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

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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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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

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 Ethan Howland • Jan. 23, 2025

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

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 Diana DiGangi • Jan. 21, 2025

2025 Renewable Energy Outlook: Full speed ahead as second Trump administration begins

Load growth and Inflation Reduction Act spending are driving the industry forward despite the threat of federal policy reversals.

By Diana DiGangi • Jan. 21, 2025

Sonnen, SOLRITE Energy launch grid-optimizing virtual power plant in Texas

The program aims to relieve congestion and improve renewable power economics on the Electric Reliability Council of Texas grid, sonnen USA CEO Blake Richetta said.

By Brian Martucci • Jan. 17, 2025

JLL establishes energy advisory and sustainability practice

The team will provide technical expertise on energy sourcing, efficiency and end-use optimization across the company’s business lines.

By Joe Burns • Jan. 17, 2025

NREL seeks distributed wind turbine technology proposals from manufacturers

The request for proposals offers award amounts up to $800,000 for submissions from domestic manufacturers of small and medium-sized wind turbines.

By Diana DiGangi • Jan. 16, 2025

The 47th presidency offers hope for permitting reform

Republicans and President-elect Trump should take the win that a permitting reform compromise bill offers, and they should do this in the first 100 days of the new administration.

By Jonathan Chanis • Jan. 16, 2025

US could deploy up to 84 GW of renewables on federal land by 2035: NREL

Some 10% of the clean energy needed for the U.S. to reach net zero emissions could be sited on federal land, according to a report from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

By Diana DiGangi • Jan. 15, 2025

Hydrogen is transforming a tiny Utah coal town. Could its success hold lessons for similar communities?

The Intermountain Power Project, which aims to be the first gas power plant to use 100% hydrogen, represents a rare success story in the nation’s quest to transition former coal-producing communities to renewable energy.

By Emma Penrod • Jan. 15, 2025

PJM’s capacity market proposal faces pushback from market monitor, generators

The PJM Power Providers Group, Advanced Energy United and ratepayer advocates are among those opposing proposed revisions to the grid operator’s must-offer and market seller offer cap rules.

By Ethan Howland • Jan. 13, 2025