128 articles by Diana DiGangi

• Climate models underestimate renewables progress, overstate net zero costs: study

  Sept. 28, 2023

• DOE closes $3B partial loan guarantee with Sunnova in agency’s largest single commitment to solar

  Sept. 28, 2023

• US energy storage capacity additions rise 161% in Q2, set new record: report

  Sept. 26, 2023

• US won’t reach net zero emissions without transmission buildout: DNV

  Sept. 25, 2023

• White House launches clean energy youth workforce program amid labor shortage concerns

  Sept. 21, 2023

• Offshore wind plan from Energy, Interior departments aims for regional collaboration, clarity on transmission planning

  Sept. 20, 2023

• Virginia SCC strikes down Dominion’s interconnection rules for distributed solar

  Sept. 19, 2023

• Moody’s warns of potential power price volatility from renewables oversupply

  Sept. 14, 2023

• IRA could cut economy-wide carbon emissions by up to 43% by 2030: EPA

  Sept. 13, 2023

• Taking Charge: Nexamp’s CEO on the ‘existential threat’ of low labor supply and other challenges

  Sept. 12, 2023

• Guidance for the IRA’s 45X, other clean energy tax credits will arrive by year end, says Treasury

  Sept. 11, 2023

• US solar installations expected to jump 52% to nearly 32 GW in 2023: SEIA

  Sept. 7, 2023

• Moody’s downgrades Ørsted outlook to negative amid US offshore wind struggles

  Sept. 6, 2023

• Treasury proposes regulations for IRA’s wage and apprenticeship requirements

  Aug. 31, 2023

• RWE wins auction for Gulf of Mexico offshore wind lease area as 2 tracts near Texas go unsold

  Aug. 30, 2023

• Democratic lawmakers urge TVA to set 2035 net-zero goal in upcoming IRP

  Aug. 24, 2023

• Environmental groups sue to block Virginia’s RGGI exit

  Aug. 22, 2023

• Four countries were used to dodge solar tariffs, Commerce Department finds

  Aug. 21, 2023

• As demand for solar labor surges, training standards are a key focus: Fluke specialist

  Aug. 17, 2023

• BOEM identifies two wind energy areas with up to 2.6 GW of potential offshore Oregon

  Aug. 16, 2023

• IRA drives $12.4B into US storage as investments ‘juice’ an already strong market: Freyr exec

  Aug. 15, 2023

• DOE announces $1.2B investment in Battelle, Occidental direct air carbon capture projects

  Aug. 11, 2023

• New York offers $12M for innovations in EV deployment, load management

  Aug. 9, 2023

• EPRI launches initiative to ready grid for increased EV loads, joined by Amazon, Xcel, ConEd

  Aug. 8, 2023

• US offshore wind faces headwinds, but outlook is strong: DBRS Morningstar VP

  Aug. 7, 2023

• New US offshore wind lease areas in Central Atlantic are inadequate, groups say

  Aug. 3, 2023

• Young workers are flocking to renewable jobs, but the sector remains short on labor, reports show

  Aug. 1, 2023

• Maine lawmakers approve bill to jumpstart floating offshore wind, develop 3 GW by 2040

  July 27, 2023

• DOE invests $20M to optimize lifecycle of solar energy materials, address supply chain vulnerabilities

  July 25, 2023

• Federal officials encourage applications to $7B solar grant competition

  July 24, 2023

• Interior Department to hold first-ever Gulf of Mexico offshore wind lease sale

  July 21, 2023

• ‘Bifacial’ perovskite solar cells could produce more energy at lower costs, NREL finds

  July 20, 2023

• PPAs rejected for Avangrid, Orsted-Eversource offshore wind projects

  July 20, 2023

• Global renewables adoption ‘in line with ambitious net-zero scenarios’: RMI report

  July 14, 2023

• DOE offers $5.1M in prizes for wind turbine recycling innovations

  July 14, 2023

• State clean energy goals are ‘key driver’ for generation growth, but impact differs between regions: report

  July 10, 2023

• Ørsted gets federal approval for construction and operation of 1.1-GW New Jersey offshore wind farm

  July 6, 2023

• NV Energy, NextEra subsidiary among high bidders for Interior’s record-breaking renewables auction

  July 5, 2023

• Dominion Energy, Virginia solar developers clash over small-scale project rules

  June 29, 2023

• DOE highlights Georgia’s clean energy economy ahead of Granholm visit

  June 27, 2023

• Agrivoltaics hit ‘watershed moment’ as farmland transitions increase, says farmer-turned-developer

  June 26, 2023

• Grassroots buy-in will be vital to transmission buildout, say clean energy experts

  June 22, 2023

• Proposed update to public land rules could provide 80% reduction in renewable project fees, says Interior

