Renewables

  • In this aerial view, solar panels point to the sky at the Weesow-Wilmersdorf solar park by energy supplier EnBW AG on May 03, 2024 near Grischow, Germany.
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    Solar industry posts record Q1 growth but projects longer-term decline

    Prematurely ending federal tax credits for renewable energy and manufacturing risks project cancellations and a possible energy shortage, SEIA says.

    By Emma Penrod • June 12, 2025
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    GOP lawmakers reiterate asks for clean energy credit tweaks in reconciliation bill

    Rep. Jen Kiggans, a Virginia Republican, said “there remains significant room for improvement in preserving the clean energy tax credits” in the Senate’s version of the budget bill.

    By Lamar Johnson • June 12, 2025
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    The Energy Transition to Renewables

    Rising demand for power is continuing to drive demand for renewables, but policy uncertainty and mixed signals from the Trump administration add to existing challenges.

    By Utility Dive staff
  • In an aerial view, solar panels are seen on the roof of a home on June 03, 2025 in San Anselmo, California.
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    Maryland residential solar loan program sees success in rough market

    “In just a few months, we saw enough loan demand to meet our entire annual budget,” said Rokas Beresniovas, a senior director with the Montgomery County Green Bank.

    By • June 12, 2025
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    Opinion

    Supercharging America’s power grid from the demand side

    Microgrids with continuous AI-powered monitoring can significantly reduce the need for costly grid upgrades and lower the risk of power failures.

    By James Richmond • June 11, 2025
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    Residential solar installer Sunnova files for bankruptcy, plans to sell and wind down operations

    Difficult market conditions, including uncertainty created by the Trump administration, prevented the company from accessing needed capital, company officials said in the bankruptcy filings.

    By Emma Penrod • June 11, 2025
  • The sun rises over the EDF energy offshore windfarm on July 19, 2024 in Redcar, England.
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    Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind asks to terminate project’s renewable energy credits

    The New Jersey OREC termination is “the closing of a chapter, but not the end for Atlantic Shores,” CEO Joris Veldhoven said.

    By • June 10, 2025
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    MISO submits revised fast-track interconnection process for FERC approval

    NextEra, Sierra Club and other groups say, however, that the Midcontinent Independent System Operator failed to work with stakeholders on the proposal as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission directed.

    By • June 10, 2025
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    Opinion

    Baseload blind spot? Senate should unleash 24/7 clean-energy workhorses

    As the U.S. Senate drafts a budget bill, it should value geothermal and hydropower appropriately to secure a stronger, more resilient and more dominant energy future.

    By Malcolm Woolf and Bryant Jones • June 9, 2025
  • A solar energy farm in Indianapolis, Indiana, an area served by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator.
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    MISO resource outlook improves; surplus expected next summer

    The potential surplus for the Midcontinent Independent System Operator ranges from 1.4 GW to 6.4 GW next summer, but uncertainty clouds the longer-term outlook, according to the OMS-MISO survey.

    By • June 9, 2025
  • Active construction at the Lumina II battery energy storage system project in Scurry County, Texas.
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    Tariffs to spike power generation costs: reports

    Battery energy storage systems are especially vulnerable to tariffs, according to Wood Mackenzie and Anza Renewables. Data from the two firms showed a sharp increase in BESS costs last quarter.

    By Brian Martucci • June 9, 2025
  • An aerial view of the Shotwick Solar Energy Park on February 25, 2025 in Deeside, Wales.
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    Vast array of solar power equipment left exposed online

    The most commonly exposed device has been discontinued and vulnerable for a decade, new research found.

    By Eric Geller • June 6, 2025
  • A wind turbine generates power on February 26, 2025 in Runcorn, England.
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    Transferability is transforming clean energy project finance, say dealmakers

    The ability to transfer tax credits has allowed for new investors, new structures and faster deals, experts say, but is threatened by congressional budget proposals.

    By • June 6, 2025
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    Opinion

    Large load tariffs have a problem. Clean transition tariffs are the solution.

    These tariffs were designed to offer large loads access to renewable energy, but they could be expanded to baseload generation to remove at-risk generation from the utility’s books.

    By Ben Hertz-Shargel • June 5, 2025
  • A wind turbine in a field at dawn on June 28, 2024 in Nolan, Texas.
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    Anti-renewables bills die in Texas House, but may reemerge in 2027

    Experts said three bills would have raised power prices, hurt reliability and reduced investment. Oil and gas producers were part of a broad coalition in opposition.

    By Brian Martucci • June 3, 2025
  • An aerial view of the Shotwick Solar Energy Park on February 25, 2025 in Deeside, Wales.
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    House budget bill would kill 330K solar, storage jobs: SEIA

    The Solar Energy Industries Association is lobbying the Senate to revise the House’s rollback of IRA tax credits during budget negotiations, citing estimated job losses in every state.

    By • June 2, 2025
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    Clean power deployments neared record in Q1, but development pipeline growth slowed: ACP

    Utility-scale solar and energy storage have made inroads in the Midwest and South, but political uncertainty could quash the momentum, the American Clean Power Association said.

    By Brian Martucci • May 30, 2025
  • A worker installs solar panels at the construction site of a new solar energy park as wind turbines spin behind on April 06, 2023 near Prenzlau, Germany.
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    California’s solar, wind curtailment jumped 29% in 2024: EIA

    California is pursuing options such as increasing battery storage and using excess renewable energy to make hydrogen, said the Energy Information Administration.

    By • May 30, 2025
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    Opinion

    IRA tax credits spur construction, manufacturing in red and blue states

    Repealing the Inflation Reduction Act could slow our ability to build more power generation and increase the risk of rolling blackouts and higher energy costs.

    By Emmanuel Martin-Lauzer • May 29, 2025
  • Wind turbines operate at a wind farm near solar panels on March 06, 2024 near Palm Springs, California.
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    California could nearly double generation capacity using surplus interconnection: UC Berkeley report

    The authors say about 16 GW of thermal capacity — dominated by gas — is operating below a 15% capacity factor, making it ripe for adding solar, wind or storage.

    By • May 29, 2025
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    Vistra solar, battery projects in MISO face supply chain delays

    Vistra asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for two-year commercial operation deadline extensions for projects in Illinois totaling 833 MW.

    By • May 28, 2025
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    House’s 60-day deadline for IRA eligibility would trigger ‘scramble’: EY experts

    “From a commercial perspective, it's not a unilateral decision most of the time on whether you can begin construction,” said Greg Matlock, a tax leader at EY Americas.

    By • May 22, 2025
  • First Solar modules being manufactured in the United States on an assembly line inside a factory.
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    Trade panel clears path for higher tariffs on some solar imports

    The U.S. International Trade Commission’s vote “clears the way” to set even higher solar import tariffs on four Southeast Asian countries, said attorney Tim Brightbill.

    By • May 22, 2025
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    House GOP budget ‘worse than feared’ for clean energy: analysts

    The bill’s “unworkable” provisions raise barriers for projects to qualify for clean energy credits before an accelerated 2028 expiration, an industry association said. Jefferies analysts also called out its “intentional targeting” of residential solar.

    By Brian Martucci • May 22, 2025
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    SEIA estimates budget bill could wipe out almost 300K clean energy jobs

    Legislation that passed the House Budget Committee could jeopardize 287 U.S. solar and storage factories, says the Solar Energy Industries Association.

    By • May 20, 2025
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    GOP supporters of IRA clean energy credits outline reconciliation bill recommendations

    Fourteen Republicans asked to maintain the tax credit transferability mechanism through the phase-out period and make two other adjustments to the clean energy tax credit changes.

    By Lamar Johnson • May 20, 2025