Renewables

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    Opinion

    Why rolling blackouts are a thing of the past — and why President Trump is wrong on green energy

    California and Texas show how energy storage can bridge the political divide to bolster grid reliability and lower costs.

    By Tam Hunt • March 25, 2025
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    IRA repeal would increase energy costs, hurt jobs: Energy Innovation

    However, the Cato Institute said the law could cost up to $2 trillion by 2035, in part due to uncapped tax credits.

    By • March 24, 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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    Federal judge blocks EPA’s $14B GGRF funding freeze

    The EPA “proffered no evidence to support their basis for the sudden terminations, or that they followed the proper procedures,” said U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan. 

    By • March 20, 2025
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    Hawaiian utility contracts for solar-plus-storage projects from AES

    Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative will pay up to $133.40/MWh and $127/MWh for power from the two projects, which will displace higher cost oil-fired generation.

    By • March 20, 2025
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    Opinion

    ‘Purchaser-caused’ certificates are key to driving renewable energy growth

    Market leaders — clean energy buyers, sellers and standard-setters alike — must acknowledge which renewable energy procurement approaches directly cause new capacity.

    By Jim Boyle • March 19, 2025
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    EPA yanks air quality permit for 1.5-GW Atlantic Shores offshore wind project

    EPA Region 2 requested the permit remand as part of President Trump’s mandated review of offshore wind projects, the agency said.

    By • March 18, 2025
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    Southwest Power Pool could need $263B generation investment by 2050: Brattle

    The Southwestern grid operator could need up to to 48 GW of new wind generation, 130 GW of solar and 59 GW of battery storage in the next quarter century.

    By • March 18, 2025
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    Microgrids called a low-burden way to ensure backup power

    Facilities managers can lower upfront costs and avoid disruptive maintenance checks by subscribing to a resiliency-as-a-service platform, a microgrid executive says.

    By Robert Freedman • March 17, 2025
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    Opinion

    How thermal batteries unlock a more flexible, reliable and efficient grid

    In addition to providing clean energy for nearly every industrial sector, thermal batteries have the potential to serve as a linchpin for a reliable low-emissions grid.

    By Noah Long • March 17, 2025
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    IRA credits and energy demand continue to drive renewables investments

    Despite the Trump administration’s focus on fossil fuels and opposition to the IRA, analysts anticipate the renewables market will continue benefiting from high energy demand.

    By • March 13, 2025
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    DOE will prioritize fossil fuels, but it still expects strong growth from storage, solar, Wright says

    “There is simply no physical way that wind, solar and batteries could replace the myriad uses of natural gas,” Energy Secretary Chris Wright said at S&P Global’s CERAWeek.

    By • March 11, 2025
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    21 House Republicans oppose cutting clean energy credits to pay for tax cuts

    “Both our constituencies and the energy industry alike remain concerned about disruptive changes to our nation’s energy tax structure,” the letter led by Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., said.

    By Lamar Johnson • March 11, 2025
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    Corning, Suniva and Heliene form US solar supply chain

    The companies aim to produce a module made with polysilicon, wafers and cells manufactured in the U.S.

    By Sara Samora • March 11, 2025
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    Perch Energy, Arcadia unit merge to form community solar joint venture

    The combined venture will manage more than 3 GW of capacity across 16 states and is poised for additional organic and acquisition-driven growth, the companies said.

    By Brian Martucci • March 11, 2025
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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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    ‘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