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Offshore wind developer prevails in court as Trump says the US ‘will not approve any windmills’ (Tue, 13 Jan 2026)
A federal judge ruled that work on the Revolution Wind project for Rhode Island and Connecticut can resume, citing insufficient reasoning from the government.
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Mobile homes already have huge utility bills. Congress may make it worse. (Tue, 13 Jan 2026)
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill to transfer energy standards for manufactured homes from the Department of Energy to HUD.
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Microsoft’s Brad Smith pushes Big Tech to ‘pay our way’ for AI data centers amid rising opposition (Tue, 13 Jan 2026)
Microsoft's president, Brad Smith, is meeting federal lawmakers to advocate for Big Tech to cover costs of AI data centers, amid local opposition.
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Ukraine’s state-owned hydro company lands €75 million EBRD loan to restore plants damaged in war (Mon, 12 Jan 2026)
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and PJSC Ukrhydroenergo signed a €75 million loan for hydropower modernization in Ukraine.
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Feds release draft long-term plans for Colorado River management (Mon, 12 Jan 2026)
The Bureau of Reclamation released proposals for managing Colorado River reservoirs amid stalled negotiations among seven states over water sharing.
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Meghan Dewey helps define a human-centric utility at Duke Energy (Mon, 12 Jan 2026)
Meghan sits at the intersection of massive corporate scale and human-centric innovation. From the Emerging Technology Office and customer prototype labs to large-scale transportation electrification, her team is essentially designing a blueprint for how utilities can operate in the short and long term.
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Conowingo Dam appeal dropped, allowing $340M settlement to go forward (Fri, 09 Jan 2026)
Maryland's $340 million settlement with Constellation for the Conowingo Dam can proceed after Eastern Shore counties dropped their appeal.
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Time for a nuclear renaissance? – This Week in Cleantech (Fri, 09 Jan 2026)
On this episode of the This Week in Cleantech podcast, Ivan Penn from The New York Times, discusses surging optimism for nuclear power in the U.S.
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Navigating energy policy, supply chain shifts, and the race for affordability: The most important Factor This articles in 2025 (Fri, 09 Jan 2026)
The most important Factor This articles of 2025 go past the headlines to analyze and detail what’s now and what’s next for the energy industry.
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New bill could make solar power more accessible to Maine renters (Thu, 08 Jan 2026)
Maine lawmakers are considering LD 1730, proposed by State Sen. Nicole Grohoski, to allow renters to use plug-in solar units to lower electricity costs.
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