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445 GW — mainly solar, storage — to come online by 2030 as demand growth surges: ICF
PJM and ERCOT have no spare capacity for demand growth beyond 2027, the consulting firm said. Demand response and GETs can help meet an expected 39% jump in U.S. electric use by 2035, it suggests.
By Ethan Howland • June 26, 2026 -
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California to sue Trump administration over offshore wind buybacks
The lease cancellations “are causing ongoing harm” to California, which has “invested more than $100 million to support the development of wind energy,” the state’s attorney general said.
By Diana DiGangi • June 25, 2026 -
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TrendlineData Centers and the US Grid
A look at how data centers are affecting the U.S. grid today and how new technologies and rate structures could affect that trajectory in the years to come.
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Deployable reserves shrinking as coal, gas forced outage rates rise: NERC
Coal and gas generation saw a respective 39.8 TWh and 19.1 TWh increase in unavailable energy in 2025, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. said.
By Diana DiGangi • June 25, 2026 -
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UN secretary general urges AI giants to disclose environmental impact
António Guterres called on artificial intelligence companies to commit to powering every data center with renewable energy by 2030.
By Lamar Johnson • June 25, 2026 -
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Platte River, EnergyHub partner to deploy 39-MW Colorado VPP
Platte River Power Authority plans to achieve 19 MW from customer-owned distributed resources by 2030, with the first virtual power plant programs launching this summer.
By Diana DiGangi • June 24, 2026 -
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Grid operators making ‘significant progress’ on generator interconnection reform: AEU
However, there isn’t yet evidence that interconnection requests are being processed more quickly, according to Advanced Energy United.
By Ethan Howland • June 24, 2026 -
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Trump administration buys out 4 more offshore wind leases for $765M
Invenergy will redirect the funds toward natural gas plants in Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri as well as geothermal projects, the U.S. Department of the Interior said.
By Diana DiGangi • June 18, 2026 -
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California gas generation down 60% from 2024 as solar, imports surge
Solar generation in CAISO increased 21% from January through May compared with the same period in 2024, the Energy Information Administration said.
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OpinionDistributed solar’s overlooked role: Keeping farmland out of the real estate market
If we want farmland to stay farmland, we have to be open-minded about what farming looks like today, writes Abby Broedlin, vice president of asset management at Nautilus Solar Energy.
By Abby Broedlin • June 15, 2026 -
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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 grantees – based 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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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.
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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
