May 2025

American Clean Power
ACP Tallies 7.4 GW of New Solar, Storage, Wind

This was the second-strongest start to a year ever recorded in the United States and brought the total to 320.86 GW installed nationwide.

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NERC Replies to UCS’ Cold Weather Standard Criticism

NERC answered several objections raised by a nonprofit group in reaction to the ERO's proposed cold weather standard.

Aurora Energy Research
Study Finds PSCo Would Gain More in EDAM than Markets+
The study, conducted by Aurora Energy Research, found EDAM could provide the Denver-based utility $11.2 million more in average annual savings from 2028 to 2040 compared with Markets+, rising to $13.2 million through 2060.
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BLM Proposes Accommodations for Greenlink North Line
The Bureau of Land Management has proposed changes to three of its Northern Nevada resource management plans to accommodate NV Energy’s 235-mile Greenlink North transmission project.
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Growing Clean Energy Sector in Texas May Avoid Damaging Legislation

ERCOT's blossoming clean energy sector has been threatened by bills that would dampen its growth and future investment, but many of those laws appear to have fallen by the wayside in the Texas legislature's closing days.

Bonneville Power Administration
BPA Predicts Energy Deficits Over Next 10 Years

The Bonneville Power Administration predicts even steeper energy deficits among its network of dams under firm conditions compared to predictions from 2024.

Convergent Energy and Power
N.J. BPU Backs New Grid Modernization Rules
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has approved new grid modernization rules the agency says will make the process of launching new distributed sources easier and faster.
BLM California
CAISO Battery Storage Initiative Focuses on Outage Management, Nonlinearity

CAISO is moving forward with a key initiative to resolve how battery storage resources function on the grid as the battery boom continues in the Golden State. 

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FERC OKs MISO Generation Replacements Connecting at Different Points than Predecessors
FERC approved MISO’s new generation replacement provision that allows replacements to reconnect at more preferred points on the grid over clean energy groups’ concern that it plays favorites.
Air Products
More Green Projects Halted amid Policy Changes
Clean energy and transportation project cancellations continue as 2025 rolls on, with E2's analysis of public announcements showing investments of $4.5 billion abandoned in April alone.

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