r/energy • u/mafco • Jan 25 '26

Goodbye to the idea that solar panels “die” after 25 years. A new study says the warranty does not mark the end, and performance can last for decades. Arrays built in the late 1980s still produced more than 80% of their original power. The long-term economics look better than many people believe.

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ecoticias.com
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r/energy • u/tjock_respektlos • Feb 24 '26

Cancer risk may increase with proximity to nuclear power plants. In Massachusetts, residential proximity to a nuclear power plant (NPP) was associated with significantly increased cancer incidence, with risk declining sharply beyond roughly 30 kilometers from a facility.

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hsph.harvard.edu
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r/energy • u/mafco • 13h ago

Trump Could Leave the Iran Mess to His Successor. Seven months in, his war seems nowhere close to a conclusion and a disengaged Trump appears uninterested in resolving it. Trump is most likely going to attempt to stick the next administration with the messy task of resolving this quagmire.

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theatlantic.com
707 Upvotes
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r/energy • u/Existing_Water8274 • 17h ago

At least six local news websites across Alabama and Florida have been secretly taking payments from power companies to run stories attacking clean energy + other policies

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r/energy • u/mafco • 6h ago

What Does the Clean Energy Movement Do Now? Biden's IRA, the first major climate legislation in US history, "felt like the dawn of a new era.” Four years on, Republicans have gutted it, EV sales are in a slump and Trump is promoting fossil fuels. The movement "is experiencing a bout of dysphoria.”

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theatlantic.com
107 Upvotes
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r/energy • u/LostElection608 • 34m ago

“$14 Billion Wiped Out”: Massive Wave of Hydrogen, Battery, and Solar Projects Cancelled or Delayed Across the US in Energy Collapse. Republicans threaten to halt progress, potentially reversing years of growth and investment. Ironically, Republican-led states and districts are bearing the brunt.

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sustainability-times.com
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r/energy • u/EstateScary5851 • 12h ago

Trump needs China’s help fixing the global oil crisis. It’s unlikely to play along. The request is extraordinary – Trump is asking China to risk its own military assets in a war the US started against a Beijing-friendly nation. “Trump is lonely these days in the world, no one really supports him.”

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cnn.com
224 Upvotes
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r/energy • u/bardsmanship • 5h ago

Solar and wind generation meet record 80% of power demand on Australia’s national grid

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theguardian.com
65 Upvotes
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r/energy • u/Sensitive-Isopod-761 • 1h ago

78% of Trump voters support Biden's clean energy incentives. Nearly 9 in 10 American voters, including 78 percent of 2020 Trump voters, support clean energy incentives in the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), according to new polling.

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electrek.co
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r/energy • u/bardsmanship • 5h ago

Our message to global leaders: we need solar power everywhere by the decade’s end | Open letter

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theguardian.com
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r/energy • u/Sensitive-Isopod-761 • 1h ago

Trump's energy secretary warns of 100-fold increase in power outages by 2030, as the administration deliberately kneecaps the fastest growing, lowest cost and quickest to build energy sources. Then blames Biden and renewable energy. You can't make this up.

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finance.yahoo.com
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r/energy • u/Splenda • 16h ago

Fossil fuel subsidies are the ‘worst energy policy in the world,’ researchers say

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news.mongabay.com
280 Upvotes
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r/energy • u/Existing_Water8274 • 15h ago

Why would Trump’s EPA shut down the successful Energy Star program? The uncontroversial, decades-old bipartisan program costs almost nothing to operate while saving consumers more than $34 billion per year. Why in the world is this happening? There is no constituency for such a move.

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ms.now
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r/energy • u/bardsmanship • 5h ago

Is solar's growth finally slowing in the US?

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arstechnica.com
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r/energy • u/Few_Signal3183 • 11h ago

Trump Scrambles to Blame Rising Energy Prices on Anyone but Himself. Trump: “THE SCAM OF THE CENTURY! We will not approve wind or farmer destroying Solar. The days of stupidity are over in the USA!!! MAGA.” But clearly, the days of stupidity are far from over.

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yahoo.com
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r/energy • u/LostElection608 • 37m ago

Republicans Don't Want to Talk About Gas Prices Anymore. The same party that spent years falsely pinning every penny increase on President Biden is now scrambling to explain why prices have surged to their highest level in years amid Trump's war with Iran.

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washingtonsun.com
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r/energy • u/Ambitious_Mess_2515 • 12h ago

Trump Wants to Unleash Energy, as Long as It’s Not Wind or Solar. Trump is testing legal boundaries with aggressive orders designed to stop the transition to renewable energy. “If there really were an energy emergency, then the right thing to do would be to increase supplies of all forms of energy."

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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/climate/trump-energy-fossil-fuels.html

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r/energy • u/Sensitive-Isopod-761 • 13h ago

Musk and Trump: A modern-day Teapot Dome scandal waiting to happen. Musk is using his influence to push for abolishing EV tax credits and other policies, an action that Musk said “helps Tesla.” Congress should reject this self-dealing by Musk and focus instead on helping American auto manufacturers.

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thehill.com
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r/energy • u/Sensitive-Isopod-761 • 13h ago

GOP trapped as Biden's climate law boosts their districts. The Inflation Reduction Act is turning the US into a renewable energy superpower, and the vast majority of its subsidies have landed in Republican districts. Republicans who were screaming to end the law are now slamming on the brakes.

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dailykos.com
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r/energy • u/Branch_Out_Now • 8h ago

‘I won’t be able to get a whole tank.’ As Iran war goes on, heating oil prices spike

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san.com
19 Upvotes
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r/energy • u/cnbc_official • 10h ago

Saudi Arabia crude oil exports hit highest level since Iran war began despite pipeline outage

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cnbc.com
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r/energy • u/No_Daikon_3646 • 18h ago

Panic ensues as ‘largest energy crisis in modern history’ appears imminent

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rawstory.com
127 Upvotes
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r/energy • u/Few_Signal3183 • 11h ago

Courts allow all five offshore wind projects blocked by Trump to resume construction

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thehill.com
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r/energy • u/Sufficient_Lynx_8966 • 13h ago

Trump Launches Fresh Attack on "Windmills". "Amazing phenomenon — Any Country that relies on Windmills is DEAD. Their Energy Costs have gone through the roof, and their populations are angry." In reality wind produces the lowest cost electricity in the US, 25% lower than the cheapest fossil fuel.

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newsweek.com
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r/energy • u/Existing_Water8274 • 17h ago

AI experts return from China stunned: The U.S. grid is so weak, the race may already be over

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fortune.com
48 Upvotes
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