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Trump administration cancels largest solar project in United States

The Bureau of Land Management has officially cancelled the Esmeralda 7 solar project, a Nevada-based project that would stand among the world’s largest solar power plants, large enough to power nearly 2 million homes.

California proposes order of 6 GW by 2032 to get ahead of expiring tax credits

A California Public Utilities Commission Judge called for a “premature” order of additional electric capacity in the state to take advantage of lucrative renewable energy federal tax credits while they still exist.

Solar is reshaping California’s Central Valley. What happens to the rural farming communities next door?

A democratically organized nonprofit is giving a seat at the clean energy table to 36 communities in Western Fresno County.

U.S. solar will pass wind in 2025 and leave coal in the dust soon after

Solar and wind represent about 11% to 12% of the energy mix each, while coal sits just under 15%. Developers brought online 16 GW of solar out of a total 21.5 GW electric generation capacity cumulatively added through July in 2025, said the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. There is currently about 5 GW more wind than solar actively deployed in the United States.

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Pleasant Valley Solar 2 financing clears way for data centers and high-tech manufacturing in Idaho

Large-scale solar opens doors to economic development in the region.

Solar is reshaping California’s Central Valley. What happens to the rural farming communities next door?

A democratically organized nonprofit is giving a seat at the clean energy table to 36 communities in Western Fresno County.

U.S. installs 14.5 GW of large-scale solar in the first half of 2025

Solar represented 75% of grid capacity additions in the first half, followed distantly by wind and natural gas, said new data from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Electricity demand may help solar developers weather OBBBA disruptions

VDE America’s Brian Grenko says a focus on portfolio management and risk mitigation can help developers succeed.

Solar to represent half of new U.S. electric generating capacity in 2025

The Energy Information Administration said developers plan to add 21 GW of solar in the second half of 2025 alone.

Solar project and finance updates: Texas, New Mexico and eastern U.S.

OCI Energy closes a utility-scale solar project sale, National Renewable Solutions activates a project in New Mexico, and SolAmerica Energy closes on a revolving credit facility for distributed solar in the eastern U.S.

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