Daily Clean Energy Briefings — page 5 of 9

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 and consumer…

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 to walk away…

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 of the…

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 the most…

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 county…

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 reshape how data…

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 battle for an…

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 falling further…

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 to avoid…

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 solar…

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 energy as…

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 similar…

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 projects…

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 higher energy…

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 Ann Arbor,…

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 metals — a move…

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 the Southeast…

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 powerful signal…

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 explosive growth of…

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 insatiable…

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's policy…

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 renewable energy…

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 foreign oil per…

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 largest…

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 that arrives…

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 wind project…

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 renewable energy…

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 Chinese imports,…

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 faction emerges…

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 policy…