Rooftop Solar Cuts Midday Demand, Spurs Evening Power Surge in New York
New York's expanding rooftop and small-scale solar capacity is reshaping electricity demand by reducing midday reliance on the grid while creating a much steeper...
US Energy Department Appoints New Leader to BPA
US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright issued the following statement today announcing Travis Kavulla as Administrator and CEO of the Bonneville Power Administration. Kavulla...
Ward 250 Goes Critical Following First-Ever C-17 Reactor Deployment
The US Department of Energy announced that Valar Atomics’ Ward 250 advanced reactor achieved zero-power criticality in Utah, marking a major milestone in the...
Invenergy Ends Offshore Wind Leases in $765M Energy Shift Deal
The US Department of the Interior announced a settlement with Invenergy affiliates in which the company will terminate four offshore wind leases in the...
Solar and Storage Boom Reshapes California’s Electricity System
In the first five months of 2026, utility-scale solar generation in California’s CAISO grid exceeded natural gas for the first time, rising 21% compared...
US Energy Department Funds Major Grid Upgrade to Lower Bills
The US Department of Energy announced a $1.6 billion loan for a Michigan energy project to upgrade aging infrastructure and lower energy costs for...
America’s Energy Future
You can see in the chart below the dramatic fall of coal as America's primary source of fuel for power generation. After the Obama...
A New Energy Alliance Takes Shape
The United States, Cyprus, Greece, and Israel have signed an agreement to establish the Eastern Mediterranean Energy Center (EMEC) at Rice University in Houston,...
America’s Biggest Wind Project Begins Commercial Operations
The SunZia Wind Project, now in commercial operation, has become the largest wind farm in the United States with 3,650 MW of generating capacity...
Antares Reactor Reaches Criticality in Major Nuclear Milestone
The US Department of Energy announced that Antares Nuclear’s Mark-0 advanced reactor successfully reached criticality at Idaho National Laboratory, marking the first privately developed...