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Clean energy went through a lot this year, but it still managed to dominate new power deployment in the U.S.
Chart: Clean energy remains dominant in the US — despite Trump
Trump spent much of 2025 boosting fossil fuels and blocking renewables, but 92% of new power additions through November were solar, wind, or batteries.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Clean energy went through a lot this year, but it still managed to dominate new power deployment in the U.S.
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Caveats apply, as this data is only through November, but so far, this year, 92% of the new power plants built in the U.S. have been solar/batteries/wind.
92%! In the year Trump tried to destroy clean energy!
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92%! In the year Trump tried to destroy clean energy!
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Chart: Clean energy remains dominant in the US — despite Trump
Trump spent much of 2025 boosting fossil fuels and blocking renewables, but 92% of new power additions through November were solar, wind, or batteries.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Caveats apply, as this data is only through November, but so far, this year, 92% of the new power plants built in the U.S. have been solar/batteries/wind.
92%! In the year Trump tried to destroy clean energy!
More in this week's chart for @canarymedia.com:
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92%! In the year Trump tried to destroy clean energy!
More in this week's chart for @canarymedia.com:
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This ERCOT rule change is shaping up to be a problem for battery storage and its role on the Texas grid.
Texas’ energy market redesign could leave battery developers in limbo
ERCOT changes, billed as improving system efficiency, could cause battery owners to face unpredictable penalties — and raise prices for consumers.
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December 19, 2025 at 12:20 PM
This ERCOT rule change is shaping up to be a problem for battery storage and its role on the Texas grid.
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Capacity prices hit new record highs in PJM, the country’s biggest power market, as data center growth and inadequate generation interconnection combine to drive costs — and rising political backlash — for 65 million people from Virginia to Chicago:
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PJM’s capacity costs hit record as grid falls short on supply
Data center construction and clogged-up generation queues are driving costs — and political backlash — in the country’s biggest power market.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Capacity prices hit new record highs in PJM, the country’s biggest power market, as data center growth and inadequate generation interconnection combine to drive costs — and rising political backlash — for 65 million people from Virginia to Chicago:
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“#Solar can give you a return on investment; it can give you #resilience — and I want that to be as normal as getting Wi-Fi,” said Meghan Wood, CEO of Raya Power.
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Raya Power makes a solar-battery system you can put in your backyard
The startup built a compact solar-battery combo that connects directly to key household appliances, is easy to plug in, and requires no special permits.
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December 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
“#Solar can give you a return on investment; it can give you #resilience — and I want that to be as normal as getting Wi-Fi,” said Meghan Wood, CEO of Raya Power.
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See, that's the case for #permittingreform -- we can build new, more efficient power plants so that these expensive old ones can be retired.
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Trump admin orders Washington state coal plant to stay running
TransAlta’s Centralia power plant was meant to close at month’s end and be converted to burn gas by 2028. DOE’s must-run order complicates that plan.
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December 19, 2025 at 1:04 AM
See, that's the case for #permittingreform -- we can build new, more efficient power plants so that these expensive old ones can be retired.
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California will spend $115 million over six years to drive down the cost of ultra-efficient, climate-friendly plug-in heat pumps and induction stove. Super cool! www.canarymedia.com/articles/ele... via @alisontakemura.bsky.social
California’s plan to boost plug-in heat pumps and induction stoves
Regulators greenlit a $115 million, first-of-its-kind effort to drive demand for tech that can make home electrification easier and cheaper.
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December 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
California will spend $115 million over six years to drive down the cost of ultra-efficient, climate-friendly plug-in heat pumps and induction stove. Super cool! www.canarymedia.com/articles/ele... via @alisontakemura.bsky.social
The Trump administration is keeping another coal plant running past its retirement date — a move that’s poised to break Washington state law.
Trump admin orders Washington state coal plant to stay running
TransAlta’s Centralia power plant was meant to close at month’s end and be converted to burn gas by 2028. DOE’s must-run order complicates that plan.
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December 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The Trump administration is keeping another coal plant running past its retirement date — a move that’s poised to break Washington state law.
For years, experts have traveled between New Hampshire’s tiny towns to help them plan and execute clean energy strategies. Now, the idea will expand nationwide.
New Hampshire clean energy program goes national with federal funds
In a rare federal win, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen secured $3M to expand the program, which helps towns and small businesses adopt clean energy and save money.
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December 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
For years, experts have traveled between New Hampshire’s tiny towns to help them plan and execute clean energy strategies. Now, the idea will expand nationwide.
These two retiring Indiana coal plants could be the next ordered to keep running by the Trump administration.
Indiana says it’s retiring two coal plants, but is it making other…
The Trump administration has already ordered a Michigan coal plant to run past its retirement date. Two polluting, inefficient plants in Indiana may be…
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December 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
These two retiring Indiana coal plants could be the next ordered to keep running by the Trump administration.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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Smart investments from @californiapuc.bsky.social to make affordable plug-in window heat pumps and induction stoves widely available. Thanks to @ceja.org for elevating equity benefits and excellent lawyering from @rbarker.bsky.social for helping make it it happen.
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California’s plan to boost plug-in heat pumps and induction stoves
Regulators greenlit a $115 million, first-of-its-kind effort to drive demand for tech that can make home electrification easier and cheaper.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Smart investments from @californiapuc.bsky.social to make affordable plug-in window heat pumps and induction stoves widely available. Thanks to @ceja.org for elevating equity benefits and excellent lawyering from @rbarker.bsky.social for helping make it it happen.
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The DOE ordered a Washington state coal plant to stay open past its retirement date — even though state law prohibits utilities from burning coal starting next year.
