Local governments across the United States are using zoning rules and setback ordinances that can block or delay wind and ...

We calculated restrictions on wind and solar energy projects by looking at the restrictions states and counties imposed on their development.

Solar panels and wind turbines have become the public face of clean energy, yet the heat beneath our feet is quietly emerging as a powerful third pillar. Geothermal power, long treated as a niche ...

Solar provided over 11% of total US electrical generation in May, while wind + solar produced over one-fifth, and the mix of all renewable energy sources generated nearly 30%, according to data just ...

Bill McKibben speaks during the Sun Day renewable energy fair, Stuyvesant Square Park, Manhattan. McKibben has written books for 35 years, is considered an environmental and climate thought leader, ...

SynergyRED had supported the development of Bright Energy Investments’ 40MW Greenough River solar PV power plant (pictured). Image: Bright Energy Investments. SynergyRED, a wholly owned subsidiary of ...

EIA’s latest monthly “Electric Power Monthly” report (with data through July 31, 2025), once again confirms that solar is the fastest growing among the major sources of US electricity. In July alone, ...

SynergyRED had supported the development of Bright Energy Investments’ 40MW Greenough River solar PV power plant (pictured). Image: Bright Energy Investments. SynergyRED, a wholly owned subsidiary of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Scott L. Montgomery is a geologist who writes about energy issues. For more than a decade, energy and climate analysts have ...

New wind and solar power installations, and the cheap, clean energy they provide to America, may not survive the Trump administration. Instead, the administration is promoting energy production from ...

Changes in equipment costs, interest rates, and power prices have resulted in a large shift in PPA prices globally in recent years. On the cost side, breakeven prices for solar PV and onshore wind ...