Renewables

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    IRA funding freeze has put ‘many’ clean energy projects on pause

    The uncertainty created by the funding freeze has affected projects at “various stages of development,” a clean energy executive said on a recent press call.

    By Lamar Johnson • March 7, 2025
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    Deep Dive

    Avista, PG&E, Ameren AI demonstrations show great potential – but are other utilities ready?

    New artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms can optimize complexities across the power system if utilities and regulators can make data more accessible — and protect it, experts say.

    By • March 7, 2025
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    Sustainability

    Companies are pursuing increasingly ambitous sustainability goals around clean energy, but integrating rising amounts of renewables, minimizing environmental impacts, and achieving carbon reduction targets can be challenging.

    By Utility Dive staff
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    ‘EPA’s action is illegal,’ says green group attorney about $20B GGRF funding freeze

    EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin says the $20 billion freeze stopped disbursement riddled with “self-dealing [and] conflicts of interest,” while grant recipients say the freeze will not hold up to judicial review.

    By • March 6, 2025
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    Basin Electric urges Congress to support clean energy tax credits

    Inflation Reduction Act tax credits support energy infrastructure needed to meet rising demand for electricity, an Iowa Republican said during a House hearing.

    By • March 6, 2025
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    Demand for renewable energy projects remains strong, but supply is growing: LevelTen Energy

    As more developers are forced to sell early-stage projects, a glut of supply is eroding renewable energy profits, according to data from LevelTen Energy.

    By Emma Penrod • March 5, 2025
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    EPA $20B funding freeze leaves ‘green bank’ nonprofits unable to pay bills

    The Climate United Fund, which received a $6.97 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant, will soon become unable to make payroll or disburse funding to its contracted borrowers, said a spokesperson.

    By • March 4, 2025
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    Trump looms large at ACORE’s renewable energy policy conference

    Panelists discussed the president’s energy policy as well as the fate of the Inflation Reduction Act, which is expected to be targeted for cuts as Congress negotiates a budget.

    By • Feb. 27, 2025
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    IRA tax credit repeal would drive up electricity prices, system costs: reports

    Sharply lower deployments of new generating resources could lead to power shortfalls, studies commissioned by a conservative environmental nonprofit and an electricity buyers group found.

    By Brian Martucci • Feb. 27, 2025
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    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 • Feb. 25, 2025
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    Opinion

    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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    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 • Feb. 24, 2025
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    Opinion

    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
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    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 • Feb. 20, 2025
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    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
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    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 • Feb. 13, 2025
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    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
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    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 • Feb. 6, 2025
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    Opinion

    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
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    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 • Feb. 6, 2025
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    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 • Feb. 5, 2025
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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 • Feb. 3, 2025
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    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