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Wash. Utilities Race to Break Ground Before Renewable Tax Credits Expire
Puget Sound Energy and Avista told the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission they have taken steps to build clean energy resources quickly to qualify for expiring federal tax credits, while voicing concern that limited transmission capacity and the state’s greenhouse gas targets pose challenges.
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Interior Dept. to Reimburse Nearly $1B to Stop 2 Offshore Wind Projects
The Department of the Interior announced an agreement with TotalEnergies for the company to give up offshore wind leases.
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N.J. Bills Targeting Balcony Solar, Nuclear and PJM Move Ahead
New Jersey legislators backed a bill that would require operators of AI data centers and crypto mining facilities to run them with clean energy and submit an energy use plan to the state.
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Vineyard Completes Construction, Revolution Starts Generation
One New England offshore wind farm has completed construction, and another has begun sending electricity ashore as it finishes construction.
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Virginia Legislature Wraps Up, Passes Clean Energy Bills
The Virginia General Assembly wrapped up its session and Democrats used the power they won in November's elections to push through bills favoring clean energy as the state faces significant load growth from data centers.
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Renewable Portfolio Standards Not Boosting Electric Rates, MIT Study Finds
A new MIT study posits that while retail electric rates are higher in states that have renewable portfolio standards, the standards are not to blame.
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SEIA, WoodMac Chart Whiplash in U.S. Solar Industry
Nearly 40% fewer U.S. solar power projects reached completion in the fourth quarter than in the third quarter as developers pivoted to start new projects in time to qualify for tax credits.
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Ariz. Commission Axes State’s Renewable Energy Standard
Arizona regulators have repealed the renewable energy standard for electric utilities in the state, saying it's time for renewables to "stand on their own two feet."
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N.J.’s Utilities Board Backs Storage, Solar Expansion Package
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities approved the state’s first incentivized storage projects and launched new community and grid-scale solar solicitations.
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NYSERDA Lays Out High Cost of Climate Law Compliance
The state authority managing New York’s clean-energy transition estimated one part of complying with the state’s climate law could carry a gross impact of more than $4,000 per year per household in some cases.

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