Efforts to block wind and solar energy have grown along with advances in the technology, especially since 2021. USA TODAY’s analysis found by the end of 2025, 24% of counties nationwide had some ...

Wind energy infrastructure doesn’t produce power if the air isn’t moving, and solar doesn’t generate power if the sun’s not out. But that doesn’t mean that either source of energy is "worthless" ...

2025 was a difficult year for clean energy, with major U.S. tax rollbacks and weak European auctions leading to widespread cancellations of solar, wind, and storage projects. Policy adjustments are ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A modern windmill — or wind turbine, to be exact — is not so much a construction that invites affection or ...

Your electricity bill reveals a stark political divide: Red-state residents pay less, while blue states gouge their citizens and businesses with exorbitant electric rates. But even worse are the ...

Red states have low electric rates. Blue states gouge residents and businesses with exorbitant rates. But even worse are the bald-faced lies blue-state politicians tell you to defend the gouging.

Look up in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane, it's ... a 20,000 cubic-meter power-generating airship, floating 6,560 ft (2,000 meters) above the ground. Introducing the S2000 stratospheric airborne ...

SHENANDOAH, Iowa—First viewed from a pickup truck driving south on U.S. 59, the wind turbines seem small and delicate. The newly constructed wind farm is a matter of pride for Gregg Connell, the man ...

As governor of North Dakota, Doug Burgum bragged about his state’s wind energy. He shed those views when he became Interior secretary. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has taken a wrecking ball to the U ...