  June 16, 2023

• DOE launches 7th round of solar innovation competition, offering $4M in prizes

  June 15, 2023

• Duke Energy to sell its 3.4-GW commercial renewables business to Brookfield for $2.8B

  June 13, 2023

• An IRA renewables boom amid economic uncertainty will require reimagining financing, say bankers

  June 9, 2023

• Offshore wind news and policy: Tracking the latest US developments

  June 6, 2023

• As offshore wind projects and policies grow, floating turbines will be key to Biden’s 30 GW by 2030 goal

  June 6, 2023

• Hundreds of US localities restrict renewables siting, with 293 projects currently contested: Columbia report

  June 5, 2023

• Treasury issues further guidance for IRA’s $10B tax credit incentivizing clean energy manufacturing

  June 1, 2023

• Environmental review of offshore wind in Gulf of Mexico finds ‘no significant impacts’: BOEM

  May 31, 2023

• Interior Department advances permitting for NV Energy Greenlink transmission projects

  May 26, 2023

• 2023 global solar investment projected to overtake oil for the first time: International Energy Agency

  May 25, 2023

• Federal judge dismisses whale case, upholds permits for offshore Vineyard Wind project

  May 23, 2023

• BOEM completes environmental analysis for Ocean Wind 1 offshore New Jersey

  May 23, 2023

• Collecting data to support energy-burdened communities poses unique challenges, experts say

  May 22, 2023

• DOE report outlines 10 actions needed to achieve 100% clean electricity

  May 18, 2023

• House fails to overturn Biden’s veto on congressional resolution to end Southeast Asia solar panel tariff pause

  May 17, 2023

• Elliott Management urges leadership, operational changes at NRG after ‘meaningful underperformance’

  May 16, 2023

• USDA offers $10.7B for rural electrification and energy transition

  May 16, 2023

• South Carolina could save electricity customers up to $362M a year by joining RTO: The Brattle Group

  May 15, 2023

• DOE directs $26M to PG&E, ConEd and other projects testing how clean energy can support a resilient grid

  May 11, 2023

• Dominion Energy projects adding up to 9 GW of gas-fired capacity in Virginia to bolster reliability

  May 4, 2023

• Commerce Department delays final decision on solar panel tariffs until August as Congress votes to end pause

  May 3, 2023

• House passes resolution to end pause on SE Asia solar panel tariffs, Sen. Manchin co-sponsors Senate version

  May 1, 2023

• Rep. Casten, ex-FERC chairs eye DERs, more power sector competition to achieve net zero goals

  April 27, 2023

• BOEM explores offshore wind in the Gulf of Maine, where deeper waters pose added challenges

  April 27, 2023

• Clean energy projects welcome tax credits, but finding sites to plug into the grid is a challenge: ICF

  April 25, 2023

• DOE offers Sunnova $3B partial loan guarantee for low-income solar, storage

  April 21, 2023

• IRS guidance ‘appears to overestimate’ extent of energy communities under IRA: Charles River Associates

  April 19, 2023

• Global wind energy set to hit 1 TW in 2023 and double in 8 years: WoodMac

  April 13, 2023

• Price stability of residential solar may attract consumers amid high power prices: solar executive

  April 13, 2023

• Summit Ridge VP: IRA made Qcells deal possible, but Treasury guidance will be key

  April 6, 2023

• USDA offers $1B in renewables grants, including funds for ‘underutilized’ technology like small hydropower

  April 6, 2023

• IRS guidance clarifies ‘energy community’ definition for IRA tax credit eligibility

  April 4, 2023

• Clean energy groups see ‘unprecedented’ victory in Dominion’s legislative losses in Virginia

  April 4, 2023

• ‘One bad incident could really set us back’ — DOI official advises proactive transparency on offshore wind

  March 30, 2023

• DOE releases strategy to reach 30 GW offshore wind by 2030, aiming to cut costs 30%, to $51/MWh

  March 30, 2023

• Innovative technology emerges to support offshore wind siting, logistics

  March 29, 2023

• Global energy transition investments must quadruple to $5T to reach climate targets: IRENA

  March 28, 2023

• DOE’s SolSmart solar technical assistance program to double its reach by 2027

  March 27, 2023

• Sen. Rosen urges fellow Democrats to keep solar tariff pause in place, citing low US production capacity

  March 23, 2023

• Global renewable growth broke records in 2022, adding almost 295 GW: IRENA

  March 22, 2023

• Renewables industry could address commodities squeeze with vertical integration: McKinsey

  March 16, 2023

• Solar companies offer reassurance after renewables financier Silicon Valley Bank collapses

  March 14, 2023

• Community outreach and investment can help meet renewable industry’s worker demand, say labor experts

  March 10, 2023

• New Jersey seeks up to 4 GW of offshore wind in latest solicitation

  March 8, 2023

• Constellation Energy launches 1-MW nuclear-powered hydrogen production facility at Nine Mile Point

