Renewables

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    $1.6B in clean energy investments were rolled back in September: E2

    More than $24 billion in clean energy investment has been withdrawn so far this year, according to E2. The group said $11 billion in new projects were announced over the same period.

    By • Oct. 23, 2025
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    Opinion

    Gas reliance will worsen the energy affordability crisis

    Utilities and regulators should consider other options before investing in gas plants and making customers pay the inflated price, writes Cassady Craighill, technical education director at GridLab.

    By Cassady Craighill • Oct. 23, 2025
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    Top 5 Stories from Utility Dive

    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. 

    By Utility Dive staff
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    ISO New England launches cluster study of 26 battery, wind and solar projects

    The projects have a combined summer rated capacity of about 8 GW. The transitional cluster study is the first under a new review framework and is expected to be completed in August 2026.

    By • Oct. 21, 2025
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    State AGs probe Big Tech’s use of renewable energy certificates

    Republican attorneys general from 16 states sent letters to Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft last month questioning claims the companies had made about their energy consumption and emissions reductions.

    By Lamar Johnson • Oct. 20, 2025
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    The week in 5 numbers: DOE backs transmission, Amazon’s dozen nuclear reactors

    Plus a group of solar projects in Nevada face uncertainty and California funds offshore wind.

    By • Oct. 17, 2025
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    States sue EPA over canceled Solar for All grants

    In the third lawsuit filed about the grants this month, 22 states and the District of Columbia contend the agency illegally revoked $7 billion in clean energy funds awarded to local governments.

    By Robyn Griggs Lawrence • Oct. 17, 2025
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    Torch Clean Energy taps Fluence for 640 MWh battery at Arizona solar plant

    Torch’s “Winchester” project will have 160 MW of solar and is expected to be online in 2027 to support regional grid balancing and forecast load growth, the company said.

    By • Oct. 16, 2025
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    21 Democratic House members press PJM for interconnection reforms

    The lawmakers called on the PJM Interconnection to bolster rules for energy storage and grid-enhancing technologies while considering options such as “connect and manage.”

    By • Oct. 16, 2025
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    VPP Convergence Project aims to educate states on virtual power plants

    Tesla, Sunrun, Leap, Voltus and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners are involved in the effort.

    By • Oct. 15, 2025
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    Opinion

    How community benefits agreements can reduce project delivery risk

    Working with communities to develop energy or other projects can help developers deliver on-time and on-budget, and with a strong foundation of local support.

    By Sameera Fazili, Pronita Gupta and Doug Bloch • Oct. 15, 2025
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    Harris County, Texas, sues EPA over canceled Solar For All funds

    County officials say the loss of $54 million in clean energy grants jeopardizes staffing, planning and partnerships built around the program, forcing major adjustments to local operations and budgets.

    By Robyn Griggs Lawrence • Oct. 14, 2025
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    Interior denies canceling largest solar project in U.S. after axing review

    A U.S. Department of the Interior spokesperson said the agency canceled a broad environmental review grouping together seven individual projects that make up the 6.2-GW Esmeralda 7 project, but could review each one individually.

    By • Oct. 14, 2025
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    HACIA launches clean energy contractor incubator to support small and diverse businesses in Illinois

    Illinois is moving full speed into a clean energy future—and HACIA is making sure small and diverse businesses aren’t left behind.

    Oct. 13, 2025
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    The week in 5 numbers: Utilities make it rain, wildfire costs rage on

    Plus a closely watched acquisition gets the green light, the U.S. renewable outlook shrinks and more

    By • Oct. 10, 2025
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    Dominion issues RFP seeking solar, wind and storage PPAs

    Dominion Energy spokesman Aaron Ruby said the company is seeking the power purchase agreements as part of its “‘all of the above’ strategy to serve growing power demand.”

    By • Oct. 9, 2025
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    Newsom signs 1 bill to speed geothermal approvals, vetoes another

    The governor signed a bill which will streamline the approvals process for geothermal projects, but he vetoed one aimed at doing the same for geothermal exploration, citing fee increases.

    By • Oct. 9, 2025
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    Deep Dive

    Grid planners and experts on why markets keep choosing renewables

    “If natural gas was the cheapest option to meet the peak, the markets would select it,” said Sean Kelly, co-founder and CEO of forecast provider Amperon and a former energy analyst.

    By • Oct. 9, 2025
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    IEA cuts estimate of U.S. renewables capacity growth by about 50%

    The International Energy Agency expects global renewable power capacity will double by 2030, increasing by 4.6 TW, but anticipated U.S. deployments shrank by half since last year.

    By • Oct. 8, 2025
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    EPA sued for terminating $7B Solar for All program

    “Instead of distributing the Solar for All funds as Congress directed, Defendants hastily and unlawfully terminated” the program, the plaintiffs allege.

    By • Oct. 7, 2025
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    Shareholder earnings shouldn’t be default source for wildfire costs: Brattle

    “Utilities are tapped out,” an independent analyst said, but ratepayers' ability to bear additional costs is also waning — even as settlement costs grow.

    By Emma Penrod • Oct. 6, 2025
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    Government shutdown could delay clean energy guidance, permitting: report

    Shutdown plans could become hard to implement as agency staffing levels “are significantly lower than at the beginning of the year," said sustainable finance company Crux.

    By Lamar Johnson • Oct. 3, 2025
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    The week in 5 numbers: DOE slashes clean energy funding following coal ‘investment’

    Plus PJM’s data center woes, record storage deployment and new generation additions.

    By • Oct. 3, 2025
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    Corporate procurement stabilizes renewable energy projects: CEBA

    “The primary role of corporate offtake agreements [is] to mitigate the financial risk associated with earning revenue from the variable wholesale electricity market,” the Clean Energy Buyers Association said.

    By • Oct. 2, 2025
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    DOE cancels $7.6B in clean energy awards in states that voted against Trump

    “Our democracy is badly broken when a president can illegally suspend projects for Blue states in order to punish his political enemies,” said Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.

    By • Oct. 2, 2025
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    Utility conferences to watch in 2026

    See our annual list of notable power-sector conferences where industry leaders will share knowledge in a rapidly-changing landscape. 

    By • Oct. 1, 2025