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Meta expands US solar portfolio, inks PPA with Zelestra
The power purchase agreement builds on the existing partnership between the tech giant and renewable energy company, which are backing several solar projects across the U.S.
By Zoya Mirza • June 12, 2026 -
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Judge overturns DOE’s cancellation of $82.1M in clean energy grants
The plaintiffs argued the 11 projects – located in New York, Oregon, Connecticut, Minnesota and Colorado – were targeted because those states voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris.
By Diana DiGangi • June 12, 2026 -
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Power demand is rising amid dramatic shifts in federal energy policy, but technology and markets continue to push the grid toward cleaner, more distributed resources.
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1M+ customers have connected solar to PG&E’s grid
Pacific Gas & Electric said the milestone comes during an industry shift from “a one‑way grid to an interactive system where customer energy resources are increasingly part of the solution.”
By Diana DiGangi • June 11, 2026 -
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Solar capacity up 20% from last summer: EIA
Utility-scale solar generation is expected to increase 19% this summer compared with last summer, reflecting a 20% increase in capacity, said the Energy Information Administration.
By Diana DiGangi • June 11, 2026 -
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New York hits 5.6 GW hourly solar generation record
At the same time, the state’s electric system is “operating with the narrowest reliability margins in recent years,” said a report from the New York Independent System Operator.
By Diana DiGangi • June 10, 2026 -
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Judge restores 5% safe harbor rule for wind, solar
The Trump administration acted unreasonably in eliminating the 5% total cost threshold as a route for wind and solar projects to prove tax credit eligibility, a federal judge ruled.
By Diana DiGangi • June 9, 2026 -
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OpinionBehind-the-meter data center gas plants will raise US energy bills
Counterintuitively, it is data centers’ independence from the grid and use of natural gas that will hike energy costs for homes and businesses, write experts from Energy Innovation.
By Jeffrey Rissman and Eric Gimon • June 8, 2026 -
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Fervo Energy faces transmission constraints in the West, analysts say
“Management has highlighted [transmission constraints] as a risk factor ... citing behind-the-meter as a potential solution,” said Jefferies equity analyst Julien Dumoulin-Smith.
By Diana DiGangi • June 5, 2026 -
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Colorado co-op delivers 100% renewables in March, a first
Holy Cross Energy CEO Bryan Hannegan said the utility plans to expand its programs for smart electrification and demand flexibility, and selectively add new flexible renewable resources.
By Diana DiGangi • June 4, 2026 -
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7 states sue Trump administration over TotalEnergies offshore wind lease buyout
The lawsuit calls the deal a “sham settlement agreement to unlawfully cancel an offshore wind lease and redirect the money paid for the lease to a separate, unauthorized use favored by the President.”
By Diana DiGangi • June 3, 2026 -
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What’s on the mind of EEI conference attendees? Labor, AI, affordability and more.
Utility Dive talked to registrants before the conference to hear how industry changes are impacting their work.
By Meris Lutz • June 2, 2026 -
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Philadelphia clean energy campaign turned millions invested into billions saved. Here’s how.
By blending public and private financing, green banking and a coalition of labor, housing and community partners, the city generated 11,000 jobs and $1.4 billion in energy savings — with minimal federal dollars, an economic impact report found.
By Robyn Griggs Lawrence • June 1, 2026 -
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Large-load customers can help commercialize new clean energy technology: CEBA
“In a lot of the partnerships that have been established around some of these technologies, it's really the tech companies that are taking on a lot of the risk,” Priya Barua, CEBA's senior director of utility partnerships and innovation, told Utility Dive.
By Diana DiGangi • May 29, 2026 -
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New Mexico has the nation’s best DER interconnection policy: report
The state received high marks for its robust energy storage interconnection framework, frequent public reports on its interconnection queue and incorporating IEEE’s technical standard for DER interconnections.
By Brian Martucci • May 28, 2026 -
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US energy storage installations hit Q1 record, up 32% year over year: SEIA
The clean energy trade group projects 613 GWh of deployment by 2030 thanks to robust data center demand. But federal policy gridlock threatens the industry’s trajectory, it said.
By Brian Martucci • May 26, 2026 -
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OpinionHow Illinois’ energy policy blueprint can address affordability, reliability
By betting on efficiency, storage, long-term energy planning and grid flexibility, the Illinois’ Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act offers a blueprint for the state’s energy future, Vote Solar’s John Delurey writes.
By John Delurey • May 26, 2026 -
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US summer generating capacity increases by 75 GW since 2025: FERC
Capacity additions include about 26 GW in Texas, 13 GW in the Western Electric Coordinating Council region and 11 GW in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator market, FERC said.
By Ethan Howland • May 22, 2026 -
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OpinionPuerto Rico’s power grid is ‘suspended between two realities,’ top utility regulator says
Affordability, reliability and the need to restore public confidence almost a decade after Hurricane Maria are top concerns, writes PREB Chairman Edison Avilés.
By Edison Avilés • May 22, 2026 -
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Enbridge, Meta to build 365-MW solar/200-MW storage project
Enbridge expects to invest $1.2 billion into the Wyoming project’s construction and anticipates that it will enter service by the end of 2027.
By Diana DiGangi • May 21, 2026 -
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In-state geothermal could save California $44B annually: CATF
The Clean Air Task Force estimates that enhanced geothermal deployment could reduce the state’s need to expand interregional transmission by as much as 53%.
By Diana DiGangi • May 21, 2026 -
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OpinionCommon‑sense state action can unlock a geothermal revolution in Utah and beyond
Pairing geothermal with accelerated transmission development and stronger regional coordination can help the West access its gigawatt-scale geothermal potential, write Clean Air Task Force colleagues.
By Ann Garth and Dan West • May 20, 2026 -
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ISO New England sees marginal winter benefit from behind-the-meter batteries
The grid operator’s first 10-year forecast to incorporate small, customer-sited energy storage systems finds considerable uncertainty about their role on a changing grid.
By Brian Martucci • May 19, 2026 -
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NY’s 2027 budget includes climate, emissions reduction rollbacks: Gov. Hochul
The state plans to scrap a 2030 goal that sought a 40% reduction in emissions and replace it with a 2040 goal that aims for a 60% reduction.
By Zoya Mirza • May 15, 2026 -
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Crux gets $500M debt facility for clean energy investments
The company said it plans to use the funding to finance “tax-driven investments,” including “hybrid tax equity, accelerating the deployment of clean energy.”
By Diana DiGangi • May 14, 2026 -
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Q1 saw net loss of 5,900 renewable energy manufacturing jobs: EDF report
The Environmental Defense Fund cited $1.4 billion in canceled renewable energy investments stemming from federal policy shifts around renewable energy, electric vehicles, energy efficiency and tailpipe emissions.
By Jeffrey Kinney • May 14, 2026