Trump admin orders Washington state coal plant to stay running
TransAlta’s Centralia power plant was meant to close at month’s end and be converted to burn gas by 2028. DOE’s must-run order complicates that plan.
www.canarymedia.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:46 AM
The DOE ordered a Washington state coal plant to stay open past its retirement date — even though state law prohibits utilities from burning coal starting next year.
Ford is abandoning its EV ambitions — but setting off on a new battery storage journey.
Ford is retreating from EVs — but embracing grid batteries
Amid its $20B EV failure, the storied automaker will retool a Kentucky plant to try and break into the booming energy storage sector.
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December 17, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Ford is abandoning its EV ambitions — but setting off on a new battery storage journey.
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Not sure what the solar industry imagines it's going to accomplish asking Doug Burgum to stop personally reviewing every renewable energy decision on public lands. Even if he agreed...do solar companies really think Trump's Interior will start approving projects? www.canarymedia.com/articles/pol...
Permitting talks are back, and clean energy is caught in the middle
Congress is taking another stab at energy-permitting reform, but legislation that doesn’t prioritize renewables and transmission is unlikely to go…
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December 17, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Not sure what the solar industry imagines it's going to accomplish asking Doug Burgum to stop personally reviewing every renewable energy decision on public lands. Even if he agreed...do solar companies really think Trump's Interior will start approving projects? www.canarymedia.com/articles/pol...
Steel giant ArcelorMittal is “failing to take adequate action” to reduce its emissions, according to a climate group’s new complaint.
Climate group files complaint against global steel giant ArcelorMittal
The steelmaker still relies heavily on coal for production. A new complaint made through a voluntary multinational process urges the company to curb…
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December 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Steel giant ArcelorMittal is “failing to take adequate action” to reduce its emissions, according to a climate group’s new complaint.
California has a plan to get heat pumps and battery-equipped induction stoves to residents who otherwise couldn’t access them.
California’s plan to boost plug-in heat pumps and induction stoves
Regulators greenlit a $115 million, first-of-its-kind effort to drive demand for tech that can make home electrification easier and cheaper.
www.canarymedia.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
California has a plan to get heat pumps and battery-equipped induction stoves to residents who otherwise couldn’t access them.
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3/3 Julian Spector @canarymedia.com does a great job of chronicling the history of battery storage and its tremendous growth. He's been covering this story since 2017 so he knows his stuff. Tellingly the word 'safe' does not make an appearance. 💡🔌
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The grid storage industry set a wild goal for 2025 — and then crushed…
In 2017, U.S. grid storage developers promised they could deliver 35 gigawatts by 2025. They beat their target and made batteries a key power-sector…
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December 16, 2025 at 9:29 PM
3/3 Julian Spector @canarymedia.com does a great job of chronicling the history of battery storage and its tremendous growth. He's been covering this story since 2017 so he knows his stuff. Tellingly the word 'safe' does not make an appearance. 💡🔌
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David Stevenson has solar on his roof and drives a hybrid. How did he become the leader of the movement that helped Trump crush offshore wind farms? | via @CanaryMedia.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/17/t...
The man behind the fall of offshore wind • Maine Morning Star
David Stevenson stood in a circle of friends and colleagues in an Orlando, Florida, hotel lobby. Everyone but him wore a lapel pin that read “I ♥ Fossil Fuels.” “You want one?” asked a conference…
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December 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
David Stevenson has solar on his roof and drives a hybrid. How did he become the leader of the movement that helped Trump crush offshore wind farms? | via @CanaryMedia.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/17/t...
As Hayden, Colorado’s nearby coal plant and mine prepare to shut down, a geothermal-powered industrial park could keep its economy rolling.
Why this Colorado coal town is digging geothermal
Hayden, CO, is tapping renewable thermal energy to affordably heat and cool its new business park — and entice companies looking to reduce energy costs.
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December 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
As Hayden, Colorado’s nearby coal plant and mine prepare to shut down, a geothermal-powered industrial park could keep its economy rolling.
Will Nippon Steel fully commit to cleaner iron and steel production in the U.S.? Or will it keep coal-fired blast furnaces running?
Nippon Steel’s U.S. investments ‘at a crossroads’
The company intends to reline coal-fed blast furnaces in Indiana, but also has plans for greener steel production.
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December 16, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Will Nippon Steel fully commit to cleaner iron and steel production in the U.S.? Or will it keep coal-fired blast furnaces running?
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December 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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A warm and fuzzy experiment is happening at N.C. State — the warm being solar panels, and the fuzzy being sheep who graze underneath them.
North Carolina training site pairs sheep grazing with solar
A state university just opened a unique agrivoltaics demo site where sheep farmers and solar developers will learn what it takes to share land.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
A warm and fuzzy experiment is happening at N.C. State — the warm being solar panels, and the fuzzy being sheep who graze underneath them.
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This is a great read. Meet the man at the center of the effort to take down offshore wind, via @fieseler.bsky.social
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The man behind the fall of offshore wind
David Stevenson has solar on his roof and drives a hybrid. How did he become the leader of the movement that helped Trump crush offshore wind farms?
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December 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM
This is a great read. Meet the man at the center of the effort to take down offshore wind, via @fieseler.bsky.social
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Indiana may get cleaner by closing two coal plants this month, but the operators expect the Trump administration may stop them from shutting down, as has been done to a plant in Michigan.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
Indiana says it’s retiring two coal plants, but is it making other…
The Trump administration has already ordered a Michigan coal plant to run past its retirement date. Two polluting, inefficient plants in Indiana may be…
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December 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Indiana may get cleaner by closing two coal plants this month, but the operators expect the Trump administration may stop them from shutting down, as has been done to a plant in Michigan.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
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