What does energy look like this year? Trends to look for in 2026 By EPN Staff Key Points Nuclear power is re-emerging as a central pillar of U.S. energy policy, driven by executive action to accelerate permitting, expand SMRs, refurbish existing r... Read more Mid-Atlantic grid faces growing strain as new tech and demand collide By EPN Staff Key Points Accelerating electricity demand from manufacturing, AI, and data centers is colliding with the retirement of coal, gas, and nuclear plants, creating reliability ris... Read more Next-generation geothermal technology to provide cheap, carbon-free electricity By EPN Staff Key Points Next-generation enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) could deliver reliable, carbon-free baseload electricity at roughly 5¢ per kWh, far below current U.S. average ret... Read more Colorado follows Europe’s lead in a cautionary tale of cutting natural gas By Dan Haley Key Points Colorado’s aggressive push to phase out natural gas mirrors Europe’s rapid shift to renewables, which led to higher electricity costs, economic strain and reduced ... Read more U.S. power generation moves toward record levels as gas and renewables expand By EPN Staff Key Points U.S. electricity consumption reached a record 4,322 billion kilowatt-hours in 2024, and federal projections show demand will continue to rise in 2025 and 2026 due t... Read more Solar company CEO credits Trump trade policies for expansion By EPN Staff Key Points First Solar is expanding U.S. manufacturing, opening a new plant in Gaffney, South Carolina, and recently launching a $1.1 billion facility in Louisiana, part of a ... Read more Green New Deal money finds a new target in Georgia’s energy regulator races By Elizabeth Gianini, President, Regulators RoundTable, Inc Key Points Outside progressive groups spent millions to flip Georgia’s Public Service Commission, aiming to replace the state’s ... Read more Report calls for costly government mandates to enforce Virginia’s clean energy goals By EPN Staff Key Points A new George Mason University report outlines a roadmap requiring Virginia to meet its clean energy targets through state-directed mandates, expanded utility progra... Read more Newsom holds California back with geothermal veto By EPN Staff Key Points Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 527, which would have streamlined geothermal exploration by exempting test wells from CEQA — a move supporters say would have... Read more 16 AGs accuse Big Tech of using ‘environmental accounting gimmicks’ By EPN Staff Key Points Sixteen Republican attorneys general accused Microsoft, Meta, Google, and Amazon of using “environmental accounting gimmicks” like unbundled Renewable Energy Certif... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 Subscribe to Renewables MOST VIEWED 1 Arizona scraps energy mandates for market-driven utility regulation 2 Strengthening America’s forests through state-led stewardship and active management 3 America needs a mining comeback 4 Two federally funded science agencies in Colorado revamped to align with administration priorities DONATE
Mid-Atlantic grid faces growing strain as new tech and demand collide By EPN Staff Key Points Accelerating electricity demand from manufacturing, AI, and data centers is colliding with the retirement of coal, gas, and nuclear plants, creating reliability ris... Read more Next-generation geothermal technology to provide cheap, carbon-free electricity By EPN Staff Key Points Next-generation enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) could deliver reliable, carbon-free baseload electricity at roughly 5¢ per kWh, far below current U.S. average ret... Read more Colorado follows Europe’s lead in a cautionary tale of cutting natural gas By Dan Haley Key Points Colorado’s aggressive push to phase out natural gas mirrors Europe’s rapid shift to renewables, which led to higher electricity costs, economic strain and reduced ... Read more U.S. power generation moves toward record levels as gas and renewables expand By EPN Staff Key Points U.S. electricity consumption reached a record 4,322 billion kilowatt-hours in 2024, and federal projections show demand will continue to rise in 2025 and 2026 due t... Read more Solar company CEO credits Trump trade policies for expansion By EPN Staff Key Points First Solar is expanding U.S. manufacturing, opening a new plant in Gaffney, South Carolina, and recently launching a $1.1 billion facility in Louisiana, part of a ... Read more Green New Deal money finds a new target in Georgia’s energy regulator races By Elizabeth Gianini, President, Regulators RoundTable, Inc Key Points Outside progressive groups spent millions to flip Georgia’s Public Service Commission, aiming to replace the state’s ... Read more Report calls for costly government mandates to enforce Virginia’s clean energy goals By EPN Staff Key Points A new George Mason University report outlines a roadmap requiring Virginia to meet its clean energy targets through state-directed mandates, expanded utility progra... Read more Newsom holds California back with geothermal veto By EPN Staff Key Points Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 527, which would have streamlined geothermal exploration by exempting test wells from CEQA — a move supporters say would have... Read more 16 AGs accuse Big Tech of using ‘environmental accounting gimmicks’ By EPN Staff Key Points Sixteen Republican attorneys general accused Microsoft, Meta, Google, and Amazon of using “environmental accounting gimmicks” like unbundled Renewable Energy Certif... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 Subscribe to Renewables MOST VIEWED 1 Arizona scraps energy mandates for market-driven utility regulation 2 Strengthening America’s forests through state-led stewardship and active management 3 America needs a mining comeback 4 Two federally funded science agencies in Colorado revamped to align with administration priorities DONATE
