Fossil Fuels
The EIA released a report that said a record 86 GW of utility-scale capacity is projected to be added to the grid in 2026, which if true, would far outpace the 53 GW of capacity added in 2025.
EPA revoked its 2024 updates to the MATS rules, which included regulation of non-mercury emissions and monitoring equipment requirements for all covered power plants.
The annual status report from the Business Council for Sustainable Energy finds sustainable energy met rising U.S. power demands in 2025 despite the far-reaching policy shifts roiling the sector.
With Winter Storm Fern, we learned, once again, that our nation’s power grids rely on a significant fossil mix when the weather turns nasty, writes columnist Peter Kelly-Detwiler.
Eversource Energy increased its five-year capital investment plan by $2.3 billion, an increase largely driven by investments in its gas and electric distribution systems.
The Tennessee Valley Authority revoked its previous decision to wind down operations at two of its coal plants, citing upward demand and the Trump administration’s coal-friendly posture.
In Massachusetts, a state with some of the most ambitious decarbonization policies in the country, fundamental disagreements between utilities and consumer advocates threaten to derail the transition from natural gas before it even gets off the ground.
Cleanview released a report putting numbers to a trend where many hyperscale data center developers are building dirtier, more quickly available generation to cash in on the AI boom.
NextEra Energy Resources brought 7.2 GW of new generation and storage into operation and added 13.5 GW to its backlog in 2025.
The U.S. Department of Energy said it is restructuring, revising or eliminating more than $83 billion in loans and conditional commitments issued under the Biden administration.
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