Solar and wind accounted for almost 91% of new US electrical generating capacity added in the first five months of 2025, according to data released on August 20* by the Federal Energy Regulatory ...

Solar and wind accounted for almost 96% of new US electrical generating capacity added in the first third of 2025. In April, solar provided 87% of new capacity, making it the 20th consecutive month ...

Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley speaks with a participant at the Power Up Iowa exhibit at the Iowa State Fair Aug. 8, 2025. Grassley introduced the first federal wind energy production tax credit ...

Federal agencies are delaying approvals for renewable energy projects on both federal land and private property at a time ...

Researchers at the Ames National Lab are developing processes to extract and reuse rare earth elements from electronic waste. U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright praised the Ames National Laboratory ...

Federal agencies have recently issued a barrage of restrictions that could halt construction of solar and wind farms on public and private lands. By Brad Plumer and Lisa Friedman Reporting from ...