Daily Clean Energy Briefings
Comprehensive daily summaries of clean energy news, covering wind, solar, battery storage, and policy developments. Published every morning at 8 AM EST.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: FERC is preparing to assert unprecedented authority over data center grid connections, a regulatory shift that could reshape how and where hundreds of gigawatts of new clean energy get b…
Monday, April 20, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: Newly surfaced documents undermine the Trump administration's public claims about an offshore wind deal, intensifying scrutiny of federal energy policy just days after a court ordered GE…
Sunday, April 19, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: Community solar continues to defy gravity, expanding across the United States even as the Trump administration's federal policy headwinds intensify — a signal that state-level economics …
Saturday, April 18, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: A federal court ordered GE Vernova to finish its work on the 806-MW Vineyard Wind project off Massachusetts, delivering a forceful judicial rebuke to the turbine manufacturer's attempt t…
Friday, April 17, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump Department of Energy has proposed slashing the budget of the nation's premier renewable energy research lab by 52% — a $264 million cut to the newly renamed National Laboratory…
Thursday, April 16, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed sweeping legislation mandating 20.78 GW of energy storage capacity and adding 625 MW of new community solar, making the Commonwealth arguably …
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: Colorado regulators overrode local opposition to clear Xcel Energy's $1.7 billion Power Pathway transmission line, a landmark ruling that prioritizes statewide clean energy delivery over…
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: PJM, the nation's largest grid operator, proposed adding 14.9 GW of new generation capacity through a novel bilateral contract and central procurement mechanism — a move that could resha…
Monday, April 13, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: Vineyard Wind's lawsuit against GE Vernova to prevent the turbine manufacturer from abandoning the 806 MW offshore wind project off Massachusetts threatens to become a defining legal bat…
Sunday, April 12, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: A sweeping overhaul of U.S. nuclear energy regulation is drawing sharp debate over whether safety standards are being loosened too aggressively, even as new data confirms America is fall…
Saturday, April 11, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: A new report reveals federal permitting has stalled at least 11 GW of clean energy projects over the past year, with developers now deliberately siting projects on suboptimal land just t…
Friday, April 10, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: A proposed California Public Utilities Commission decision on community solar is drawing fierce opposition from SEIA and advocacy groups who say it will effectively kill new community so…
Thursday, April 9, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill signed legislation lifting the state's decades-old de facto moratorium on new nuclear power plants, making the Garden State the latest to bet on atomic…
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: Utah has become the first U.S. state to legalize plug-in balcony solar systems, a European import that could dramatically lower the barrier to residential solar adoption — and a wave of …
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump administration's campaign against offshore wind is facing fresh scrutiny after reports reveal nearly $1 billion in taxpayer funds went to a French energy company to abandon two…
Monday, April 6, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump administration is paying a French energy company to cancel two offshore wind projects that would have powered over a million American homes, a move critics warn will lock in hi…
Sunday, April 5, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: As the Trump administration continues its systematic rollback of clean energy policies and slows federal permitting for renewables, cities and states are forging their own paths — with A…
Saturday, April 4, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump administration's new tariff structure on grid equipment takes effect Sunday, setting a 15% rate on some electrical components while maintaining punishing 50% duties on base met…
Friday, April 3, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: Georgia Power broke ground on a massive 260 MW/1 GWh battery energy storage system near Wadley, Georgia, marking one of the largest utility-scale storage projects under construction in t…
Thursday, April 2, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: Nearly $1.4 billion in new solar financing hit the market in a single day, as Forest Road launched a $750 million fund and Dimension Energy closed $650 million for community solar — a po…
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: Michigan's massive 1,332 MW battery storage approval is now being paired with a landmark 12 GWh iron-air battery deal from Form Energy to power AI data centers, signaling that the explos…
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: Michigan just approved a massive 1,332 MW battery storage buildout — with a third of that capacity dedicated to powering a single Oracle data center — underscoring how Big Tech's insatia…
