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"Rising generation from total renewables will cause natural gas generation to decline by 3% in 2025 and by another 1% in 2026," the EIA said.

Springfield lawmakers will hash out a plan to move solar and wind projects forward after sluggish growth for clean power in Illinois and a recent rise in coal and natural gas demand.

A U.S. solar industry group on Wednesday unveiled an aggressive goal to deploy vast amounts of energy storage capacity by 2030 to help renewables serve power-hungry customers.

The Abundant Resource Solar energy is the most plentiful energy resource available on our planet. Every hour, enough sunlight hits the Earth to power the entire world for a year. Imagine a source so abundant that it practically dwarfs any other renewable option in scope and promise.

China raced ahead building renewable energy last year, installing more wind and solar power than ever before and continuing to leave all other countries in the dust.

The boost in wind and solar production has also been larger than the increase in generation from natural gas, which remains the single largest source of power on the grid, generating nearly 44 percent of the electricity used in the US.

The president’s executive orders don't single out solar energy, but his freeze on climate spending could affect the industry as solar growth stagnates

A bill to empower Wisconsin municipalities to block construction of solar and wind farms in their backyards was introduced a second time.

Development of renewable energy and housing is often seen as a threat in New York. But a solar project won a key court ruling.

Solar generation for the first 11 months of 2024 increased by over 26%, according to the US EIA's latest monthly report.

Legal experts said the president was testing the boundaries of executive power with aggressive orders designed to stop the country from transitioning to renewable energy.