, (Reuters) -President Donald Trump claims that rapid adoption of solar and wind power has made U.S. electricity unstable and expensive, justifying his bid to end most subsidies for renewable energy.
New wind and solar power installations, and the cheap, clean energy they provide to America, may not survive the Trump administration. Instead, the administration is promoting energy production from ...
Wind energy infrastructure doesn’t produce power if the air isn’t moving, and solar doesn’t generate power if the sun’s not out. But that doesn’t mean that either source of energy is "worthless" ...
Solar provided over 11% of total US electrical generation in May, while wind + solar produced over one-fifth, and the mix of all renewable energy sources generated nearly 30%, according to data just ...
Wind and solar power remain on the president’s radar as industries not only to cut but to reshape by quashing the previous administration’s implementations. In just the past few weeks, the Trump ...
President Donald Trump is escalating his attacks on wind and solar power from the rhetorical to the tangible, mounting a rapid-fire campaign that exceeds the industries’ worst fears. In just the past ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Blackmon is a Texas-based public policy analyst/consultant. During a meeting of his full cabinet Tuesday, President Donald ...
President Donald Trump is blaming renewable energy sources for rising electricity prices, although the reality is more complex. This week, the president said that wind and solar projects are driving ...
Recent executive actions and federal guidance have targeted wind and solar development, creating substantial uncertainty for ...
EIA’s latest monthly “Electric Power Monthly” report (with data through July 31, 2025), once again confirms that solar is the fastest growing among the major sources of US electricity. In July alone, ...