Monday, March 30, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: Arevon has broken ground on a $600 million battery storage project in California, signaling that large-scale energy storage investment continues to flow even as the Trump administration'…
Sunday, March 29, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: Geopolitical turmoil in the Persian Gulf is reshaping global energy calculus, with analysts arguing that disruptions to natural gas supplies from the Iran conflict could accelerate renew…
Saturday, March 28, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The EPA has locked in record-high biofuel mandates for 2026-2027, a rare Trump administration move that expands a renewable energy requirement — aiming to displace 300,000 barrels of for…
Friday, March 27, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump administration's roughly $1 billion payout to TotalEnergies to abandon its U.S. offshore wind projects is drawing intensifying legal scrutiny this week, even as the nation's la…
Thursday, March 26, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project — the largest offshore wind farm in the United States at 2.6 gigawatts — has begun delivering electricity to the grid, a landmark milestone tha…
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump administration will pay nearly $1 billion of taxpayer money to kill two offshore wind farms that would have powered over a million homes — even as the nation's largest offshore…
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump administration will pay TotalEnergies nearly $1 billion to walk away from two East Coast offshore wind farms — a stunning use of taxpayer dollars to actively dismantle renewabl…
Monday, March 23, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The United States is now manufacturing enough grid batteries to meet domestic demand — a milestone that reshapes the economics of energy storage and reduces a critical dependency on Chin…
Sunday, March 22, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump administration's EPA is dismantling decades of haze-reduction regulations at national parks, drawing fierce opposition from conservationists — even as an unlikely pro-solar fac…
Saturday, March 21, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: New York Governor Hochul moved to delay and weaken the state's landmark climate law, citing rising energy costs — a stunning retreat that could reverberate across state-level climate pol…
Friday, March 20, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: Tesla and LG Energy Solution announced plans to build a $4.3 billion battery manufacturing plant in Michigan, a massive bet on grid-scale energy storage that would supply cells for Tesla…
Thursday, March 19, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump administration is weighing a $1 billion deal to buy out TotalEnergies' offshore wind leases, a move that would effectively kill two planned projects and mark the most aggressiv…
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump administration is pursuing a new legal strategy to kill offshore wind projects off the coasts of New York and North Carolina through negotiated settlements — a move that could …
Monday, March 16, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: Two embattled U.S. offshore wind projects are pushing forward despite sustained opposition from the Trump administration, signaling that state-level commitments and developer resolve may…
Friday, March 13, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: U.S. solar generation hit 385 terawatt-hours in 2025 — a 25 percent leap that made solar 8.5 percent of all electricity — yet surging demand meant fossil fuel output and emissions still …
Thursday, March 12, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The clean energy transition, challenged by policy shifts and local resistance, continues its relentless march forward with massive new project announcements underscoring the insatiable d…
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The clean energy transition, particularly offshore wind, presses forward despite direct administration opposition and local headwinds, signaling an industry determined to execute shovel-…
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump Administration's aggressive stance on tax credits and land use now directly threatens nearly three-quarters of existing U.S. onshore wind capacity and imperils critical BESS in…
Monday, March 9, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The burgeoning demand from Artificial Intelligence data centers now directly threatens clean energy expansion, sparking legislative pushback in over a dozen states and setting up a criti…
Sunday, March 8, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: New York Governor Kathy Hochul's push to pare back the state's landmark climate law ignites a high-stakes battle over economic impact versus aggressive decarbonization goals, signaling b…
Saturday, March 7, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: New Jersey dramatically expands its distributed energy ambition, greenlighting 3 GW of community solar and launching a 1 GW energy storage push, underscoring states' critical role in dri…
Friday, March 6, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The American clean energy buildout accelerates with over 2GW of new solar and storage projects advancing across Texas, Arizona, Oregon, and Missouri, underscoring persistent developer co…
Thursday, March 5, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: America's utility-scale clean energy buildout accelerates with new projects and financing commitments from Missouri to Massachusetts, even as policy and permitting challenges continue to…
