This section covers energy science and policy in the United States — renewable energy, fossil fuels, nuclear power and the technology and regulatory decisions shaping the transition between them. Reporting takes in both the science and the economics of how energy is produced and used.
Co-located storage now accompanies a growing share of new U.S. solar installations, with federal forecasters expecting it to exceed 30% within two years.
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November 5, 2026
DOE Funds AI Tools for Faster Grid PlanningPacific Northwest National Laboratory will lead two projects using artificial intelligence to speed up electric grid planning models.
November 5, 2026
Solar and Storage Lead U.S. Power ExpansionSilicon Ranch's chief technology officer says solar and storage can move faster than other sources to meet rising electricity demand.
November 5, 2026
Heat Pumps Paired With Thermal Storage Show PromisePenn State researchers modeled whether storing heat ahead of cold spells could reduce heating-related electricity demand.
November 4, 2026
rPlus Energies Secures $450 Million Credit FacilityCIBC leads a syndicated three-year revolving facility backed by nearly 1 GW of operating solar and storage assets in the American West.
October 29, 2026
Trump Claims Solar Panels Kill Animals With HeatThe former president suggested that solar panel surfaces pose a lethal threat to wildlife during a recent campaign stop.
October 28, 2026
Existing Power Plants Could Host Massive Renewable CapacityResearchers find that thousands of U.S. power plant sites can support major new solar and wind energy expansion.
October 28, 2026
Researchers Set Battery Targets for Solar FlightA new study outlines the energy density required for solar aircraft to maintain persistent flight in the stratosphere.
October 28, 2026
Endurance Energy Tests Subsea Geothermal Power PlantThe Adélie system generated net-positive electricity during a recent trial at the Axial Seamount.
October 28, 2026
AFWERX Awards Contract to Geminus for Microgrid AIThe U.S. Air Force project aims to optimize power management at military installations through advanced software.
October 27, 2026
Energy Department Petitions DC Circuit on Coal PlantFederal regulators are asking for a rehearing in a legal battle concerning the operational life of the J.H. Campbell power plant.
Solar and wind capacity additions, battery storage developments, grid resilience studies, nuclear reactor design and regulatory progress, fossil fuel production and demand data, and the federal and state policy decisions that set the pace of the energy transition are the central subjects here. New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and Phoenix are major consumption centers and, in several cases, significant production or distribution hubs, and energy policy decisions affecting those markets generate coverage that connects the national picture to specific regional conditions. Grid reliability has become an increasingly prominent coverage subject as extreme weather events and rising electricity demand from data centers and electrification have tested capacity in multiple regions simultaneously. The pace at which clean energy deployment is replacing fossil fuel generation provides a recurring measurement and interpretive thread that runs through virtually every segment of energy coverage.
