SunPower, post-bankruptcy, belongs to T.J. Rodgers. Rodgers, whose semiconductor company owned more than half of the iconic solar panel maker before it went public nearly 20 years ago, now controls ...

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Geothermal power is emerging as a way for gas utilities to make the shift toward cleaner energy without abandoning their entire business model — especially in states that have passed laws mandating ...

On October 1, 2025, the first day of a government shutdown over a debate around Affordable Care Act spending, Russ Vought took to Twitter to explain that the Trump administration was canceling “nearly ...

Lawmakers across 31 states introduced 151 data center bills in 2025, more than three times as many as in 2024. And they’re picking up the pace even further. Through April 21, they’ve already ...

A bipartisan group of senators have clinched a deal aimed at speeding up the federal permitting process for major energy projects, including renewables, fossil fuels and transmission lines. The ...

Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) today is introducing a bill that would give a 30% tax break to long-haul transmission lines, Latitude Media has learned. The 10-year investment tax credit would apply to ...

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One of the first power purchase agreements for space-based solar is being announced today, and it’s with a data center. Virtus Solis Technologies, a Michigan-based startup working to put solar panels ...

NextEra and Dominion have merged, uniting the world’s largest utility company by market value with the one responsible for powering Virginia, the world’s largest data center market. The two companies ...

At the end of last year, the artificial intelligence infrastructure startup Crusoe was primarily focused on building data centers using fossil gas generation, with carbon capture and sequestration. In ...