Next-generation geothermal technology to provide cheap, carbon-free electricity By EPN Staff Key Points Next-generation enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) could deliver reliable, carbon-free baseload electricity at roughly 5¢ per kWh, far below current U.S. average ret... Read more Colorado follows Europe’s lead in a cautionary tale of cutting natural gas By Dan Haley Key Points Colorado’s aggressive push to phase out natural gas mirrors Europe’s rapid shift to renewables, which led to higher electricity costs, economic strain and reduced ... Read more U.S. power generation moves toward record levels as gas and renewables expand By EPN Staff Key Points U.S. electricity consumption reached a record 4,322 billion kilowatt-hours in 2024, and federal projections show demand will continue to rise in 2025 and 2026 due t... Read more Solar company CEO credits Trump trade policies for expansion By EPN Staff Key Points First Solar is expanding U.S. manufacturing, opening a new plant in Gaffney, South Carolina, and recently launching a $1.1 billion facility in Louisiana, part of a ... Read more Green New Deal money finds a new target in Georgia’s energy regulator races By Elizabeth Gianini, President, Regulators RoundTable, Inc Key Points Outside progressive groups spent millions to flip Georgia’s Public Service Commission, aiming to replace the state’s ... Read more Report calls for costly government mandates to enforce Virginia’s clean energy goals By EPN Staff Key Points A new George Mason University report outlines a roadmap requiring Virginia to meet its clean energy targets through state-directed mandates, expanded utility progra... Read more Newsom holds California back with geothermal veto By EPN Staff Key Points Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 527, which would have streamlined geothermal exploration by exempting test wells from CEQA — a move supporters say would have... Read more 16 AGs accuse Big Tech of using ‘environmental accounting gimmicks’ By EPN Staff Key Points Sixteen Republican attorneys general accused Microsoft, Meta, Google, and Amazon of using “environmental accounting gimmicks” like unbundled Renewable Energy Certif... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 Subscribe to Renewables MOST VIEWED 1 Arizona scraps energy mandates for market-driven utility regulation 2 Strengthening America’s forests through state-led stewardship and active management 3 America needs a mining comeback 4 Two federally funded science agencies in Colorado revamped to align with administration priorities DONATE
Colorado follows Europe’s lead in a cautionary tale of cutting natural gas By Dan Haley Key Points Colorado’s aggressive push to phase out natural gas mirrors Europe’s rapid shift to renewables, which led to higher electricity costs, economic strain and reduced ... Read more U.S. power generation moves toward record levels as gas and renewables expand By EPN Staff Key Points U.S. electricity consumption reached a record 4,322 billion kilowatt-hours in 2024, and federal projections show demand will continue to rise in 2025 and 2026 due t... Read more Solar company CEO credits Trump trade policies for expansion By EPN Staff Key Points First Solar is expanding U.S. manufacturing, opening a new plant in Gaffney, South Carolina, and recently launching a $1.1 billion facility in Louisiana, part of a ... Read more Green New Deal money finds a new target in Georgia’s energy regulator races By Elizabeth Gianini, President, Regulators RoundTable, Inc Key Points Outside progressive groups spent millions to flip Georgia’s Public Service Commission, aiming to replace the state’s ... Read more Report calls for costly government mandates to enforce Virginia’s clean energy goals By EPN Staff Key Points A new George Mason University report outlines a roadmap requiring Virginia to meet its clean energy targets through state-directed mandates, expanded utility progra... Read more Newsom holds California back with geothermal veto By EPN Staff Key Points Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 527, which would have streamlined geothermal exploration by exempting test wells from CEQA — a move supporters say would have... Read more 16 AGs accuse Big Tech of using ‘environmental accounting gimmicks’ By EPN Staff Key Points Sixteen Republican attorneys general accused Microsoft, Meta, Google, and Amazon of using “environmental accounting gimmicks” like unbundled Renewable Energy Certif... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 Subscribe to Renewables
