Energy
Illinois cuts Nicor Gas rate hike request by 63 percent
Illinois regulators have slashed Nicor Gas's proposed rate increase by 63 percent, approving a settlement that cuts the company's original $220.8 million…
Energy
Grids, renewables, and the policies and investments powering the energy transition.
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A Virginia rate filing pegs a $5.52 monthly discount for every household using 1,000 kilowatt-hours, so regulators want the largest power users covering that cost themselves
A single line on a Virginia utility bill is about to shrink. Nobody touched a thermostat or a light switch to make…
Energy
Startup taps underwater volcano for world’s first subsea geothermal test
A Seattle startup has drilled what it calls the world's first subsea geothermal well and briefly generated net-positive electricity from an active…
Energy
A backyard geothermal loop sunk feet from the next one, and shared boreholes slowly chill the ground so output fades for decades, engineers find
A drill rig sinks a narrow hole a few hundred feet into a suburban backyard, and a coil of black plastic pipe…
Energy
Record grid peaks this summer raise stakes for EV charging load
Three of the largest power grids in the United States set all-time records for peak electricity demand this summer, according to federal…
Energy
A New Jersey utility paid EV drivers roughly 10 cents for every off-peak kilowatt-hour for five years, but that flat credit ends this month, replaced by a rate that charges several times more by the clock
A driveway charger blinks green at midnight while a sedan tops off its battery outside a split-level home in Bergen County.For years…
Energy
US trade panel finds solar imports from India, Indonesia and Laos harmed industry
The U.S. International Trade Commission voted on October 14 that solar cell and module imports from India, Indonesia and Laos have materially…
Energy
A silicon wafer 28 millimeters wider than the old standard is now spreading across solar factory floors, but plants that bet on the square format are stuck retooling lines
A sheet of silicon the size of a dinner plate decides how much power an entire rooftop can make.For years, almost every…
Energy
DOE loan advance funds zinc battery line in Pennsylvania
Eos Energy Enterprises has drawn an $87 million advance from the Department of Energy to help fund a second production line for…
Energy
A Minnesota battery deal locked in 30 gigawatt hours of iron and air storage, and the pairing became the largest energy storage project by capacity ever announced worldwide
A quiet stretch of farmland outside a small Minnesota town is about to host something that looks nothing like a power plant.Steel…
Energy
US propane exports hit record 2 million barrels a day in 2026
US propane exports climbed to a record 2 million barrels per day in the first half of 2026, up 11 percent from…
Energy
Maryland watchdog urges rejecting BGE’s $156 million rate hike
Maryland's utility consumer advocate has asked state regulators to reject Baltimore Gas and Electric's request for a $156.1 million increase in electric…