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Tesla Executives Say Company is Hiring to Support Musk’s Expanded Solar Strategy

Summary Tesla hiring to pursue Musk plan for 100 GW of US solar manufacturing Goal far exceeds current US solar manufacturing capacity Job post says plan is to meet solar manufacturing goal by end of 2028 Feb 6 (Reuters) – Tesla  is hiring to support founder Elon Musk’s recently announced plan to become the biggest U.S. …

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Trump Nixes $1.8 Billion Biden-Era Loan to Arizona Utility for Clean Energy

By Ari Natter A $1.8 billion loan guarantee to an Arizona utility to deploy clean energy are among the projects the Energy Department has canceled following a review of loans made during former President Joe Biden’s administration, according to the department. The conditional loan guarantee to Arizona Public Service Company, a subsidiary of Pinnacle West …

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What Democrats Can Learn From the Trump Energy Playbook

Democrats shouldn’t be afraid to take more aggressive actions on clean energy, former Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said. By Michelle Ma and Mark Chediak President Donald Trump’s scorched-earth approach toward renewable energy can offer inspiration for a future Democratic administration looking to retake the initiative to cut emissions, according to Jennifer Granholm, energy secretary under …

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US Is Canceling Almost $30 Billion in Biden-Era Energy Loans

Takeaways by Bloomberg AI The Trump administration is canceling almost $30 billion of financing from the Energy Department’s green bank after reviewing transactions approved under former President Joe Biden. The Energy Department plans to revise another $53 billion of funding and has eliminated about $9.5 billion in financing for wind and solar projects. The Energy …

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COMMENTARY: The 2025 Energy Transition in Eight Charts: Clean Wins, Dirty Setbacks

By Gavin Maguire LITTLETON, Colorado, Dec 30 (Reuters) – For supporters of the energy transition, 2025 had plenty to complain about: the scrapping of U.S. clean energy policies, wind droughts in Europe, corporate retreats from wind power generation and a resurgence in coal-fired power output. Yet there were also developments to celebrate, including record deployment …

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Charted: Global Energy Demand by Fuel Type (2024-2050P) – Visual Capitalist

By Dorothy Neufeld | Graphics/Design Joyce Ma Key Takeaways Oil, coal, and natural gas were the leading sources of global energy demand in 2024. While coal demand is set to drop the most by 2050, solar and wind demand is forecast to surge. Fossil fuels powered 80% of global energy demand in 2024, with this …

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TotalEnergies Wins 21-Year Deal to Power Google Data Centres in Malaysia

Dec 16 (Reuters) – France’s TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) said on Tuesday it had signed a 21-year power supply deal with Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O), pledging to supply 1 terawatt hour of renewable energy to support its data centres in Malaysia. The French energy major said the power would be generated by the new Citra Energies solar plant …

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Texas Makes Clean Power Breakthrough as Solar Output Overtakes Coal

Gavin Maguire (Reuters) – For the first time, Texas’ main power system looks set to generate more power from solar farms than coal plants during a calendar year in 2025, marking a key new energy transition milestone for the largest power network in the U.S. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) generated 2.64 million …

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US Solar Installations Jump 49% in Third Quarter, Report Says

(Reuters) – The U.S. solar industry installed 11.7 gigawatts of new solar capacity in the third quarter, a jump of 49% sequentially, a study by the Solar Energy Industries Association and Wood Mackenzie showed on Tuesday. The report said solar accounted for 58% of all new electricity-generating capacity added to the U.S. grid through the …

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NextEra Energy Forecasts Higher Adjusted Profit Growth in 2026

Dec 8 (Reuters) – NextEra Energy (NEE.N) on Monday raised its adjusted profit forecast for the current-year as well as 2026, as the utility benefits from a surge in power demand driven by data centers. This move comes amid increased power demand driven by data centers strains grids across the country and as a wave …

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