Battery Storage Boosts Puerto Rico’s Energy Resilience
By the end of 2025, Puerto Rico’s rooftop solar generation capacity reached 1,456 MW, 20% of its total, with 192,000 systems installed, according to...
Solid-State Batteries Get a Boost from MIT Breakthrough
MIT researchers have uncovered a key reason why solid-state batteries—long seen as a safer, more energy-dense alternative to lithium-ion batteries—have struggled with dendrite formation,...
US Moves to Maintain Coal Generation to Prevent Blackouts
US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright has issued an emergency order to keep Unit 1 of the Craig Station coal plant in Colorado operational,...
Cache Energy Launches First US University Pilot for Thermochemical Heat Storage
The University of Minnesota Morris is piloting a thermal energy storage system from Cache Energy, using limestone-derived pellets to store heat generated from renewable...
TotalEnergies Backs Out of US Offshore Wind Projects
TotalEnergies will give up its North Carolina and New York offshore wind leases, worth nearly $1 billion, and instead invest in US gas, oil,...
LEDs Take Over US Homes: 90% Adoption in 2024
In 2024, 90% of US households used LED bulbs, with 37% relying on them for all indoor lighting—a jump from just 4% in 2015....
Wind and Solar Surge to 19% of US Electricity in 2025
Wind and solar power made up 17% of U.S. electricity generation in 2025, up from less than 1% in 2005, reports the US Energy...
Cuba’s Electricity System Collapses
Cuba experienced a massive nationwide blackout, leaving 11 million people without power and exposing the fragility of its aging electrical grid.
Commercial and Industrial Demand Pushes US Power Generation Up
In 2025, US electricity net generation reached a record 4.43 terawatthours (TWh), a 2.8% increase over 2024, surpassing previous historical highs dating back to...
After Years Offline, Japan Restarts Major Nuclear Reactor
Japan has restarted Unit 6 at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station, which had been offline since the 2011 Fukushima disaster. As this large reactor...