Energy

U.S. states are positioning themselves to compete for newer, cheaper nuclear reactors being developed as communities and tech giants compete in a race for electricity.

States in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast were heavily betting on offshore wind to meet their future power needs.

Administrator Lee Zeldin said the Environmental Protection Agency will try to rescind $20 billion in grants awarded by the Biden administration.

City-operated buildings in Chicago are now operating fully on renewable energy. NBC Chicago’s Kate Chappell reports.

Opponents of offshore wind energy projects expect President-elect Donald Trump to kill an industry he has vowed to end on the first day he returns to the White House.

Though it’s mostly been an unusually warm fall in the Chicago area, colder temperatures are inevitably on the way as winter and the end of the calendar year approach.

ComEd crews are continuing work to restore power to some Chicago area residents two days after a severe weather outbreak including numerous tornadoes swept through the region. NBC Chicago’s Christian Farr reports.

The Illinois Senate approved lifting a 36-year-old moratorium on new nuclear power installments on Wednesday in a plan proponents say will ensure the state can meet its carbon-free power production promise by 2045.