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News Articles: Energy

An employee works on a solar panel inside the Hanwha Qcells Solar plant, Oct. 16, 2023, in Dalton, Ga. U.S. manufacturers have added 56,000 jobs in the last three months.

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  • Energy

Georgia clean energy job growth is cooling, new study says

A new study released by the for the nonpartisan climate research group E2 says that clean energy progress is slowing, especially in Georgia.  

October 24, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
Wind turbines stand next to the Neurath coal-fired power plant on April 15, 2024, in Ingendorf, Germany.

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  • Energy

Renewable energy outpaces coal for electricity generation in historic first, report says

For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says.

October 09, 2025
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By:
  • Alana Wise
The Fortunatos' Green Idea House in Hermosa Beach, Calif., has a flat roof with a 5-foot overhang that shields the sun and cools the home.

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  • Climate

5 lessons from a house that generates more energy than it uses

With higher utility bills, a house that produces more energy than it uses may be appealing. In Southern California, one such house has existed for more than a decade: the "Green Idea House" in Hermosa Beach.

September 22, 2025
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By:
  • Jeff Brady
Technicians with Sunpath Solar install solar panels at the Asbury Memorial Church in Savannah on Sept. 11, 2025. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current GA/CatchLight Local/Report for America

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  • Energy

Solar on a Savannah church highlights losses from federal cutbacks

Asbury Memorial Church is getting one of the last installations of a pilot project for a statewide pilot program that began in 2023.

September 18, 2025
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By:
  • Mary Landers and
  • The Current
The Reliance Industries oil refinery in Jamnagar, in India's Gujarat state. Researchers say that the refinery gets nearly half its crude oil from Russia and that most of the oil products that the U.S. imports from India are made in this refinery.

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  • World

The U.S. is a major importer of Indian products made from Russian oil

The United States imports oil products from India's Reliance Industries refinery, which sources nearly half its oil from Russia.

September 08, 2025
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By:
  • Omkar Khandekar and
  • Brent Jones
A Volkswagen ID.4 electric vehicle charges via a fast charger in Torrance, Calif., on February 23, 2024. A federal program to fund fast chargers across the U.S. has been on pause for six months, but the Trump administration is now restarting it.

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  • Business

After a freeze, Trump administration reluctantly agrees to fund EV chargers

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he doesn't agree with federal subsidies for high-speed EV chargers, but that his department "will respect Congress' will" and release the funds.

August 18, 2025
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
GRID Alternatives employees install no-cost solar panels on the rooftop of a low-income household on October 19, 2023 in Pomona, California.

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  • Climate

EPA plans to end a program that makes solar power available to low-income Americans

The Trump administration plans to end a $7 billion Biden-era program that helps low-income households get solar power.

August 08, 2025
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By:
  • Julia Simon and
  • Jeff Brady
The yard of a house in Chesapeake, Va., displays a sign opposing the construction of data centers.

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  • Business

Why more residents are saying 'No' to AI data centers in their backyard

The world's highest concentration of data centers is in Virginia. Many residents are not happy about that.

July 18, 2025
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By:
  • Ryan Murphy and
  • Emily Feng
A view of high-voltage transmission towers in Houston. The law President Trump signed on July 4 ends tax incentives for wind and solar projects and is expected to drive up electricity bills across the U.S., according to a nonpartisan think tank.

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  • Climate

Power prices are expected to soar under new tax cut and spending law

In states without policies to drive renewable energy, power prices could surge as federal tax incentives for clean energy disappear, according to Energy Innovation, a think tank.

July 15, 2025
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By:
  • Michael Copley
Dan Arthur, the president and chief engineer of ALL Consulting, stands beside a defunct oil well in the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve in Oklahoma on March 20, 2024. The well has not been used for years — there's no pump attached to it. But it hasn't been properly plugged, either.

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  • Environment

Defunct oil wells are a national problem. Finding them is the first step

There could be about a million 'orphan' oil and gas wells across the U.S. As they age, they can leak greenhouse gases or unhealthy chemicals.

July 07, 2025
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
Electric vehicles sit parked at a Tesla charging station in Sausalito, Calif. In 2021 Congress designated $5 billion dollars to pay for high-speed EV chargers along highway corridors. The Trump administration put a pause on the distribution of that money, which a coalition of states have challenged in court. A judge issued a preliminary injunction ordering the funding freeze be lifted for more than a dozen states.

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  • Business

Judge orders Trump administration to resume distributing money for EV chargers

Congress designated money for building new EV chargers, but the Trump administration put a freeze on those funds. A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction ordering the program to resume.

June 26, 2025
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
The LyondellBasell Houston refinery is seen in June. Multiple factors are holding oil prices down, including the fact that the United States is now the world's largest oil producer.

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  • Business

Why a war in the Middle East hasn't sparked an oil crisis

Global crude oil prices are now lower than they were before Israel attacked Iran earlier this month. A price spike did occur, but it was short-lived — unlike oil crises of the past.

June 25, 2025
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
50% hydrogen blend testing successfully completed at Georgia Power’s Plant McDonough-Atkinson

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  • Energy

Georgia Power completes test of hydrogen fuel

Georgia Power and Mitsubishi Power have successfully completed a second trial blending hydrogen and natural gas fuels at Plant McDonough-Atkinson in Smyrna.

June 16, 2025
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By:
  • Dave Williams and
  • Capitol Beat News Service
The Gen. James Gavin Power Plant, a coal-fired power plant, operates Monday, April 14, 2025, in Cheshire, Ohio.

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  • Climate

Trump's EPA plans to repeal climate pollution limits on fossil fuel power plants

The Trump administration plans to get rid of all limits on climate-warming pollution from the nation's fossil fuel power plants. Fossil fuel interests hailed the proposal, which likely faces legal challenges from environmental groups.

June 11, 2025
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By:
  • Jeff Brady
Climate solutions for reducing home energy use can be extremely simple — and sometimes even free, says Dorit Aviv, assistant professor of architecture at the University of Pennsylvania.

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  • Climate

5 simple (and cheap) things to make your house use less energy

Sometimes reducing your home's energy use can be as simple as opening a window or buying tape. Here are five easy ways to have a more climate-friendly home and save on energy bills at the same time.

June 09, 2025
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  • Julia Simon
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