Energy

Washington’s biggest polluter ordered to keep burning coal by Trump administration

Two weeks before Washington state’s biggest source of climate pollution was required to end its five decades of burning coal, the Trump administration has given it a new lease on life.

Should WA data centers generate their own clean energy to get tax breaks?

A Washington workgroup is preparing to send recommendations to Gov. Bob Ferguson on balancing sustainability and economic goals when it comes to the AI data center building boom. But one omission has conservationists worried.

Can the power of a star lower our electric bills?

Electric bills are rising. AI data centers are gobbling up power. In Everett, two fusion companies are racing to invent the world’s first economically viable nuclear fusion reactor. And investors are opening up their wallets to fund it.

Emergency declared as Northwest’s main oil pipeline shuts down again

Jet fuel spill shuts down Northwest's main oil pipeline

Spill-response crews planned to start digging up a blueberry farm near Everett on Tuesday to find the cause of a jet-fuel spill that shut down the Pacific Northwest’s primary oil pipeline.

Washington state low-income energy aid continues despite federal shutdown

The U.S. government shutdown has turned off the spigot of federal aid for people who need help to keep the heat on, but the situation in Washington state is less dire than elsewhere.

Trump energy department axes funding for Northwest hydrogen hub

The Trump administration announced Wednesday night, the first night of the federal government shutdown, that it is revoking $7.6 billion in funding for clean-energy projects in 16 Democratic-leaning states, including a $1 billion cut to the Pacific Northwest’s multi-state hydrogen hub.

Everett-based Helion breaks ground on ‘world’s first fusion power plant’

On the banks of the Columbia River in the small town of Malaga, Washington, Everett-based Helion has broken ground on what it says is “the world’s first fusion power plant.”

Washington state climate policies face headwinds as Trump aims to ax regulations

Fighting climate change in Washington state could get more difficult if a Trump administration proposal becomes law.

Washington's biggest utility pays customers to save energy during heat wave

With temperatures expected to hit the 90s in much of Washington Wednesday, the state’s largest utility is paying some customers to save energy.