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(Reuters) – U.S. energy storage developers installed 9.7 gigawatt-hours of new capacity in the first quarter of 2026, marking a record high for the quarter, an industry report showed on Thursday. Energy storage capacity grew 32% in the quarter from a year ago despite federal actions the industry says are slowing clean energy development, …
US Energy Storage Additions Hit a First-Quarter Record, Report Shows Read More »
Summary Regulators to assess merger on consumer impact amid AI-driven demand Deal aims to accelerate data center power projects using combined scale, expertise Consumer advocates criticize merger as benefiting shareholders over ratepayers (Reuters) – NextEra and Dominion Energy’s massive merger may depend on whether the combined company can keep power bills in check even as …
INSIGHT: Giant US Power Merger Bets on AI Build-Out, but May Hinge on Power Bills Read More »
(Reuters) – Annual electric power generation from utility-scale solar will surpass that from coal for the first time in 2026 within the electricity grid, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook on Wednesday. Solar generation in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) grid, which serves most of the state, …
Solar to Surpass Coal in Texas Power Generation in 2026, EIA Says Read More »
Summary Installers, banks, insurers shun China-linked U.S. solar factories Industry awaits guidance on new subsidy restrictions Financing delays threaten new U.S. power capacity as demand soars (Reuters) – Top solar companies, banks and insurers have stopped doing business with at least a half dozen recently built U.S. panel factories because of uncertainty over whether their …
Trump’s Crackdown on China-Linked Solar Firms stalls U.S. Factory Boom Read More »
The past decade has brought a rapid succession of global energy crises, driven by military conflict, extreme weather and supply-chain snarls. As today’s highly interconnected oil and gas markets become more fragmented and the low-carbon transition accelerates, recurring shocks may be becoming the norm. First came the post-pandemic inflationary surge in 2021, quickly followed …
THE ENERGY CRISIS – Welcome to the Age of Global Energy Shocks: Bousso Read More »
(Reuters) – The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday will reveal a preliminary decision on whether to impose anti-subsidy duties on solar cells and panels imported from India, Laos and Indonesia. The announcement is the first of two expected by the agency in the coming weeks in a trade case brought by a group representing a portion of …
US to Make Tariff Decision on Solar Panels from India, Indonesia and Laos Read More »
By Anett Rios and Alien Fernandez HAVANA, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Cubans are scrambling to install solar panels on their homes, shops and vehicles to combat extended blackouts as Washington prevents oil shipments from reaching the Caribbean’s largest island, contributing to electricity generation shortfalls. U.S. sanctions and a deep economic crisis have for years made …
Cubans Fight Blackouts With Solar as US Extends Oil Chokehold Read More »
By Peter Henderson SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 18 (Reuters) – California, Colorado and Washington are suing the federal government to force it to pay out grants approved by Congress for clean energy projects, the California attorney general’s office said on Wednesday. The Trump administration terminated some funding allocated under environmentally focused laws, including the Inflation Reduction …
By Padraic Halpin Microsoft to retain matching target during AI expansion Tech giant has purchased 40 GW of new renewable energy Ready to ramp up again in data centre pioneer Ireland DUBLIN, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Microsoft (MSFT.O) has promised to keep buying enough renewable energy to match all its electricity needs after meeting that …
Microsoft to Keep Buying Enough Renewable Energy to Match All its Electricity Needs Read More »
The two superpowers are choosing different paths in terms of where to get energy and how to tackle climate change Bloomberg News This week’s major climate news played out on a split screen with the world’s two superpowers signalling different paths for the future. In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency walked back its own …
As Trump Shreds Climate Rules, China’s Emissions Start to Fall Read More »
