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This analysis and news roundup comes from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. Over the past few months, the Texas Senate passed three bills that could’ve devastated the state’s nation-leading renewable energy rollout — but clean energy appears to have dodged the bullet. The... Read more

See more from Canary Media’s "Chart of the week” column . The future of steel and ironmaking in the U.S. is poised to get cleaner — so long as the country can let go of the industry’s dirty past. All new steelmaking and ironmaking capacity in the U.S. is slated... Read more

Canary Media’s “ Electrified Life ” column shares real-world tales, tips, and insights to demystify what individuals and building owners can do to shift to clean electric power. An affordable housing complex for older adults in Sacramento, California, boasts some enticing features. Residents of the earth-toned,…... Read more

The global chemicals industry is big, and it’s dirty . Chemical plants consume lots of fossil fuels, both to power the high-temperature, high-pressure processes involved and often as a feedstock for the chemicals produced. And to maximize production, those plants are typically built to be as large as possible. Todd…... Read more

A new state law aimed at expanding gas and nuclear power plants in Ohio may also provide opportunities for solar developers — if they can overcome other policy and political barriers. Solar industry advocates say House Bill 15 , signed by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine in mid-May, contains several technology-neutral…... Read more

Modern farming depends on massive amounts of ammonia fertilizer, almost all of it made from fossil gas in enormous chemical plants. These facilities use high heat and pressure to split that gas, mostly made up of methane, into hydrogen and carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide goes into the atmosphere, and... Read more

Li-Cycle once seemed like a leader among the startups trying to recycle electric vehicle batteries in the U.S. Now it’s mired in bankruptcy proceedings. The company’s board replaced the CEO and CFO in a decision announced May 1, when Li-Cycle publicized that it was looking for buyers . A potential... Read more

Brooke Canova was nervous after she and her husband bought their Ford F-150 Lightning, the electric version of the enormous, classic pickup truck. She wasn’t worried about running out of charge and being stranded on the road, or whether the truck would have enough oomph to merge onto a speeding... Read more

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News , a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy, and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here . Sixteen states, the District of Columbia, and more than a half dozen environmental groups have alleged in a lawsuit that the…... Read more

About 22% of light-duty vehicles sold in the first quarter of the year in the United States were hybrid, battery electric, or plug-in hybrid vehicles, up from about 18% in the first quarter of 2024. Among those categories, hybrid electric vehicles have continued to gain market share while battery electric... Read more

The California Independent System Operator (CAISO), the grid operator for most of the state, is increasingly curtailing solar- and wind-powered electricity generation as it balances supply and demand amidst rapid renewables capacity growth.... Read more

At EIA, we publish U.S. electricity net generation from two different perspectives:... Read more

The retail price for regular-grade gasoline in the United States on May 19, the Monday before Memorial Day weekend, averaged $3.17 per gallon (gal), 11% (or 41 cents/gal) lower than the price a year ago. After adjusting for inflation (real terms), average U.S. retail gasoline prices going into Memorial Day... Read more

China has a major role at each stage of the global battery supply chain and dominates interregional trade of minerals. China imported almost 12 million short tons of raw and processed battery minerals, accounting for 44% of interregional trade, and exported almost 11 million short tons of battery materials, packs,... Read more

Colorado State University’s hurricane forecast estimates the 2025 hurricane season will exceed the 1991–2020 average, with an estimate of 17 named storms, compared with a historical average of 14 storms. Meteorologists expect 13–18 named storms, including 3–6 storms with direct impacts on the United States, during this year’s Atlantic hurricane... Read more

TACO Trump Always Chickens Out. This means that he is a "guy" who threatens, makes a big fuss, but when the time comes he backs down, according to the analysts in the recent weeks. Two more common analyses have been made in this regard. The first is that Trump is... Read more

In today's rapidly evolving energy landscape, electric utilities face the challenge of balancing traditional financial metrics required for any good functioning business with broader social and environmental responsibilities. In this issue of “Watt’s on Mani’s mind” I offer the triple-bottom-line (TBL), a concept that offers a comprehensive framework going beyond..... Read more

The high cost of living, primarily driven by inflation, has become a major concern in political discussions across North America. Political parties have recognized this issue as a top priority for voters, made various promises, and implemented policies to ease these financial burdens. As a result, addressing the cost of... Read more

As the global energy transition accelerates, utilities are racing to modernize their infrastructure, integrate distributed energy resources (DERs), and meet the evolving needs of consumers. Yet many utilities face a fundamental challenge that hinders progress: They simply can’t see what’s happening across large swaths of their low-voltage (LV) networks in... Read more

Mechanical Dynamics & Analysis (MD&A) performed a GE® Frame 7EA Gas Turbine Major inspection and a 7A6 air cooled Generator Minor inspection including planned maintenance for a peaking unit in the Midwest. The planned scope of work included replacement of combustion and hot gas path (HGP) hardware and components, IGV... Read more

Electricity demand could increase up to 16 percent across the United States by 2030, requiring up to a six-fold increase in the pace of building new generation and transmission. Can solar-plus-storage be the way America adds enough power capacity to reliably meet all this demand?  Many utilities have embraced gas, or promoted... Read more

A❤️441-word🧡under💛3-minute💚read I admit it. The headline is inaccurate. The program had one enemy, and it happens to be the only one that matters: President Trump. What program am I referring to? 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿 Energy Star represents that rare occasion when the federal government gets something right. Since its inception in... Read more

In the rapidly evolving landscape of global energy and industrial applications, high-speed engines are emerging as pivotal components driving efficiency, sustainability, and innovation. The High-Speed Engine Market size is projected to reach US$ 36.28 billion by 2030 from US$ 24.71 billion in 2022. The market is expected to register a CAGR... Read more

In 2022, Hyundai announced it was investing $5.5 billion to build a “Metaplant” manufacturing electric vehicles and batteries in Bryan County, Georgia. It promised more than 3,500 good-paying jobs first building the massive manufacturing facility, then making electric vehicles that cut consumer bills by providing cheaper transportation choices. “This is... Read more

It is agreed that “artificial general intelligence” will be a cybernetic tool with many human behaviors. But is the “human” more like Albert Einstein, or say, a “digital Chinese girl that looks to be about 3 to 4 years old.” Although the former will be a very powerful tool, the... Read more

In case you missed it, we're excited to share that we’re just a few days away from launching the new Energy Central—a faster, smarter, and more connected experience built for our community. 🗓 Launch Date: June 1, 2025  🔐 How to Log In: On that date or after, visit www.energycentral.com and... Read more

In case you missed it, Energy Central stopped by our Schneider Electric booth at Distributech this past Spring and we had a great conversation on the state of the grid, some recent news from our Schneider Electric team, and a forward-looking assessment of the utility industry. Check it out and... Read more

Hydrogen is categorized by a colour spectrum based on production methods and carbon impact, with green hydrogen produced via electrolysis using renewable energy. As a clean energy carrier, green hydrogen is vital for decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors and supporting renewable integration. However, scaling it up faces challenges like high costs, limited... Read more

Hydrogen is a versatile energy carrier that can be stored and transported in various forms, including compressed gas, liquid hydrogen, ammonia, methanol, and liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs). Each form has distinct advantages and energy requirements for conversion, transport, and reconversion. While compressed and liquid hydrogen offer high purity, ammonia... Read more

Case 7: transferring consumption to off-peak hours A company in the aluminum transformation sector hired me to evaluate opportunities for reducing electricity costs. The CEO initially informed me that he wanted solutions that would preferably not require investment, given the difficult (Brazilian) market conditions in the short and medium term.... Read more