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Despite Political Headwinds, Wind Power Keeps Insisting Upon Itself

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US President Donald Trump swept back into office on a mission to destroy thousands of construction jobs and disrupt private sector investments in the domestic wind industry. Why? Who knows! Fortunately for some job seekers, the effort to curtail wind power in the US has been only partially successful, with … [continued]

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6 States Leading the USA on Smart Energy Policy Halfway through 2026

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Across the country, governors and state lawmakers are facing the same challenge: electricity demand is rising, power bills are increasing, and constituents expect solutions. Increasingly, policymakers from both parties are arriving at the same answer. Solar and energy storage are among the fastest, most cost-effective resources available to add new … [continued]

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Asia-Pacific Races to Build a $50B Clean Power Grid to Feed AI Boom

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The race to dominate artificial intelligence is forcing Asia and the Pacific into an infrastructure buildout unlike any in its history, with electricity grids emerging as the next strategic battleground. The Asian Development Bank is betting that the region cannot sustain the coming wave of AI data centers, semiconductor manufacturing, … [continued]

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America’s Strongest Export Was Never Democracy. It Was Institutions.

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Author’s note: I am reminded, usually by the comments to these opinion pieces I write, that the reason CleanTechnica is what it is, and why I joined it, is because when the founders set it up 18 years ago, clean energy was a revolution. Today it is a hard default. … [continued]

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