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Trump Administration Is Delaying Hundreds of Wind and Solar Projects

Federal agencies are delaying approvals for renewable energy projects on both federal land and private property at a time when electricity demand is going up.

Β© Simon Simard for The New York Times

The Trump administration has been halting or delaying federal approvals that were once seen as routine.

Siemens Energy Bets $1 Billion That A.I. Power Demand Will Last

3 February 2026 at 06:00
The German manufacturer announced plans to expand factories in several U.S. states and build a new plant in Mississippi.

Β© Sean Gallup/Getty Images

A Siemens Energy factory in Berlin in 2017. The company is one of the world’s biggest manufacturers of gas turbines.

Meet a U.S. Start-Up Trying to Break China’s Rare-Earth Monopoly

29 December 2025 at 05:00
Companies like Phoenix Tailings, which recently began producing metal in New Hampshire, are using new processing methods to compete with Chinese suppliers.

Β© Tony Luong for The New York Times

Phoenix Tailings runs a metal-making plant in Exeter, N.H.

Trump Media Merger With Nuclear Fusion Firm Raises Ethics Questions

Trump Media plans to merge with a company developing nuclear fusion technology, putting the president’s financial interests in competition with other energy companies over which his administration holds sway.

Β© Pete Marovich for The New York Times

President Trump’s social media company said on Thursday that it had agreed to an all-stock merger with TAE Technologies, a fusion power company.
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