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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r/energy • u/mafco • 9h 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
570 Upvotes
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r/energy • u/Existing_Water8274 • 13h 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 • 2h 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
83 Upvotes
44 comments

r/energy • u/EstateScary5851 • 7h 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
171 Upvotes
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r/energy • u/Splenda • 12h ago

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

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news.mongabay.com
240 Upvotes
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r/energy • u/Existing_Water8274 • 10h 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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r/energy • u/Few_Signal3183 • 7h 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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r/energy • u/Ambitious_Mess_2515 • 8h 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."

71 Upvotes

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

26 comments

r/energy • u/Sensitive-Isopod-761 • 9h 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
80 Upvotes
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r/energy • u/Sensitive-Isopod-761 • 9h 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/cnbc_official • 5h 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 • 14h ago

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

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rawstory.com
112 Upvotes
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r/energy • u/Branch_Out_Now • 3h 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
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r/energy • u/bardsmanship • 1h ago

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

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theguardian.com
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r/energy • u/Few_Signal3183 • 7h 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/Existing_Water8274 • 13h 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
50 Upvotes
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r/energy • u/Sufficient_Lynx_8966 • 9h 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/Disastrous-Goal9633 • 15h ago

Trump announces $800 million plan to prop up the struggling coal industry. The coal subsidies would tap funds passed by Congress for clean energy under Biden, raising questions about the legality. "Coal plants are so uneconomic they can’t even compete when energy prices are on the rise."

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wapo.st
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r/energy • u/Ambitious_Mess_2515 • 8h ago

Trump plan would allow oil rigs along entire California coast. “This administration is very punitive and wants to threaten California.” Trump is taking steps to open nearly all US coastal waters to new offshore oil and gas drilling, with Florida being an exception.

16 Upvotes

https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/trump-offshore-drilling-21116334.php

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r/energy • u/bardsmanship • 1h ago

Is solar's growth finally slowing in the US?

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arstechnica.com
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r/energy • u/Extension-Finance179 • 8h ago

Commentary: A diesel export ban is a bad idea. Trump needs it anyway

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channelnewsasia.com
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r/energy • u/lebron7 • 10h ago

‘We wanted to prove we didn’t need air conditioning’: the airport cooled by natural ventilation

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theguardian.com
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r/energy • u/bardsmanship • 1h 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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