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Trump Scoring Victories as he Goes Tilting at Wind Turbines
The Trump administration has ordered all offshore wind generation construction halted and has stalled some onshore wind projects.
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Solar Power Continues to Make Gains, but Slowdown Expected in 2026
The degree of risk and uncertainty springing from indifferent or outright obstructive new federal policies in 2025 has trimmed planned solar deployment.
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U.S. Hydropower Faces Prospects for Growth, Contraction in 2026
The demand for energy storage capacity is driving a flurry of proposals for new pumped storage hydropower while proposals for new conventional facilities are limited to small-scale projects.
Yes Energy
Maine PUC Issues Multistate Transmission, Generation Procurement
The Maine Public Utilities Commission, in collaboration with the regulators of four other New England states, issued a request for proposals to procure clean energy in northern Maine and 1,200 MW of transmission to connect it to the ISO-NE grid.
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All U.S. Offshore Wind Construction Halted
An announcement by the U.S. Department of Interior said the Department of Defense had identified wind farms as national security risks and is pausing offshore wind leases.
EMC Engineering Services
New England Coordinated Procurement Nets 173 MW of New Solar
Representatives of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont have selected a cumulative 173 MW of new solar generation through a coordinated procurement process.
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N.Y. Embraces All of the Above in Energy Strategy Update

The newest iteration of New York’s energy road map maintains a zero-emission grid as a target but acknowledges an uncertain path to that goal, and likely a longer reliance on fossil fuels.

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Permitting Bill Runs into Difficulty Involving Offshore Wind
House Republicans amended the SPEED Act on its way to a floor vote, in order to allow the Trump administration to keep repealing Biden-era permits for offshore wind, which led renewable energy groups to drop support for the bill.
Solar Energy Industries Association
Report Shows Cost Savings from New Solar, Storage in New England
A new report estimates that solar and battery storage growth in New England between 2025 and 2030 could reduce wholesale energy costs across the region by about $684 million annually by 2030.
Vineyard Wind
Judge Tosses Trump’s Halt on Wind Projects

A federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump’s executive order halting onshore and offshore wind power leasing and permitting was unlawful, finding that it violated the Administrative Procedure Act.


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