After decades of funding research to harness the power of nuclear fusion, the agency has announced grants to help start-ups develop commercial fusion reactors.

Industry and Department of Energy experts say long-duration energy storage is key to growing renewable energy and fixing the new transmission project backlog.

Transmission planning, energy siting and maximizing federal funding highlighted discussions at NECPUC's 75th annual symposium last week.

Applied Economics Clinic and the Clean Energy Group have found that distribution system bottlenecks are slowing the interconnection of distributed resources.

Hydrogen report says Department of Energy hubs won't be enough and that more generation, and via electrolysis, will be needed.

The Department of Energy says it will fund eight projects to demonstrate how solar, wind, storage and other clean energy resources can support the grid.

DOE wants to accelerate transmission projects under development by designating their proposed routes as National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors.

DOE is estimating that 500 to 750 GW of clean, firm power — including 200 GW of new nuclear — will be needed to reach net-zero emissions economy-wide by 2050.

Jennifer Granholm announced new funding opportunities and projects aimed at expanding access to solar for low- and moderate-income consumers and communities.

Congressional Democrats and Republicans both seek changes to federal permitting rules, but each party seeks to serve different ends.