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Summary Texas grid relies increasingly on solar and wind power State reduces blackout risk with battery storage Big fossil fuel dependent grid PJM doing worse on cost and reliability (Reuters) – President Donald Trump claims that rapid adoption of solar and wind power has made U.S. electricity unstable and expensive, justifying his bid to end …
Trump Calls Wind, Solar Bad for Power Grid. Texas Shows Otherwise Read More »
Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday directed federal agencies to strengthen provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that repeal or modify tax credits for solar and wind energy projects. In an executive order, Trump said the renewable energy resources were unreliable, expensive, displaced more dependable energy sources, were dependent on foreign-controlled …
Trump Executive Order Seeks End to Wind and Solar Energy Subsidies Read More »
The bill unplugs more than 300 gigawatts of wind and solar projects that would have been built through 2035, according to one analysis. By Brian Eckhouse As Donald Trump’s $3.4 trillion fiscal package moved through Congress, there was some relief in the renewables industry that a proposed excise tax on wind and solar projects had …
Trump’s Tax Package Curbs Renewable Energy Just as AI’s Power Needs Soar Read More »
By Timothy Gardner and Valerie Volcovici Bill cuts solar and wind tax credits, keeps nuclear and geothermal Energy Innovation projects 300 GW capacity fall due to bill Oil and gas industry praises bill for advancing energy dominance agenda WASHINGTON, July 3 (Reuters) – Advocates of clean energy on Thursday decried the final passage of President …
Clean-Energy Backers Blast US Budget Bill as a Setback Read More »
(Reuters) – The budget bill the U.S. Senate passed on Tuesday and the House of Representatives is now debating for final approval would dampen development of wind and solar power, kill climate funding and boost oil, gas and coal output. Below are some details about the bill’s provisions on energy development and the environment: SOLAR, …
Trump’s Budget Bill Boosts Fossil Fuels, Hits Renewable Energy Read More »
(Reuters) – TotalEnergies has sold 50% of its portfolio of renewable assets in Portugal and bought a half of AES’s renewable energy portfolio in the Dominican Republic, it said on Wednesday. The Portuguese assets were sold to a consortium composed of MM Capital Partners 2, Daiwa Energy & Infrastructure and Mizuho Leasing for 178.5 million …
TotalEnergies Sells Renewable Assets in Portugal, Buys Them in Dominican Republic Read More »
Summary Senate bill complicates new wind, solar projects Bill could lead to higher utility bills, job losses House urged to improve usability of wind, solar tax credits (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate’s massive budget bill that passed on Tuesday will make it harder to develop wind and solar energy projects, despite the removal of some contentious provisions, industry …
Despite Last-Minute Changes, US Senate Bill Deals Big Blow to Renewable Energy Read More »
(Reuters) – The latest version of the Senate’s massive budget bill that the Senate is racing through for a vote as soon as Saturday deals a fatal blow to the use of tax credits in place since 2005 to spur more wind and solar energy and would set a new tax on those projects for …
Senate Bill Hastens End of Wind, Solar Tax Credits and Imposes New Tax Read More »
(The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.) By Edward Chancellor LONDON, June 26 (Reuters Breakingviews) – To paraphrase Mark Twain, speculative bubbles don’t repeat themselves, but they often rhyme. The green technology boom that has imploded over the past three years is remarkably similar to the alternative energy bubble …
Takeaways by Bloomberg AI Assets designed to fight climate change, such as renewable energy generation capacity, may lose access to insurance unless they’re adequately shielded from extreme weather events. Without steps to boost resilience, Europe’s clean-energy assets may face up to €270 billion in losses by 2050 and be relatively more exposed to extreme weather …
Clean Energy Assets Face Coverage Risks, Zurich Insurance Says Read More »
