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Over 13 GW, or half of planned Texas solar and storage, at risk to fail to come online next year

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has released an analysis indicating that new federal policies targeting renewable energy are placing a significant majority of planned solar and battery storage capacity in Texas at severe risk.

Utility-scale solar project delays ease as market matures, says EIA

About 20% of planned capacity additions reported delays in Q3 2025, down from the 25% of projects reporting delays in Q3 2024.

Betchtel inks EPC contract for Doral Renewables 430 MW solar, 340 MWh storage project in Texas

Bechtel will manage the construction of Doral Renewables’ solar and battery storage facility in Texas, underscoring the shift toward co-located storage as the standard for ERCOT projects.

Agrivoltaics provides benefits and possible pitfalls for solar developers

NREL study examines Massachusetts’ comprehensive approach to deploying solar on farmland.

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Meta extends datacenter energy investment boom with 385 MW Louisiana solar PPA

Meta (Facebook) signed on to purchase the renewable energy certificates associated with two utility-scale solar projects in Louisiana. It has procured over 3 GW of solar in 2025 alone.

Florida utility on pace to reach 93 GW solar, 50 GW storage by 2045

While utilities in neighboring states are “dabbling” with solar, Florida Power & Light is combining solar and storage as a “workhorse” technology, said a nonprofit executive.

Vesper Solar 600 MW Texas project shows how an agrivoltaics mindset can unlock prime sites

Developer Vesper Energy engaged local land owners on pollinator mixes and sheep grazing for its Hornet Solar project.

Closed Baltimore 213-acre landfill is reborn as solar power plant

TotalEnergies developed the municipal solar project with specialized ballasted racking on the capped landfill, installing over 15,000 solar panels onsite.

Construction begins on 150 MW Bee Hollow solar project in Illinois

The utility-scale solar project is expected to contribute $17 million in tax revenues over the first 20 years of operations while adding enough renewable energy to power approximately 45,600 homes per year.

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.

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