U.S. power generation moves toward record levels as gas and renewables expand By EPN Staff Key Points U.S. electricity consumption reached a record 4,322 billion kilowatt-hours in 2024, and federal projections show demand will continue to rise in 2025 and 2026 due t... Read more Solar company CEO credits Trump trade policies for expansion By EPN Staff Key Points First Solar is expanding U.S. manufacturing, opening a new plant in Gaffney, South Carolina, and recently launching a $1.1 billion facility in Louisiana, part of a ... Read more Green New Deal money finds a new target in Georgia’s energy regulator races By Elizabeth Gianini, President, Regulators RoundTable, Inc Key Points Outside progressive groups spent millions to flip Georgia’s Public Service Commission, aiming to replace the state’s ... Read more Report calls for costly government mandates to enforce Virginia’s clean energy goals By EPN Staff Key Points A new George Mason University report outlines a roadmap requiring Virginia to meet its clean energy targets through state-directed mandates, expanded utility progra... Read more Newsom holds California back with geothermal veto By EPN Staff Key Points Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 527, which would have streamlined geothermal exploration by exempting test wells from CEQA — a move supporters say would have... Read more 16 AGs accuse Big Tech of using ‘environmental accounting gimmicks’ By EPN Staff Key Points Sixteen Republican attorneys general accused Microsoft, Meta, Google, and Amazon of using “environmental accounting gimmicks” like unbundled Renewable Energy Certif... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 Subscribe to Renewables
Solar company CEO credits Trump trade policies for expansion By EPN Staff Key Points First Solar is expanding U.S. manufacturing, opening a new plant in Gaffney, South Carolina, and recently launching a $1.1 billion facility in Louisiana, part of a ... Read more Green New Deal money finds a new target in Georgia’s energy regulator races By Elizabeth Gianini, President, Regulators RoundTable, Inc Key Points Outside progressive groups spent millions to flip Georgia’s Public Service Commission, aiming to replace the state’s ... Read more Report calls for costly government mandates to enforce Virginia’s clean energy goals By EPN Staff Key Points A new George Mason University report outlines a roadmap requiring Virginia to meet its clean energy targets through state-directed mandates, expanded utility progra... Read more Newsom holds California back with geothermal veto By EPN Staff Key Points Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 527, which would have streamlined geothermal exploration by exempting test wells from CEQA — a move supporters say would have... Read more 16 AGs accuse Big Tech of using ‘environmental accounting gimmicks’ By EPN Staff Key Points Sixteen Republican attorneys general accused Microsoft, Meta, Google, and Amazon of using “environmental accounting gimmicks” like unbundled Renewable Energy Certif... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 Subscribe to Renewables
Green New Deal money finds a new target in Georgia’s energy regulator races By Elizabeth Gianini, President, Regulators RoundTable, Inc Key Points Outside progressive groups spent millions to flip Georgia’s Public Service Commission, aiming to replace the state’s ... Read more Report calls for costly government mandates to enforce Virginia’s clean energy goals By EPN Staff Key Points A new George Mason University report outlines a roadmap requiring Virginia to meet its clean energy targets through state-directed mandates, expanded utility progra... Read more Newsom holds California back with geothermal veto By EPN Staff Key Points Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 527, which would have streamlined geothermal exploration by exempting test wells from CEQA — a move supporters say would have... Read more 16 AGs accuse Big Tech of using ‘environmental accounting gimmicks’ By EPN Staff Key Points Sixteen Republican attorneys general accused Microsoft, Meta, Google, and Amazon of using “environmental accounting gimmicks” like unbundled Renewable Energy Certif... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 Subscribe to Renewables
Report calls for costly government mandates to enforce Virginia’s clean energy goals By EPN Staff Key Points A new George Mason University report outlines a roadmap requiring Virginia to meet its clean energy targets through state-directed mandates, expanded utility progra... Read more Newsom holds California back with geothermal veto By EPN Staff Key Points Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 527, which would have streamlined geothermal exploration by exempting test wells from CEQA — a move supporters say would have... Read more 16 AGs accuse Big Tech of using ‘environmental accounting gimmicks’ By EPN Staff Key Points Sixteen Republican attorneys general accused Microsoft, Meta, Google, and Amazon of using “environmental accounting gimmicks” like unbundled Renewable Energy Certif... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 Subscribe to Renewables
Newsom holds California back with geothermal veto By EPN Staff Key Points Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 527, which would have streamlined geothermal exploration by exempting test wells from CEQA — a move supporters say would have... Read more 16 AGs accuse Big Tech of using ‘environmental accounting gimmicks’ By EPN Staff Key Points Sixteen Republican attorneys general accused Microsoft, Meta, Google, and Amazon of using “environmental accounting gimmicks” like unbundled Renewable Energy Certif... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 Subscribe to Renewables
16 AGs accuse Big Tech of using ‘environmental accounting gimmicks’ By EPN Staff Key Points Sixteen Republican attorneys general accused Microsoft, Meta, Google, and Amazon of using “environmental accounting gimmicks” like unbundled Renewable Energy Certif... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 Subscribe to Renewables