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: America's grid faces mounting pressure to integrate an accelerating wave of solar and battery projects, with bottlenecks threatening to throttle critical new capacity as developers race …
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The U.S. clean energy sector enters March 2026 riding a record-breaking wave, setting new benchmarks for energy storage deployment and greenlighting the largest solar and storage project…
Monday, March 2, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The specter of rising electricity rates amplified by federal policy shifts looms large for the clean energy transition, as Northern Michigan communities recount past climate-exacerbated …
Sunday, March 1, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: Massachusetts legislators just approved sweeping energy reform, poised to save ratepayers billions, while offshore wind developers confront new project delays, signaling shifting policy …
Saturday, February 28, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The clean energy transition, despite federal headwinds, continues its complex, grassroots charge across the US as states and local communities increasingly take the reins, demonstrating …
Friday, February 27, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The Department of Energy has allocated a staggering $26.5 billion loan package to Southern Company, marking the largest loan in the agency's history, for a sweeping grid upgrade that inc…
Thursday, February 26, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The Department of Energy today unleashed a colossal $26.5 billion loan to Southern Company for new generation and grid upgrades, a move that simultaneously injects unprecedented federal …
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: Big Tech's hunger for clean power reshapes the grid landscape, as Google greenlights the world's largest iron-air battery in Minnesota to firm up renewed data center loads while Trump Ad…
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump Administration's direct impact on clean energy development again takes center stage, as new revelations quantify "Trump shut-down" costs to the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind p…
Monday, February 23, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: Offshore wind projects on the East Coast scored critical judicial victories against Trump administration stop-work orders today, but these wins may not translate to accelerated deploymen…
Sunday, February 22, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: President Trump escalated his tariff rhetoric today, floating a 15% import tax following a Supreme Court ruling he called "anti-American," a move that would significantly impact the cost…
Saturday, February 21, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump Administration escalated its deregulation agenda, actively weakening mercury and toxic emission limits for coal-fired power plants today, a move poised to directly impact publi…
Friday, February 20, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: Five East Coast offshore wind projects, totaling nearly 6 GW, are back on track after winning critical court battles against the Trump administration's attempt to halt development, a cle…
Thursday, February 19, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: Five critical East Coast offshore wind projects, representing nearly 6 GW, won federal court battles against the Trump administration's stop-work orders, allowing construction to resume;…
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump Administration escalated its war on wind energy today, appealing a court order that lifted a permitting ban, injecting profound uncertainty into offshore and onshore developmen…
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The national grid modernization imperative intensified today as major battery storage projects came online in Maine and Georgia, underscoring the urgent need for flexible resources again…
Monday, February 16, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: New York State abruptly cancelled its fifth offshore wind solicitation today, citing "federal disruptions" — a stark indicator of escalating headwinds facing offshore wind development un…
Sunday, February 15, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: New breakthroughs in energy storage are fundamentally undermining the Trump Administration's stated goal of a coal resurgence, presenting a direct challenge to its fossil-first energy ag…
Saturday, February 14, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The clean energy sector today doubles down on large-scale storage, with major operational milestones in Indiana and Maine, even as the Trump administration’s regulatory guidance casts a …
Friday, February 13, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump Administration delivered a devastating blow to climate policy today, repealing the EPA's 2009 Endangerment Finding for greenhouse gases, effectively gutting the legal basis for…
Thursday, February 12, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The clean energy transition continues its relentless, uneven march across the U.S., with a new study revealing that supercharging solar and storage in the PJM grid could save $178 billio…
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump Administration escalated its war against climate action today, with the EPA moving to dismantle a core Clean Air Act finding and President Trump personally intervening to manda…
