EDF Renewables books $980M impairment from Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind

EDF’s partner Shell exited the Atlantic Shores joint venture earlier this month, booking a $1 billion impairment associated with the investment.

By Diana DiGangi • Feb. 25, 2025

Trump’s National Energy Dominance Council should appoint a ‘hydropower czar’

Federal hydropower can help meet load growth, onshore manufacturing of key defense components and help address burdensome regulations.

By Charles Yang • Feb. 25, 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. 

By Utility Dive staff

Solar and battery storage will lead new generation in 2025: EIA

63 GW of utility-scale generation capacity will be brought online this year, and 81% of that capacity will be solar and battery storage, said the Energy Information Administration.

By Diana DiGangi • Feb. 24, 2025

Leveraging surplus interconnection could unleash 800 GW of energy the US needs today

By using existing interconnection sites to plug in low-cost clean energy sources, energy planners can increase grid reliability and lower costs.

By Cassady Craighill • Feb. 21, 2025

Heliene inks deal with Origami Solar to offer US-made steel-framed solar modules

The product’s domestic supply chain “eliminates all duty, tariff, and impoundment risks,” the companies said.

By Diana DiGangi • Feb. 20, 2025

Trump’s tariffs could raise onshore wind turbine costs by 7%, slow development: WoodMac

Wind generation deployments could be reduced by nearly a third by the end of this decade due to the tariffs, according to a Wood Mackenzie analyst.

By Emma Penrod • Feb. 20, 2025

Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro sues Trump administration, citing frozen IRA funding

The state’s agencies have limited access to over $3.1 billion in funding for activities including distributed solar deployment, well plugging and weatherization, according to the lawsuit.

By Diana DiGangi • Feb. 13, 2025

GE Vernova to invest nearly $600M in US factories

The energy equipment manufacturer will create over 1,500 jobs as it expands its nuclear, solar and onshore wind energy sectors.

By Joelle Anselmo • Feb. 7, 2025

EPA funding freeze endangers $7B Solar For All program

“We don't know how much money got out the door, we don't know how much money the administration can seek to claw back,” said Vote Solar’s executive director, Sachu Constantine.

By Diana DiGangi • Feb. 6, 2025

Electricity is the next energy crisis

Electricity demand and distribution technologies won't solve the entire problem, but they can provide immediate relief.

By Juan Macias • Feb. 6, 2025

Puerto Rico utility LUMA plans to add 1 GW renewables, 700 MW storage

LUMA’s agreement with engineering and construction firm Linxon US calls for the development of nine “energy interconnection points” as part of Puerto Rico’s Tranche 1 renewable procurement plan.

By Robert Walton • Feb. 6, 2025

Clean energy stakeholders descend on Capitol to lobby for IRA tax credits

Groups participating in the lobbying blitz in Washington, D.C., represent over 2,000 companies and hundreds of billions of dollars in private investment, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association.

By Diana DiGangi • Feb. 5, 2025

Utilities await clarity on DOE loans as decisive court battle looms

The Trump administration will likely scrutinize funding for renewables and climate change mitigation, potentially affecting outlays for critical grid investments, experts say.

By Brian Martucci • Feb. 5, 2025

Banks improving clean energy finance ratios, still well short of net-zero pace: report

“The ratio isn’t evolving at the pace needed to hit the 4:1 level required this decade under commonly referenced scenarios to limit climate change to 1.5 [degrees Celsius],” according to BloombergNEF.

By Lamar Johnson • Feb. 5, 2025

Community solar agreement aims to cut electricity costs, emissions across 31 Illinois fast food outlets

The Perch Energy subscriptions will give All Star Management’s Wendy’s and McDonald’s franchise locations a 10% discount on their electricity bills, the companies said. 

By Brian Martucci • Feb. 4, 2025

FERC approves MISO interconnection queue cap proposal

Rejecting arguments from clean energy trade groups, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said the Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s plan wouldn’t hurt competition or reduce grid access.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 3, 2025

2025 US power sector outlook

The second Trump administration has ramped up energy transition uncertainty. Meanwhile, electricity demand from data centers and electrification continues to grow, and the resource mix is changing.

By Utility Dive staff • Jan. 31, 2025

Senate confirms Doug Burgum as Interior secretary

The former governor of North Dakota says he supports an “all of the above” approach to generation, but he joins an administration focused on oil and gas production.

By Diana DiGangi • Jan. 31, 2025

Trump’s executive orders cause hesitation, confusion for clean energy developers

“There are daily developments, and I think people are just doing the best they can with the limited information we have at the moment,” said Felisa Sanchez, a partner with law firm K&L Gates.

By Diana DiGangi • Jan. 30, 2025

Severe weather, accreditation reforms call for more flexible generation: panel

An “all of the above” approach can help utilities meet growing calls for reliability, experts from Wood Mackenzie and Wärtsilä said.

By Emma Penrod • Jan. 30, 2025

California cities launch nation’s first public hydrogen utility

Although the 45V clean hydrogen production credits were critical to its formation, the new utility hopes to avoid dependence on the tax credits.

By Emma Penrod • Jan. 30, 2025

PPA prices continue to rise amid Trump policy uncertainty: LevelTen Energy

But energy buyers and sellers have grown more adaptable in the face of an unstable policy landscape, LevelTen Energy said.

By Emma Penrod • Jan. 29, 2025

EsVolta poised to bring 490 MW/980 MWh of storage online in ERCOT

The Texas grid operator expects to have nearly 10 GW of energy storage in March, up from about 4,700 MW a year earlier.

By Ethan Howland • Jan. 28, 2025

West Coast floating offshore wind could deliver 33 GW by 2050, DOE labs say

The deployment faces technological and infrastructure challenges, but would boost transmission in the Western Interconnection, the researchers said.

By Diana DiGangi • Jan. 23, 2025

Investor interest in solar, storage cools amid Trump administration uncertainty

Venture capital investment dropped 36% in 2024 for solar companies and 60% in energy storage, according to Mercom Capital Group.

By Emma Penrod • Jan. 23, 2025