Booming solar and storage are propping up Puerto Rico’s grid this summer

What started as a modest pilot program is now the first virtual power plant of its kind in the region, advocates say.

By Meris Lutz • July 22, 2025

The key to renewable energy development is building local trust

After a gigawatt’s worth of development, Arun Muthukrishnan now approaches each project not just as a technical or financial challenge, but as a deeply human one.

By Arun Muthukrishnan • July 18, 2025

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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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Utilities may speed renewable projects under new tax credit timeline: Jefferies

Utilities “with renewables-heavy plans” may accelerate wind and solar projects by several years in order to qualify for the new one-year safe harbor period, according to Jefferies.

By Diana DiGangi • July 17, 2025

With Blackstone venture, PPL is ‘biggest winner’ from data center summit

The Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit, which President Trump attended, touted heavy investments in AI and power infrastructure. Jefferies analysts said PPL scored a victory there.

By Ethan Howland • July 17, 2025

Law judge calls for Minnesota PUC to reject $6.2B Allete private equity deal

The proposed private equity model isn’t in the public interest, an administrative law judge said.

By Ethan Howland • July 16, 2025

Georgia Power’s new IRP keeps coal plants online to serve data centers

The integrated resource plan approved by regulators on Tuesday also calls for up to 4,000 MW of renewable resources by 2035 and more than 1,500 MW of storage.

By Robert Walton • July 16, 2025

Natural gas: The workhorse of American energy dominance and security

Natural gas is a vital export to allies in Europe and Asia, a backstop for grid reliability during peak demand and a bridge fuel that complements the integration of renewable resources.

By Brigham McCown • July 15, 2025

Google to buy up to 3 GW of hydro power from Brookfield

The technology company will begin by buying power from dams totaling 670 MW in the PJM Interconnection, where power supplies are tight.

By Ethan Howland • July 15, 2025

Oregon legislature passes first-in-nation microgrid framework

Supporters say the Oregon model could set an example for other states concerned about grid reliability and rising costs.

By Brian Martucci • July 14, 2025

Solar generation expected to rise by a third this summer: EIA

Solar is expected to account for 7% of total U.S. generation in 2025 and 8% in 2026, the Energy Information Administration said Tuesday.

By Robert Walton • July 10, 2025

Trump seeks tighter restrictions on wind and solar with executive order

The order seeks to “ensure that policies concerning the ‘beginning of construction’ are not circumvented” by wind and solar projects.

By Diana DiGangi • July 9, 2025

How retail energy suppliers can navigate the new federal energy policies

Key strategies include buying renewable energy certificates now, leveraging data and predictive analytics and growing market share.

By Nainish Gupta • July 8, 2025

JPMorgan launches carbon market blockchain app

In a bid to boost data standardization and transparency, the bank is working with three global carbon registries to test the viability of tokenizing the voluntary carbon market.

By Lamar Johnson • July 7, 2025

FERC rejects MISO, SPP plan to broaden scope of interregional transmission planning

One dissenting commissioner said regulators "should not stand in the way of simple solutions" that would improve study accuracy.

By Ethan Howland • July 7, 2025

Trump signs budget bill slashing clean energy tax credits

President Donald Trump promised additional executive branch restrictions on wind, solar and EV projects in exchange for Freedom Caucus members' support of the bill, Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., said.

By Diana DiGangi • Updated July 7, 2025

Airloom Energy to pilot novel wind power tech at Wyoming site

The shorter, more compact turbine design will be cheaper to produce, faster to deploy, more suitable for height-restricted areas and less likely to trigger local opposition, the Laramie-based company says.

By Brian Martucci • July 2, 2025

How regulators can protect hydrogen customers while enabling innovation

By asking key questions, regulators can distinguish between fruitful and wasteful hydrogen projects. And by taking a holistic view and engaging with others, they can bring stability to the industry.

By Dan Esposito and Mike O’Boyle • July 2, 2025

Senate passes megabill that curbs IRA tax credits, drops wind and solar tax

The amended bill also offers an exception to the onerous “placed in service” deadline of 2027 for projects that begin construction within a year of its passage.

By Diana DiGangi • July 1, 2025

Federal agencies, including FERC and DOE, revoke environmental review rules

The agencies eliminated all references to consider climate change, environmental justice and other key environmental issues in their permit reviews, Earthjustice said.

By Ethan Howland • July 1, 2025

Senate proposes harsh tax on renewables

Former Trump senior adviser Elon Musk on Saturday said the Senate’s latest draft of the bill “gives handouts to industries of the past while severely damaging industries of the future.”

By Diana DiGangi • June 30, 2025

Can oil and gas solve the AI power dilemma?

The convergence between oil, technology and utilities reflects a profound structural shift — energy and computing are no longer parallel industries but mutually dependent pillars of modern innovation.

By Joe Brettell • June 27, 2025

FERC’s Christie calls for dispatchable resources after grid operators come ‘close to the edge’

“You never know about the next time, and there's going to be a next time,” Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Mark Christie said about grid operators' ability to avoid blackouts this week.

By Ethan Howland • June 27, 2025

Senate negotiating IRA tax credits, aims to vote on budget bill Friday

Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., said there is “work being done” on the residential solar tax credit, which the House and the Senate Finance Committee voted to eliminate.

By Diana DiGangi • June 26, 2025

$1.4B in new clean energy factories, projects canceled in May: E2

Nearly $15.5 billion in clean energy investments have been canceled since the beginning of the year, representing 30 canceled, closed or downsized projects.

By Lamar Johnson • June 25, 2025

Utilities, energy developers back Senate’s more lenient tax credit timeline

A powerful coalition of trade associations and energy groups thanked senators for rolling back some of the House version’s deepest cuts, but the two chambers will need to agree on a final bill.

By Brian Martucci • June 25, 2025