan Explores Solar Power on Brownfield Sites

By Douglas J. Guth

Boxes of solar panels await installation at a solar farm construction site on June 24, 2024, in Albion, Mich. Credit: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

A New Michigan Law Countering Local Opposition to Renewable Energy Is Triggering More of the Same

By Douglas J. Guth

A view of a wind farm in Papalote, Texas. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Texas Leads U.S. Renewable Energy Generation by a Country Mile

By Dan Gearino

The Kayenta solar farm is seen on June 23, 2024 in Kayenta, Ariz. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Companies Tell Congressional Committee That Renewable Energy Is Needed to Keep Up With Demand

By Katie Surma

A view of Jupiter Power’s battery storage complex in Houston. Credit: Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images

More Solar and Battery Storage Were Added to Texas’ Grid Than Any Other Power Source Last Year

By Arcelia Martin

Workers install one of the main power transformers for Silicon Ranch’s solar farm in Georgetown County, S.C. Credit: Courtesy of Silicon Ranch

South Carolina Is Untapped Ground for Solar Energy

By Carrie Klein

An aerial view of the Fort Powhatan solar farm in Disputanta, Va. Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Virginia Debate Over Solar Development Goals and Land Use Has Rural Lawmakers on Edge

By Charles Paullin

An aerial view of the Yellow Pine project near Pahrump, Nev. Credit: Patrick Donnelly

How the Renewable Energy Boom Is Remaking the American West

By Jimmy Tobias

A view of the Harvard University campus from the Peabody Terrace on the north bank of the Charles River in Cambridge, Mass. Credit: Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographer

Harvard University Doubles Down on Emissions Reductions

By Phil McKenna

A view of the Brighton Solar field on May 23 in Pueblo, Colo. Credit: Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post via Getty Images

A New Nonprofit Aims to Empower Supporters of Local Renewable Energy Projects

By Dan Gearino

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