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.
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.
A democratically organized nonprofit is giving a seat at the clean energy table to 36 communities in Western Fresno County.
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.
Large-scale solar opens doors to economic development in the region.
A democratically organized nonprofit is giving a seat at the clean energy table to 36 communities in Western Fresno County.
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.
VDE America’s Brian Grenko says a focus on portfolio management and risk mitigation can help developers succeed.
The Energy Information Administration said developers plan to add 21 GW of solar in the second half of 2025 alone.
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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