Solar and wind accounted for 93% of new U.S. electricity capacity additions in November 2025, making solar PV the leading new source of electricity for 27 consecutive months, according to a review of FERC data by the SUN DAY Campaign. Of that percentage, solar was 72% of new generating capacity both in November and forβ¦
Zelestra, a renewable energy company, signed a new long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with AEP Energy Partners, a subsidiary of American Electric Power for the total electricity produced at the proposed 49.9-MW Gem City Solar project in Dayton, Ohio. βAEP Energy is focused on providing customers with energy supply that delivers long-term price stability andβ¦
Sol Systems has completed the 186-MWDC Tilden Solar Project built on more than 1,000 acres of a subsurface coal mine in Southern Illinois. The $345 million project brings new life to land long shaped by Americaβs energy history, transforming a complex legacy site into modern clean energy infrastructure that will generate approximately 319 GWh ofβ¦
For years, New Hampshire solar developers and their customers have faced one regulatory roadblock after another, making it much harder to connect solar projects to the grid than in neighboring states. New Hampshire is last in the Northeast for solar deployment, mostly due to its outdated interconnection procedures. These rules govern how clean energy projectsβ¦
Doral Renewablesβ Great Bend Solar project reached commercial operation on January 6. The project met substantial completion in December 2025. The 48-MW project, located in Meigs County, was built on the Great Bend of the Ohio River, near the state border with West Virginia. Doral Renewables commissioned PCL Construction in April 2024 to build theβ¦
A new association will make a renewed push for a viable community solar and storage program in California. Californians for Local, Affordable Solar and StorageΒ (CLASS) will work to expand access to local, affordable clean energy, lower electricity bills for families and small businesses, and create new revenue opportunities for farmers and landowners across the state.β¦
J&B Solar, a utility-scale mechanical solar contractor, has launched The Renewable Revolution Apprentice Program (TRRAP), a workforce and compliance platform designed to meet the Inflation Reduction Actβs requirements while building long-term careers in utility-scale solar. TRRAP is led by Casey Swindell, IRA compliance & labor relations manager for J&B, who spearheaded the effort in developingβ¦
The Dept. of Energy announced on Thursday that it is pulling the plug on $83.6 billion of Biden-era loans slated for clean energy projects. This is the latest action the Trump administration has taken to reprioritize federal support for fossil fuel sources. Of the affected loans, $9.5 billion originally issued for solar and wind projectsβ¦
The NC Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) published a report finding that 49 states, plus Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico, had taken distributed solar policy actions during 2025. The NC Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) released its 2025 annual review and Q4 update edition of βThe 50 States of Solar,β a quarterly series providing insightsβ¦
Solar accounted for 72% of new electrical generating capacity on the U.S. grid for the first 10 months of 2025, according to a review of FERC data by the SUN DAY Campaign. Solar PV has held this position for 26 months in a row and has now edged out wind power as the largest sourceβ¦
The U.S. solar industryβs federal incentive ecosystem has been drastically reshaped by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). With subsidies passing or in the rearview, the solar industry has shifted its messaging to tout photovoltaicsβ speed to the grid compared to other energy sources, namely gas turbines. As the demand for new power-hungry AIβ¦
Electric Research and Manufacturing Cooperative (ERMCO), a distribution transformers manufacturer, is opening a new factory in Maricopa County, Arizona. The investment will create more than 500 jobs for the community. Located in in Waddell, approximately 30 miles west of Phoenix, the facility will expand ERMCOβs three-phase transformer production capabilities and while exploring new manufacturing options.β¦
Earlier this month, Duke Energy Florida unveiled its DeBary Hydrogen Production Storage System in Volusia County, Florida, a system capable of producing, storing and combusting up to 100% green hydrogen. This system is located at Duke Energy Floridaβs existing DeBary solar site, which provides energy for two electrolyzerβ―units that separate water molecules into oxygen andβ¦
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed six executive orders on her first day in office, including two affecting utility costs and energy permitting. βIn the Navy, I learned that you have to lead, follow or get out of the way β and I promised the people of New Jersey that I would be on aβ¦
Although 2025 presented considerable challenges for the solar energy industry, utility-scale solar power continues to generate substantial benefits for communities throughout the United States. Rural regions, where many of these projects are located, have experienced notable economic benefits through tax revenue, new income streams for landowners, job creation and enhanced energy infrastructure. Consequentially, farmers andβ¦
Environmental groups are supporting a coalition of renewable energy industry groups challenging the Trump administrationβs actions preventing federal permitting for wind and solar energy projects. The lawsuit, filed in December against the Dept. of the Interior by eight renewable energy groups, including Renew Northeast, is challenging six actions by the Trump administration that unlawfully punishβ¦
Saudi Arabia and the UAE have emerged as two of the worldβs most prominent energy storage markets, with mega-scale projects announced and moved forward at a staggering pace over the last two years. But what does the next phase look like?
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