Utility-scale Solar

EIA
EIA Increases Projections of Power Generation Growth
The U.S. Energy Information Administration is boosting its estimate of national power generation growth to 2.3% this year and 3.0% next year.
EMC Engineering Services
D.C. Circuit Upholds FERC PURPA Decision Without Chevron Deference
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an earlier decision that sided with FERC on a PURPA case without using Chevron deference, agreeing with the commission's statutory interpretation.
Meta
MISO Selects 10 Gen Proposals at 5.3 GW in 1st Expedited Queue Class
MISO has assembled the 10 generation finalists to enter its first interconnection queue fast track. The list includes five natural gas proposals, three solar farms, one wind farm and a battery storage facility.
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ERCOT Stakeholders Endorse 2026 AS Methodology
ERCOT stakeholders, while raising concerns over the grid operator’s use of conservative operations, have endorsed staff’s recommendations for computing minimum ancillary service quantities for 2026.
T1 Energy
Former Journalist Helping to Build Domestic Solar Supply Chain
Russell Gold, a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of two books, has joined T1 Energy in its quest to build an integrated domestic supply chain for the solar and battery sector.
EIA
U.S. Could Gain 33 GW of Solar, 18 GW of Storage in 2025
The United States is on track for a record increase in power generation capacity in 2025, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reports.
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IRS Guidance on Wind and Solar Credits Not as Bad as Feared
The Trump administration is tightening the rules on qualifying for tax credits on new wind and solar construction, but not as much as some feared it would.
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PJM MIC Briefs: Aug. 6, 2025
PJM presented a first read on a proposal to cap resources committed ahead of the day-ahead market at their cost-based offer, and the committee endorsed an expansion of an offer capping issue charge.
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FERC Chair Mark Christie Leaves Agency After One Last Dissent
Mark Christie announced he was stepping down as chair of FERC effective at close of business Aug. 8, and filed one last dissent the previous day.
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Tri-State Plan Includes Renewables, Batteries and Gas
Colorado regulators have approved Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association’s plan to add 1,657 MW of new resources from 2026 to 2031, despite objections about the inclusion of a new natural gas plant.

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