Fossil retirements continue, but pace slows and may reverse
EIA data shows that since 2003, U.S. fossil fuel plants have retired more capacity than they’ve been built. That trend is slowing, and early signs suggest it could reverse.
New Jersey utilities must explain their votes on matters decided by grid operator PJM
When members of the nation’s largest grid operator PJM vote on matters affecting the speed of PJM’s interconnection studies and other issues, utilities in New Jersey and Maryland must now report on how they voted.
Energy storage finance fell 41%, year-to-June, despite rebound in project deals
Political uncertainty and new trade tariffs have been cited by Mercom Capital Group as dampening activity.
Turbulent times for U.S. energy storage
The OBBBA kills many of the provisions in the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act that were most impactful for the energy storage industry, and while no one is fully sure what comes next, many are bracing for turbulence, as Phoebe Skok reports.
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.
Third Pillar floats 500 MW of utility-scale floating solar in Texas
Third Pillar was given exclusive access to develop a potential 500 MW of floating solar in water reservoirs in Texas.
USDA announces it will discontinue funding solar projects
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded billions in Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grants for solar projects. Secretary Brook Rollins said the agency will no longer deploy funds to solar and wind projects.
Vertical solar and strawberries: How California farmers are harvesting cash and crops
California farmers face mounting economic pressures, including high electricity prices. Do agrivoltaics offer a solution?
With EV industry idling in Michigan, Motor City clings to auto dreams
Michigan is the birthplace of the American auto, home to the US car industry since the early 20th century. With automotive manufacturing in other parts of the world sprinting forward, the US auto industry is idling, flickering between go and stop like a drained battery. Can electric vehicles (EVs) drive a new renaissance for the industry?
U.S. solar manufacturing forges on
While changes to U.S. clean energy tax credits and other restrictions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) create a new level of uncertainty, U.S. solar and energy storage manufacturers vow to march on with the previously planned buildout of domestic solar manufacturing capacity.
