Twenty or more years ago, automakers in the US and Europe turned their covetous eyes toward China, the most populous nation on Earth. As that country sought to drag itself up from the turmoil of the Cultural Revolution and become a modern economic powerhouse, the prospect of selling automobiles to … [continued]
The Amendment Will Open No Greater Than 1% of the County to Agrivoltaic Solar Projects LEXINGTON, Kentucky — On Thursday, the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council voted to pass a zoning ordinance text amendment (ZOTA) opening up no greater than one percent of Fayette County, including agriculturally zoned land, for large-scale solar … [continued]
I was wedged between tractor trailers as I held to the extreme right hand lane. Vehicles entered from frequent on-ramps and forced me to make quick lane changes to the left. Road construction narrowed lanes and forced me to merge into oncoming traffic. I veered in and out, around vehicles … [continued]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. District Circuit Court for the District of Columbia ruled in favor of the Sierra Club, overturning the Department of Energy’s“emergency” order overriding the state’s and utility’s decision to close the J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant. In May 2025, Trump’s Department of Energy issued a last-minute “emergency … [continued]
Solar power is outpacing all other forms of domestic energy in terms of additions to the US grid despite the political headwinds, and the best is yet to come as new solar materials emerge on the market.
Lynk & Co is one of those 100% plugin vehicle brands sitting under the giant Geely umbrella. It has had its ups and downs, and it’s not blazing a rapid, insane path of growth like a few other Chinese EV startups, but it’s doing alright. A key focus of the … [continued]
BLUETTI* used IFA 2026 to stretch the idea of power stations in several directions. The BLUETTI IFA 2026 lineup covered balcony solar, home energy management, compact batteries, and a 5,000W jobsite E-Generator, with products for apartments, road trips, outages, and worksites. More interestingly, the company is trying to solve a … [continued]
China has just released its newest 5-year development plan for plugin vehicles — its 15th — and the plan includes a target of reaching 70% plugin vehicle (or “new energy vehicle”) sales by 2030. That sounds pretty good — certainly much better than the US will do, and probably better … [continued]
ST. PAUL, Minnesota — Today, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) rejected Minnesota Power’s request to build a costly new gas plant to meet future energy demand and ordered the electric utility to continue investigating alternatives that would maintain grid reliability. Clean Energy Organizations (CEOs) — including Clean Grid Alliance … [continued]
CUMBERLAND CITY, Tennessee — This week, the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Appalachian Voices and the Sierra Club, sued the Tennessee Valley Authority over the utility’s failure to take federally required steps to protect Middle Tennessee communities from the harmful air pollution impacts of running its Cumberland coal plant … [continued]
