Illinois has built out large amounts of renewables in the past decade to reach its mandate of 100% clean energy by 2050 . So far, though, it has lagged on building battery storage, which advocates say is especially necessary now as data center development drives up energy demand. Last fall, Illinois passed an…

CHICAGO — On a beautiful fall Saturday morning on the South Side of Chicago, the Life Center Church of God in Christ thrummed with excitement. The pews were packed with over a thousand people dressed in their best — including more than a hundred in black graduation caps and gowns. Before praying, Pastor Torrey L.…

Rules published Thursday essentially end federal grants that thousands of American farmers have long relied on to build revenue-generating solar systems on their land. The Trump administration’s changes to the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) are its latest attempt to block solar development even as the…