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump Administration's shifting priorities continue to hammer domestic clean energy research infrastructure, with NREL announcing another 134 layoffs, signaling a direct rollback of …
Monday, February 9, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump Administration suffered a significant legal setback in offshore wind today, with a former Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) chief affirming a court ruling that allows fi…
Sunday, February 8, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump Administration's energy policy solidified its fossil fuel-first stance with Energy Secretary Chris Wright's direct call for increased reliance on traditional fuels, putting gri…
Saturday, February 7, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The clean energy transition today faces a stark divergence: aggressive private capital continues to pour into massive solar and storage projects, even as states like Missouri wage legisl…
Friday, February 6, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The U.S. clean energy sector faces a stark reality: despite significant project announcements, 2025 marked a year of substantial job losses and investment decline, signaling acute policy…
Thursday, February 5, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump Administration's mounting "blockade" against renewable energy projects across the nation intensified today, with reports detailing federal agencies are actively delaying approv…
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The U.S. clean energy sector today saw a torrent of capital flow into battery storage and significant solar project energizations, underscoring aggressive build-out despite lingering pol…
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: Federal courts delivered a stunning rebuke to the Trump Administration today, overturning its injunctions against offshore wind development in a critical win for projects like Sunrise Wi…
Monday, February 2, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: State legislative action is accelerating grid-scale solar and storage deployment on the East Coast, with Maryland and New Jersey governors pushing policies to unlock investment in the PJ…
Sunday, February 1, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump Administration's pro-coal directives face immediate pushback from utilities challenging mandated plant operations, even as an opinion piece warns these policies could elevate c…
Saturday, January 31, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: A federal judge delivered a sharp rebuke to the Trump administration, ruling its Department of Energy panel questioning climate science was unlawful, directly impacting the White House's…
Friday, January 30, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump Administration escalated its fiscal redirect today, with the Department of Energy moving to claw back $9.5 billion from wind and solar projects, signaling a concerted effort to…
Thursday, January 29, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: Offshore wind, hobbled by presidential directive for weeks, roars back to life as a federal judge allows crucial projects to resume, underscoring the deep legal and economic fault lines …
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: A federal judge today unequivocally unblocked the nearly completed Vineyard Wind project, a critical blow to the Trump administration's attempts to halt offshore wind and a massive win f…
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The global battery storage market shattered records in 2025, surpassing 100 GW in annual deployments, while US domestic policy and localized battles continue to shape America's clean ene…
Monday, January 26, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump Administration's aggressive efforts to roll back clean energy policies are directly colliding with state-level ambition, setting up critical legal battles over offshore wind wh…
Sunday, January 25, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: Onshore wind development faces critical roadblocks across the U.S., even in traditionally supportive states, while soaring energy demands from new technologies like AI ignite fierce stat…
Saturday, January 24, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump Administration executed a sweeping rollback of clean energy financing today, with the Department of Energy canceling $83.6 billion in Biden-era clean energy loans and restructu…
Friday, January 23, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The nascent U.S. energy storage manufacturing sector gained a critical, albeit complex, lifeline as new Trump administration tariffs on Chinese battery components, effective January 1, 2…
Thursday, January 22, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: A federal court victory reignited critical offshore wind projects today, pushing back against the Trump administration's efforts to curb renewable development, even as President Trump hi…
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The clean energy sector braces for sustained legal and regulatory battles against the Trump administration, even as project development accelerates nationwide, particularly in solar and …
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: A federal judge has decisively halted the Trump Administration's obstructive tactics against offshore wind, greenlighting the immediate resumption of Dominion Energy's critical 2.6 GW Co…
Monday, January 19, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: Donald Trump's repeated attempts to derail America's nascent offshore wind industry have been decisively struck down by federal courts, clearing significant legal hurdles for projects wh…
