Trump pauses renewable projects leasing on federal lands, waters
The Trump administration has suspended issuing any onshore or offshore renewable energy authorizations, according to an order issued by the Department of the Interior.
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The Trump administration has suspended issuing any onshore or offshore renewable energy authorizations, according to an order issued by the Department of the Interior.
The California Independent System Operator (CAISO), the grid operator for most of the state, is increasingly curtailing solar- and wind-powered electricity generation as it balances supply
Starting with the direct tax implications of HR 1, this strategy of energy subtraction has undermined solar and storage projects across the country. The Department of Energy has cancelled
Despite these executive orders, President Trump has spoken favorably about solar in the past and many Republican districts have benefited from the IRA in the form of clean energy jobs.
The extra layer of scrutiny for wind and solar contrasts with actions by the Trump administration to make it easier and cheaper for companies to produce oil, coal, gas and nuclear power.
Multiple federal agencies are no longer moving forward with certain development tasks associated with ground-based solar power projects that require federal land access or approvals.
With the costs of photovoltaics still declining, solar power plants and rooftop photovoltaic systems will become increasingly widespread, and this problem will naturally be minimized.
More than $14 billion in clean energy investments in the U.S. have been canceled or delayed this year, according to an analysis released Thursday, as President Donald Trump''s pending megabill has
The unfortunate result is that the state has so much solar generation at peak hours that the grid operator must curtail 29 percent more electricity than it did in 2023.
Last week, more than 100 solar companies penned a letter to Congressional leaders urging them to revoke the Interior Department policy, which they said amounted to a near
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