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N.J. Looks to Utilities for Solar Expansion Answers

Feb 11, 2026Generation & FuelsHugh Morley

New Jersey’s Board of Public Utilities is asking the state’s four utilities for thoughts on how to help waive regulations and speed up the connection of distributed energy resources as it seeks to modernize its grid.

Trump Administration to Continue Effort to Halt OSW Work

Feb 11, 2026Federal PolicyJohn Cropley

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said an appeal “absolutely” is coming on the stop-work orders that his agency imposed and judges lifted against five offshore wind projects.

Conflict Brewing over Gas Transition in Massachusetts

Feb 9, 2026Building DecarbonizationJon Lamson

In Massachusetts, a state with some of the most ambitious decarbonization policies in the country, fundamental disagreements between utilities and consumer advocates threaten to derail the transition from natural gas before it even gets off the ground.

Offshore Wind Group Questions CPUC’s Proposed Forecast for Humboldt Project

Feb 9, 2026State and Local PolicyDavid Krause

Offshore wind experts urged the California Public Utilities Commission to reconsider a forecasted 6-year delay to the Golden State’s offshore wind project in Humboldt County.

Revolution Wind Weeks Away from Generating Power — Maybe

Feb 8, 2026Federal PolicyJohn Cropley

If Ørsted can continue to beat back the Trump administration’s interference, it could start generating electricity with its Revolution Wind project in a matter of weeks.

N.Y. PSC Changes DER Interconnection Rules to Meet Tax Credit Deadlines

Feb 8, 2026Federal PolicyVincent Gabrielle

The New York Public Service Commission issued new interconnection rules for distributed energy resource developers and utilities aimed at capturing as many expiring Inflation Reduction Act tax credits as possible for wind, solar and storage projects.

Data Center Moratorium Bill Introduced in N.Y. Legislature

Feb 6, 2026State and Local PolicyVincent Gabrielle

Democrats in the New York Legislature have introduced legislation to create a three-year moratorium on the siting and permitting of new data centers statewide.

Cleanview: Data Centers’ Speed-to-market Goals Lead to Inefficient Gas Generation

Feb 5, 2026Federal PolicyJames Downing

Cleanview released a report putting numbers to a trend where many hyperscale data center developers are building dirtier, more quickly available generation to cash in on the AI boom.

Equinor Hopeful it Can Complete Empire Wind on Schedule

Feb 4, 2026Company NewsJohn Cropley

Work on the $7.5 billion, 810-MW project off the New York coast has been halted twice by the administration and resumed twice by the Norwegian developer.

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