Sunday, January 18, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: Wall Street has decisively withdrawn from climate finance, unraveling billions in commitments six years after ambitious pledges, a seismic shift that will profoundly impact the clean ene…
Saturday, January 17, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: A federal court has delivered a sharp rebuke to the Trump Administration, allowing Dominion Energy's Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project to resume construction immediately, overturnin…
Friday, January 16, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump Administration's regulatory blockade on clean energy projects starkly contrasts with a flurry of new project financing and construction starts across the country, underscoring …
Thursday, January 15, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump Administration's conflicting energy agenda continues to roil the clean energy sector, as a federal court ruled unlawful its cancellation of $7.5 billion in clean energy grants …
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: Federal judges are systematically rebuffing the Trump administration's attempts to halt offshore wind projects, delivering critical reprieves to developers and injecting a dose of regula…
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: A federal judge today delivered a significant blow to the Trump administration's aggressive campaign against offshore wind, greenlighting the 704 MW Revolution Wind project to resume con…
Monday, January 12, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump Administration has escalated its assault on offshore wind, freezing construction on five East Coast projects valued at $25 billion while Norwegian energy giant Equinor threaten…
Sunday, January 11, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump administration has slammed the brakes on five East Coast offshore wind projects, jeopardizing $25 billion in private investment and signaling an aggressive federal pivot agains…
Saturday, January 10, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump Administration's aggressive obstruction of offshore wind projects escalated dramatically today, triggering a lawsuit from New York's Attorney General and imperiling billions in…
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump Administration's aggressive stance against offshore wind development solidified today, with Ørsted formally challenging a lease suspension for its critical Sunrise Wind project…
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: California just flexed its state-level permitting muscle, overriding local opposition to push a critical 300 MW solar-plus-storage project forward, signaling a hardening stance against N…
Monday, January 5, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: Offshore wind developers launched a forceful legal challenge against the Trump administration's suspension of five critical East Coast projects, escalating the federal policy battle shap…
Sunday, January 4, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump Administration faces new scrutiny today as a top Interior official's undisclosed financial tie to a major Nevada lithium mine project surfaces, casting a shadow over critical m…
Saturday, January 3, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump Administration faces a deepening legal quagmire as multiple offshore wind developers, including Ørsted and Equinor, file lawsuits seeking to overturn federal stop-work orders, …
Friday, January 2, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump Administration's aggressive stance against offshore wind moved into direct legal conflict today as Ørsted formally challenged a federal halt on its $5 billion Atlantic project,…
Thursday, January 1, 2026
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump Administration escalated its intervention in grid operations today, using emergency powers to halt over 2 GW of planned coal plant retirements, triggering immediate legal chall…
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
TODAY'S LEAD: State-level actions are accelerating crucial grid connections and storage buildouts, demonstrating a clear divergence from federal energy policy under the Trump Administration, specifica…
Tuesday, December 30, 2025
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump Administration's freeze on offshore wind development faces escalating legal challenges and gubernatorial opposition, signaling a critical showdown over the future of a key clea…
Monday, December 29, 2025
TODAY'S LEAD: The year 2025 closes with the clean energy sector demonstrating remarkable resilience, as renewables now supply over a quarter of U.S. power grid despite the Trump administration's aggre…
Sunday, December 28, 2025
TODAY'S LEAD: The clean energy transition faces unprecedented volatility as four states battle the Trump Administration to reinstate critical offshore wind projects, while California regulators double…
Saturday, December 27, 2025
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump Administration's energy policy clashes with market realities as a Washington coal plant faces forced operation, while the nationwide shutdown of a residential solar installer h…
Friday, December 26, 2025
TODAY'S LEAD: Massachusetts greenlit 1.3 GW of battery storage this week, illustrating rapid state-level progress on grid modernization, even as the Trump administration's shifting federal policies th…
Thursday, December 25, 2025
