Policy
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Tariffs won’t win America the industrial race
By leveraging strengths like innovative financing, insurance, and corporate participation, the U.S. can still outbuild China.
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Why energy bills may keep rising, even as utilities join Trump’s AI ratepayer pledge
The White House is taking credit for customer savings. But real change may ultimately be up to states.
Catherine BoudreauJul 23, 2026 -
Why repealing the Public Lands Rule made energy permitting trickier
The Trump administration's move eliminates a mechanism that could have smoothed the way for projects including transmission, renewables, and geothermal.
Maeve AllsupJul 20, 2026 -
How Trump’s attacks on offshore wind could put data centers at risk
The Judgment Fund paid $2.7 billion to cancel those leases. The same tool could unwind the PORTS Technology Campus's lease next.
Nick ZenkinJul 14, 2026 -
A new crop of energy groups wants to lower your bills, not sell you solar
Many groups are swapping climate ideology for market economics, and shifting to state legislatures.
Catherine BoudreauJul 7, 2026 -
One year post-OBBB, what’s holding projects back?
Many clean energy projects succeeded in starting construction before the July 4 deadline — but federal policy hurdles remain.
Maeve AllsupJul 6, 2026 -
What did the OBBB actually do to the transferability market?
A year later, the transferability market keeps growing — but not everyone can keep up.
Bianca GiacoboneJul 1, 2026 -
As power shortfalls loom, Trump’s permitting blockade risks 92 GW of clean energy
Wood Mackenzie estimates that $121 billion in solar, wind, and storage projects are exposed to extra federal scrutiny.
Catherine BoudreauJun 30, 2026