  March 7, 2023

• Currently ‘not enough workers’ in the labor force to meet offshore wind’s 2030 goals: NREL

  March 6, 2023

• New York eyes floating technology innovations as it aims to expand offshore wind to deeper waters

  March 2, 2023

• Virginia legislature OKs bill giving regulators more autonomy in setting profit margins for Dominion Energy

  Feb. 28, 2023

• Advanced Energy United warns frameworks needed for transmission buildout ‘don’t really exist’

  Feb. 27, 2023

• Interior, NOAA use ocean modeling in siting of 1st Gulf of Mexico offshore wind sales

  Feb. 23, 2023

• EEI calls for ‘urgency’ in siting and permitting reform to aid booming energy industry

  Feb. 22, 2023

• Renewables industry should engage community colleges to address labor shortage: development official

  Feb. 16, 2023

• Dominion stops pursuing ITCs for contracted solar, joining Duke in Q4 renewables impairment charge

  Feb. 10, 2023

• Watershed, Ever.green launch first fixed-price virtual PPA in US with planned 10-MW Texas solar farm

  Feb. 9, 2023

• Solar will provide 54% of new US generating capacity in 2023, with 29.1 GW added, EIA forecasts

  Feb. 7, 2023

• Texas wind energy freeze-out shows need for better resource adequacy, says NRG VP

  Feb. 6, 2023

• Solar industry group expects some IRS guidance by Feb. 13 on renewable energy tax credits, with more later

  Feb. 2, 2023

• First Solar brings US manufacturing investment to $4B after selling out of panels through 2025

  Feb. 1, 2023

• Eversource, Equinor, RWE, others bid on New York’s 2-GW offshore wind solicitation

  Jan. 30, 2023

• Proactive transmission planning for offshore wind build-out could save up to $20B, experts say

  Jan. 25, 2023

• QCells’ head of market strategy on the company’s $2.5B expansion of US solar manufacturing

  Jan. 25, 2023

• DOE launches $10M prize to increase community solar in underserved communities

  Jan. 23, 2023

• Amazon, ExxonMobil part of record 20 GW of corporate clean energy purchases in US last year: ACP

  Jan. 19, 2023

• Solar expected to see demand boom from Inflation Reduction Act in 2023 as supply chain remains uncertain

  Jan. 19, 2023

• Startup to launch commercial-scale operation of wind turbine blade recycling

  Jan. 17, 2023

• Interior Department proposes streamlining offshore wind regulations to reduce costs

  Jan. 12, 2023

• DOE launches updated mapping tool to optimize renewable energy siting decisions

  Jan. 12, 2023

• Qcells to invest $2.5B to build complete US solar supply chain, expand annual capacity to 8.4 GW

  Jan. 11, 2023

• FERC approves Duke Energy Florida, Tampa Electric membership in Southeast Energy Exchange Market

  Jan. 10, 2023

• Rhode Island aims to be first to use Inflation Reduction Act to deploy solar for low-income homeowners

  Jan. 5, 2023

• Coca-Cola, Walmart and Salesforce call on Indiana utilities to offer green tariffs

  Dec. 22, 2022

• Entergy Louisiana proposes $5B grid resilience plan with 10 potential microgrids

  Dec. 20, 2022

• Virginia joint commission hears new details on Youngkin’s planned exit from regional emissions trading group

  Dec. 20, 2022

• New clean energy investments have topped $40B since the IRA passed, report says

  Dec. 15, 2022

• Utility-scale solar installations forecasted to decline 40% in 2022 as supply chain challenges persist

  Dec. 15, 2022

• New Jersey launches competitive solar incentive program, aiming for 300 MW annually through 2026

  Dec. 13, 2022

• New bipartisan clean hydrogen bill would advance DOE’s research and development

  Dec. 8, 2022

• Virginia’s exit from regional emissions trading group advances as air board opens public comment

  Dec. 8, 2022

• BLM advances 1 GW of solar in Arizona, sees potential for 31 GW of clean energy on Western public lands

  Dec. 7, 2022

• Clean energy groups dismayed by preliminary determination in solar panel tariff case

  Dec. 5, 2022

• Wind energy industry struggles to find qualified workers: NREL

  Dec. 1, 2022

• Meta tops list of US corporate solar adopters with 3.6 GW, more than Amazon and Apple combined: SEIA

  Nov. 29, 2022

• DOE to test rapidly deployable, portable wind turbines for military use, disaster relief

  Nov. 28, 2022

• DOE awards $100M for innovative floating wind, pumped storage and other emerging clean energy tech

  Nov. 23, 2022

• New York OKs major transmission line for Eversource and Ørsted’s Sunrise offshore wind project

  Nov. 18, 2022