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump Administration escalated its direct intervention in the clean energy transition, simultaneously halting new offshore wind projects and forcing two Indiana utilities to continue…
Wednesday, December 24, 2025
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump administration has dramatically escalated its assault on offshore wind, issuing a new order that freezes five major East Coast projects for at least 90 days, effectively haltin…
Tuesday, December 23, 2025
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump Administration today delivered a crippling blow to U.S. offshore wind development, abruptly halting all five projects currently under construction along the East Coast, citing …
Monday, December 22, 2025
TODAY'S LEAD: Looming federal policy uncertainty continues to shadow the clean energy transition, even as private capital pushes forward significant project development, creating a volatile landscape …
Sunday, December 21, 2025
TODAY'S LEAD: Congress remains deadlocked on comprehensive energy solutions, a political stalemate exacerbating a growing power crunch across the U.S. and further complicating the already challenging …
Saturday, December 20, 2025
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump Administration's federal headwinds are tightening on American clean energy, with a House bill cementing review processes that complicate offshore wind, and a new report quantif…
Friday, December 19, 2025
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump Administration’s adversarial stance toward clean energy continued to be challenged today, as a federal judge rebuffed administrative attempts to derail a critical offshore wind…
Thursday, December 18, 2025
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump Administration blinked on solar permitting today, with the Bureau of Land Management unfreezing a critical 700 MW Nevada solar-plus-storage project after a five-month regulator…
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump Administration's clean energy agenda faces immediate headwinds as a critical House vote on permitting reform falters amidst growing backlash against offshore wind, threatening …
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
TODAY'S LEAD: A federal court victory for wind developers against the Trump administration offers a critical, albeit potentially precarious, lifeline for new projects, while Ford's entry into the grid…
Monday, December 15, 2025
TODAY'S LEAD: State-level battles over clean energy project development are intensifying across the U.S. as permitting friction impedes progress and divergent policy approaches create a checkerboard l…
Sunday, December 14, 2025
TODAY'S LEAD: The burgeoning demand for electricity from AI data centers, amplified by aluminum tariffs, now directly threatens to escalate energy costs for American consumers, drawing a stark picture…
Saturday, December 13, 2025
TODAY'S LEAD: The national clean energy push is creating new opportunities from old liabilities, as a former Massachusetts Superfund site transforms into a 7.1 MW solar and battery storage facility, s…
Friday, December 12, 2025
TODAY'S LEAD: A federal judge has decisively overturned the Trump administration's 2020 ban on wind projects, throwing open the doors for stalled offshore wind development and injecting critical momen…
Thursday, December 11, 2025
TODAY'S LEAD: The clean energy transition today underscores a deepening fault line between robust private sector deployment and an unpredictable federal policy landscape, with developers forging ahead…
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
KEY DEVELOPMENTS Trump Administration Wind Order Struck Down: A federal judge has overturned a 2020 Trump administration executive order that froze permits and leasing for wind energy projects, unbloc…
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
KEY DEVELOPMENTS Federal Judge Rules Trump Administration's 2020 Offshore Wind Halt Illegal: A federal judge has overturned the Trump administration's 2020 halt on offshore wind farm approvals, deemin…
Monday, December 8, 2025
KEY DEVELOPMENTS Palisades Nuclear Plant Restart: Michigan's Palisades Nuclear Plant, shut down in 2023, is set to become the first U.S. commercial nuclear reactor to restart, boosted by a $400 millio…
Sunday, December 7, 2025
KEY DEVELOPMENTS Coal Plant Retirement: The Intermountain Power Project, Utah's largest coal plant, has ceased operations, signaling a major victory for clean energy advocates as Los Angeles transitio…
Saturday, December 6, 2025
KEY DEVELOPMENTS Trump Administration Fuels Nuclear SMRs: The Trump administration committed $800 million from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to accelerate the development of 300-megawatt …
Friday, December 5, 2025
KEY DEVELOPMENTS Solar Industry Decries Federal Permitting Halt: A coalition of 143 U.S. solar companies is urging Congress to intervene, claiming recent Department of the Interior policies under the …
Thursday, December 4, 2025
KEY DEVELOPMENTS DOE Rebranding: The U.S. Department of Energy has controversially renamed the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to the National Laboratory of the Rockies, reflecting a broad…
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
KEY DEVELOPMENTS California Lawmakers Push Accountability Amidst Grid Delays: Eighteen California legislators are demanding state regulators hold PG&E and Southern California Edison responsible for pe…
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
KEY DEVELOPMENTS Massive Battery Storage Project in South Carolina: Aypa Power receives approval to build, own, and operate a 300MW/1,200MWh battery energy storage system in South Carolina, significan…