States are sending a message to cities and counties on energy policy: We’re in charge. Call it the era of preemption, where a wave of state laws are overriding local government policies, write Adam ...

It has been a big week in energy news, with several resounding wins for efficiency advocates. On Tuesday, voters in Georgia flipped two seats on the state’s Public Service Commission, which oversees ...

Why does the expansion of wind energy sometimes meet with local resistance, even though renewable energy generally enjoys ...

The fossil fuel industry has long been a campaign finance powerhouse, using its clout to help put sympathetic politicians — including Donald Trump — into office. The renewable energy industry isn’t as ...

Neil Chatterjee, former commissioner and chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, stressed the importance of political bipartisanship in achieving key energy policy goals at the Harvard ...

Anti-renewable politics are slowing wind development in states that once led the industry. Iowa’s wind boom helped lower power prices, but local opposition has largely frozen new projects. The policy ...

Electric bikes parading through city streets. The afternoon light glinting off clusters of floating solar panels. Neighbors guiding visitors through homes warmed by heat pumps, battery storage systems ...

If approved, Proposal 2 would prohibit direct or indirect contributions to Michigan politicians by DTE Energy, Consumers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright testifies before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in Washington on April ...

At the dawning of the British Empire in 1818, the romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley penned a memorable sonnet freighted with foreboding about the inevitable decline of all empires, whether in ancient ...

In an era of escalating geopolitical turbulence, energy security has become a cornerstone of nations’ foreign policy. Prolonged conflicts in Europe and Asia, coupled with great-power rivalries, have ...