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Utility-Scale Solar

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
This solar panel has been struck by an ice ball during a durability test at the Renewable Energy Test Center in Fremont, Calif. Credit: RETC

Utility-Scale Solar Can Withstand Severe Hailstorms. Here’s How

By Dan Gearino

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

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore delivers a speech at the Maryland State House in Annapolis on Feb. 5. Credit: Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Maryland’s Climate Ambitions in Question After Turbulent Legislative Session

By Aman Azhar

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

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

Localities, Rural Lawmakers Win in Halting Solar Siting Reform in Virginia

By Charles Paullin

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

Social Scientist Dustin Mulvaney Discusses Solar Power, Trump and the Need to Prioritize Environmental Justice

By Dan Gearino

Workers place encapsulation material on solar panels at the Elin Energys solar panel manufacturing facility on April 25 in Brookshire, Texas. Credit: Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images

Clean Energy Advocates and Businesses Wrestle With an Uncertain Future as Republicans Target IRA Funds

By Keaton Peters

A view of utility-scale solar panels on public land in the California desert. Credit: Tom Brewster/Bureau of Land Management

BLM Plan for Solar on Public Lands Sparks Enthusiasm and Misgivings in Different Corners of the West

By Wyatt Myskow, Jake Bolster

An aerial view of the MCE Solar One utility-scale solar farm on April 25 in Richmond, California. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

The US Appetite for Electricity Grew Massively in the First Half of 2024, and Solar Power Rose to the Occasion

By Dan Gearino

Utility solar, like the one pictured, have taken off in California. Wyoming could soon be home to similarly large projects, but it’s progress on solar development still lags behind many of its western peers. Credit: Tom Brewster/Bureau of Land Management

Will the Cowboy State See the Light on Solar Electricity?

By Jake Bolster

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