Wind and solar are getting harder to build, despite need, profit
USA TODAY reporting in 2023 found that at least 15% of U.S. counties had limited the construction of new wind or solar projects. Now, at least 24% of counties ‒ nearly one in four ‒ have...
Anti-Solar Actions are Restricting Energy Supply; Right When the Grid
Starting with the direct tax implications of HR 1, this strategy of energy subtraction has undermined solar and storage projects across the country. The Department of Energy has cancelled
Across America, clean energy plants are being banned faster than
A nationwide analysis by USA TODAY shows local governments are banning green energy faster than they''re building it. At least 15% of counties in the U.S. have effectively halted new
Some Midwest states move to override bans on local wind and solar
As the number of wind and solar farms increases, so does opposition in the rural areas where they''re being built. While more counties and townships passed restrictions in the last year,
$14 billion in clean energy projects have been canceled
A new analysis finds that more than $14 billion in clean energy projects in the U.S. have been canceled this year.
Trump says U.S. will not approve solar or wind power projects
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his administration will not approve solar or wind power projects, even as electricity demand is outpacing the supply in some parts of the U.S.
A timeline of Trump''s moves to dismantle the US wind
Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a massive tax and spending package that ended subsidies for wind and solar energy projects
Trump Administration Is Delaying Hundreds of Wind and Solar
Mr. Trump has for years dismissed wind turbines and solar panels as ugly and expensive. In July, Republicans in Congress phased out federal tax credits for wind and solar power.
Rejecting Renewables: Counties Are Using Moratoriums
USA TODAY''s analysis found 15% of counties nationwide now have some impediment to new utility-scale wind and solar energy. Gauging those
US counties are blocking the future of renewable energy: These maps
At least 15% of counties in the U.S. have effectively halted new utility-scale wind, solar, or both, USA TODAY found. These are not the solar panels you might have on your house but installations
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