Michelle Lewis

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New Jersey just made plug-in solar panels legal - Electrek

Business September 3, 2026

Photo: EnergySage New Jersey renters and apartment dwellers will soon be able to lower their electricity bills with solar panels that plug directly into a standard wall outlet no roof required. GovοΏ½...

Trump clean energy rollbacks erase $68B in US investment - Electrek

Business July 11, 2026

FREYR battery factory Georgia. Rendering: FREYR The Trump administration’s rollback of clean energy policies has now cost the US nearly 470,000 jobs and $68 billion in private investment, according...

One giant US power line, enough wind power for 1 million homes - Electrek

Business June 21, 2026

Photo: Hitachi Energy SunZia, an $11 billion wind-and-power-line project and one of the largest US clean energy transmission projects ever built, is officially online. Pattern Energy and Hitachi EnοΏ½...

Trump just blocked 165 US wind projects – here’s what’s behind it - Electrek

Business May 6, 2026

Photo: Cordelio Power The Trump administration has effectively frozen 165 new onshore wind farm developments in the US, leaving the projects on private land in limbo, the Financial Times reported yeοΏ½...

Europe’s EV sales surge just hit 51% – and oil is the reason why - Electrek

Business April 21, 2026

Hyundai Inster EV (Source: Hyundai Germany) Europes EV sales just surged 51% last month, and oil is a big reason why. Battery-electric vehicle (BEV) registrations jumped 51% in March 2026 across 14οΏ½...

IEA: Solar overtakes all energy sources in a major global first - Electrek

Business April 21, 2026

Image: Springwell Solar Farm Global energy demand growth slowed in 2025 but electricity use is still surging, and solar just hit a major milestone, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA)οΏ½...

Used EVs just hit a sales record – a much bigger wave is coming - Electrek

Business April 9, 2026

Photo: Tesla Used EV sales are picking up serious momentum in the US and now theres hard data to back it up. According to Cox Automotive, used EVs had a standout first quarter at Manheim, the USs lοΏ½...

ChargePoint data shows a new EV bottleneck forming - Electrek

Business February 13, 2026

Photo: ChargePoint ChargePoint enabled more than 100 million EV charging sessions over the past year, and it says demand is now growing faster than new chargers are being installed. Using its networοΏ½...

Blink now takes crypto payments at DC fast chargers in the US

Crypto January 9, 2026

Image: Blink Charging Blink Charging now takes crypto at select DC fast chargers in the US, letting EV drivers pay for a charging session with a dollarpegged stablecoin instead of a card or app. BlοΏ½...

China spends nearly as much on energy as US and EU combined – IEA - Electrek

Business June 6, 2025

Photo: China News Service Global energy investment is on track to hit a record $3.3 trillion in 2025, according to the new International Energy Agency’s (IEA) annual World Energy Investment report,...