Hillsboro Herald

BlackRock’s Power Play: How Wall Street, AI, and Data Centers Are Driving Up Oregon’s Electric Bills

Across the country, Americans are waking up to the real cost of artificial intelligence. BlackRock Holdings—the global financial network encompassing ...
Boulder Reporting Lab

Department of Energy cancels nearly $20 million for Boulder County clean energy projects

On Oct. 1, the U.S. Department of Energy announced the termination of 321 grants worth about $7.5 billion for projects across the country, including at least three in Boulder County and 34 in Colorado ...
Environmental Defense Fund

Trump Administration Reportedly Cancels Nevada’s Largest Solar and Storage Project, Restricting Clean Affordable Electricity Supply as Costs Surge

(WASHINGTON – October 10, 2025) According to news reports, the Esmeralda Seven solar project in Nevada has been canceled by the Bureau of Land Management, as reflected on BLM’s website. The solar and ...
Jefferson Public Radio

Oregon to accelerate siting of renewable energy projects to beat Trump’s incentive deadline

Gov. Tina Kotek’s executive order could fast-track renewable energy projects permits to meet July 4 deadline. Oregon is preparing to fast-track solar and wind permits to take advantage of federal tax ...
IEEE

LoRa-Based Smart Energy Metering and Secure Billing System for Rural Areas

Abstract: This paper introduces the use of smart meters integrated with rural electricity billing systems that use Long Range connectivity. It discusses the simulation of the network using Network ...
Columbus Dispatch

Nearly $1B in funding could be lost for Illinois energy projects. Here's why

U.S. Department of Energy announced the termination of financial awards for energy projects throughout the country, including Illinois. Illinois saw nearly $1 billion worth of awards cut. Cuts in ...
KLFY News 10

Lafayette Parish School System reallocates $30M for various projects

UPDATE 8:25 p.m.: According to LPSS spokesperson Tracy Wirtz all proposed school projects were approved at Thursday’s meeting. ORIGINAL STORY: LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — The Lafayette Parish School ...
Daily Journal

Fears of massive battery fires spark local opposition to energy storage projects

More and more, big arrays of lithium-ion batteries are being hooked up to electrical grids around the U.S. to store power that can be discharged in times of high demand. But as more energy storage is ...
The Boston Globe

Trump administration terminates funding for dozens of New England energy projects

As part of a seemingly targeted effort by the Trump administration to slash funding for blue states, the Department of Energy this week canceled funding for dozens of New England energy projects.
KCCI Des Moines

Trump administration cuts nearly $8B in clean energy projects in states that backed Harris

The Trump administration is cancelling $7.6 billion in grants that supported hundreds of clean energy projects in 16 states, all of which voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in last year's presidential ...
The Denver Post

Trump eliminates $550 million in Colorado clean energy projects as administration targets blue states

The Trump administration is canceling $7.6 billion in grants that supported clean energy projects in 16 states — including Colorado, where more than $550 million in funding is set to be eliminated in ...