Renewables

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    Republican budget squeezes out of House committee, but deeper IRA cuts could come

    Deficit hawks voted to advance the legislation for now but said they negotiated for more cuts to clean energy incentives.

    By • May 19, 2025
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    Solar companies compete to advance tandem cell technology

    Companies like Qcells, Trinasolar and LONGi are betting on perovskite and silicon tandem technology and achieving recent breakthroughs in stability and efficiency.

    By • May 15, 2025
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    The Energy Transition to Renewables

    New policy and business actions are giving a significant boost to renewable energy in the U.S., but opposition is growing and grid interconnection, permitting, labor and other challenges remain.

    By Utility Dive staff
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    Repealing energy tax credits would raise electricity costs, study says

    The Clean Energy Buyers Association, which represents big tech companies and other large off-takers, said the Republican budget proposal could hurt their members.

    By • May 15, 2025
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    ‘Rogue’ communication devices found on Chinese-made solar power inverters

    The devices could give adversaries a way to disable power grids, damage energy infrastructure and trigger blackouts, specialists say. 

    By Robert Freedman • May 15, 2025
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    Opinion

    Resetting net zero: What next?

    Governments, businesses and investors should seek to maintain long-term investment in competitive technologies while taking a proactive approach to sectors most vulnerable to the current slowdown.

    By Adrian Del Maestro • May 15, 2025
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    Summer demand is soaring and inverter-based resources are a ‘key risk’: NERC

    The North American Electric Reliability Corp. plans to issue an alert within the next month regarding inverter-based resources and the risks they present, officials said.

    By • May 15, 2025
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    Lawmakers spar over IRA credits in budget hearings

    Members of the House are debating the Inflation Reduction Act’s costs and benefits after Republicans proposed major cuts.

    By • May 14, 2025
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    Electricity consumption is rising, driving solar, storage expansion: EIA

    Battery storage capacity additions through 2026 are expected to outpace wind, small-scale solar and natural gas, according to the Energy Information Administration.

    By • May 13, 2025
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    House GOP proposes early phaseout of IRA clean energy tax credits

    The House Ways and Means Committee’s draft budget scales back the technology-neutral clean energy investment and production tax credits while leaving carbon capture credits largely intact.

    By Brian Martucci • May 13, 2025
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    Trump DOE’s latest move would roll some energy standards back decades

    Legal challenges are likely to the U.S. Department of Energy’s efforts to repeal or alter 47 energy efficiency, climate reporting and other regulations, experts said.

    By • May 13, 2025
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    Empire Wind 1 stop work order may force project’s termination soon: Equinor

    The company says it will be forced to terminate the 810-MW Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project entirely if the situation isn’t resolved “within days.”

    By • May 12, 2025
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    Opinion

    America’s moment to secure its critical mineral future

    As Congress works through reconciliation, we have a historic opportunity to reassert American industrial strength, safeguard national security and power a cleaner, technologically competitive future.

    By Heather Reams • May 12, 2025
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    Sunrun reports solid Q1 earnings amid tax, tariff uncertainty

    The distributed energy provider’s new Flex product helped lift its U.S. market share to 19% of new solar installations and 45% of new storage installations, Sunrun said Wednesday.

    By Brian Martucci • May 9, 2025
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    Opinion

    Why surging demand and grid transformation will define the utility sector in 2025

    The utilities that succeed will be the ones that can manage today’s operational stress while preparing for tomorrow’s energy ecosystem.

    By Kyle Jones • May 9, 2025
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    IRA’s fate unclear as Republicans look to finance megabill

    The Inflation Reduction Act is a likely target in a plan to cut $2 trillion in spending, but certain provisions have benefited red districts.

    By • May 8, 2025
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    ISO New England prepares for 11% rise in annual electricity consumption

    The increase over the next decade will primarily come from heating electrification and growing adoption of electric vehicles, the grid operator said.

    By • May 7, 2025
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    States sue Trump administration over halt on wind energy development

    Attorneys general from 17 Democratic-led states and D.C. have asked a district court to block Trump’s ban on wind energy approvals and declare it illegal.

    By • May 6, 2025
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    Texas renewables restrictions could increase power prices by 14% in 2035: Aurora

    Reliability would also suffer — and load-shedding events become more likely — in a renewables-restricted future amid a years-long gas turbine backlog, Aurora said.

    By Brian Martucci • May 6, 2025
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    Exowatt’s ‘next-generation renewable energy’ tech could power data centers faster

    The Miami-based company raised $70 million to commercialize its solar-powered energy system, which can provide round-the-clock power without a grid connection.

    By Brian Martucci • May 6, 2025
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    US solar, battery manufacturing to expand through 2027 despite uncertainty: Anza Renewables

    This year, Anza sees tighter supplies and higher prices for U.S.-made solar cells and battery components as tariffs push buyers toward domestic options.

    By Brian Martucci • May 5, 2025
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    Opinion

    At-risk IRA tax credits drive industrial-scale infrastructure in red and blue states

    The Inflation Reduction Act is a bipartisan success story, but if these tax credits disappear, so will plans for future factories, jobs and the chance to reclaim our industrial leadership.

    By Joby Bernstein and Claire Petersen • May 5, 2025
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    Trump proposes slashing DOE budget by $19.3B

    The president proposed making deep cuts to Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding and the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. 

    By • May 5, 2025
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    Tariffs could add $500M to offshore wind project cost, says Dominion CEO

    Dominion Energy estimates that by the end of Q2, the cost of its 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project will increase by at least $120 million due to new tariffs.

    By • May 2, 2025
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    Southern California Edison likely faces ‘material losses’ from Eaton Fire, CEO says

    The utility plans to tap California's wildfire insurance fund to pay off most of the potential damages, company leaders said.

    By Emma Penrod • May 2, 2025
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    Corning increased solar Michigan facility investment to $1.5B

    The additional $600 million aims to accelerate advanced manufacturing operations of its solar wafers.

    By Sara Samora • May 1, 2025