Clean Energy Archives | The Cool Down

Solar panels installed on a roof and a wall, with a green chair and toy in the foreground.

Home

Connecticut homeowner built a $600 plug-in solar setup, and it made nearly $400 in a year

A residential neighborhood with houses featuring solar panels and mountains in the background.

Business

PG&E connected 1 million California solar homes, and NEM 3.0 changed what they earn

The entrance of a council office building with steps and a sign indicating public entrance.

Tech

Maryland committees back 18-month data center moratorium amid growing tension

An unfinished tiny home next to solar panels.

Home

Illinois man went off-grid in tiny homes on his land. A judge barred him from sleeping there

A suburban neighborhood with manicured green lawns.

Home

Houston homeowners face Texas' highest HOA fees, with more than half paying monthly dues

A Spanish Dancer sea slug.

Outdoors

Spanish Dancer sea slug swims like a flying carpet, and viewers can't stop watching

A wood cabin in the mountains.

Home

Off-grid hopeful asks if the dream is real, and veterans say the real cost is water, batteries, and time

A silver Chevrolet Equinox electric vehicle.

Tech

Chevy Equinox EV owner offers rides, says friendly drivers can beat EV misinformation

Willie Nelson with a guitar.

Tech

Willie Nelson blasts 'water thieving' data centers 'invading our land' in Texas

The Chicago skyline on a hazy day.

Business

Back-to-back US heat waves strain power grids as AI data centers drive record demand

A server room in a data center.

Tech

Tennessee moved to shield ratepayers from data centers, but a gas turbine loophole remains

A wind and solar farm.

Business

After Kentucky residents pushed back, Pattern Energy axes wind and solar farm plan