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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.
Wood Mackenzie
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.
EIA
The U.S. Energy Information Administration forecasts the highest power demand growth in a quarter century in 2026 and 2027, due largely to the proliferation of data centers.
American Clean Power Association
New solar, battery storage and onshore wind power generation totaled 11.7 GW in the third quarter of 2025, the American Clean Power Association reported.
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The policy changes and financial signals of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will slow the addition of solar, storage and wind capacity, but only for a few years, BloombergNEF predicts.
EIA
The United States is on track for a record increase in power generation capacity in 2025, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reports.
ERCOT
ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas declared the state of the Texas grid to be "strong" as it heads into a summer where it expects a record peak demand.
Lazard
Lazard’s latest analysis of the levelized costs of energy concludes that wind and solar are the least-expensive new-build power generation for the 10th year in a row.
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Hailstones accounted for only 6% of incidents resulting in losses to solar panels, but those losses amounted to 73% of the total.
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A massive solar facility proposed in a small rural town reflects all of the expense, stress and delays that characterize renewable energy development in New York in 2025.
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