Renewables

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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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    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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    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
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    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 • Jan. 31, 2025
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    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 • Jan. 30, 2025
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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 • Jan. 28, 2025
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    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 • Jan. 23, 2025
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    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
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    DOE offers $30M for superhot rock geothermal projects

    Tapping 1% of the U.S.’ superhot rock geothermal potential could produce 4.3 TW of firm power, according to the Clean Air Task Force.

    By • Jan. 23, 2025
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    Trump freezes IRA funding

    The White House issued a memo to clarify the funding pause, specifying that it pertains only to aspects of the law mentioned in Section 2 of the executive order.

    By Kate Magill • Updated Jan. 23, 2025
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    Trump executive orders halt wind development, declare energy emergency

    The orders pause wind lease sales and permitting on federal lands while taking steps to accelerate other forms of energy production.

    By • Jan. 21, 2025