Iran Extends Government Shutdowns Amid Soaring Heat and Power Cuts

Amid suffocating temperatures, the Iranian authorities are closing public offices and cutting water and electricity as the country struggles with an energy crisis.

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In Ohio, a Solar Co-Op Helps Families Go Solar for Less

A group of homeowners worked together to navigate the process of installing rooftop solar systems, saving time and money in the process.

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Big Tech’s A.I. Boom Is Reordering the U.S. Power Grid

Electricity rates for individuals and small businesses could rise sharply as Amazon, Google, Microsoft and other technology companies build data centers and expand into the energy business.

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The U.S. May Be Coming Around to Balcony Solar

Small, plug-in solar power systems have become popular in Germany and several other countries. So why haven’t they taken off in the United States?

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America’s Clean Hydrogen Dreams Are Fading, Again

The market for the clean-burning fuel remains nascent, costs are rising, and Congress just put a lucrative tax credit out of reach for many companies.

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California Supreme Court Requires New Review of Rooftop Solar Policy

The court revived a legal challenge to a 2022 regulation that significantly reduced the compensation utilities paid to owners of home solar systems for the electricity they sent to the grid.

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Neo-Nazi Leader Gets 20 Years in Plot to Attack Baltimore’s Power Grid

Brandon C. Russell, 30, of Orlando., Fla., plotted with a Maryland woman to attack electrical substations in what prosecutors described as a plan motivated by their white supremacist beliefs.

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Wind and Solar Projects Stall as Trump Cracks Down on Renewables

Federal agencies have recently issued a barrage of restrictions that could halt construction of solar and wind farms on public and private lands.

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Southern California Edison Creates Fund for LA-Area Eaton Fire Victims

California officials have not yet determined whether Southern California Edison caused the fire, which killed 17 people and destroyed thousands of properties.

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Governors Plan to Rebuke Managers of Largest U.S. Electric Grid

Republican and Democratic governors in Eastern states will send a representative to a meeting of the PJM grid, which serves 67 million people in 13 states.

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