Utility-scale Solar

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and Brattle Group
LBNL Study Examines Drivers Behind Higher Power Prices in Some States
The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory released a paper recently examining why some states have seen retail power prices rise faster than inflation.
BLM
Interior Throws Curveball at Esmeralda Solar Projects, but Denies Cancellation
The fate of a 6.2-GW cluster of solar energy projects in western Nevada is uncertain following the Bureau of Land Management’s decision to break the group into individual projects for review.
BloombergNEF
Renewable Construction Slump Starts in 2028, Forecast Shows

Construction of new wind, solar and energy storage facilities will decrease significantly over the next five years, a BloombergNEF analyst said in an presentation to the California Energy Commission.

PSCo
Xcel Battles Colo. Counties over Transmission Project
Xcel Energy is fighting two counties that are blocking a segment of the company’s Colorado’s Power Pathway transmission project. 
Duke Energy
Duke Asks for More Gas and Batteries, Delayed Coal Retirements to Meet Demand
Duke Energy filed its long-range plan with the North Carolina Utilities Commission, calling for more natural gas-fired generation and batteries while keeping existing coal plants online to meet accelerated demand for electricity.
CPUC
Solar Dominates CPUC Tx Plan Recommendations Despite Cost Increases
The California PUC is recommending the state build an additional 68.5 GW of new solar generation resources by 2045, despite new tariffs on imports and the planned elimination of federal tax credits.
Clean Energy Buyers Association
CEBA Study Shows How Corporate Offtake Helps Clean Energy Get Built
CEBA put out a study quantifying how its members' offtake agreements with clean energy have helped grow the sector, which will be a major factor going forward regardless of federal policy changes.
ERCOT
ERCOT Board Approves AS Procurement for 2026
ERCOT’s Board of Directors approved staff’s recommended methodologies for acquiring minimum ancillary service requirements in 2026, despite concerns over conservative operations and target procurement levels.
© RTO Insider
Livewire: Renewables Ready to Out-innovate, Outlast Trump
If the U.S. clean energy industry had to lose the federal incentives, it could not have happened at a better time, says columnist K Kaufmann.
GE Hitachi and Ontario Power Generation
Ontario Environmentalists Slam New Nuclear Units

Ontario environmental groups panned the Canadian government’s inclusion of small modular reactors among infrastructure projects selected to receive fast-track regulatory treatment, saying renewables would be a far cheaper way to expand generation capacity.


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