Grid planners and experts on why markets keep choosing renewables

“If natural gas was the cheapest option to meet the peak, the markets would select it,” said Sean Kelly, co-founder and CEO of forecast provider Amperon and a former energy analyst.

IEA cuts estimate of U.S. renewables capacity growth by about 50%

The International Energy Agency expects global renewable power capacity will double by 2030, increasing by 4.6 TW, but anticipated U.S. deployments shrank by half since last year.

Grid flexibility cuts AI load growth risks

Newsom vetoes energy bills on virtual power plants, load management and interconnection

Trade and environmental advocacy groups said adopting a virtual power plant deployment plan could have saved Californians $750 million a year. The governor vetoed it, citing financial strains on the state energy commission.

EPA sued for terminating $7B Solar for All program

“Instead of distributing the Solar for All funds as Congress directed, Defendants hastily and unlawfully terminated” the program, the plaintiffs allege.

Government shutdown could delay clean energy guidance, permitting: report

Shutdown plans could become hard to implement as agency staffing levels “are significantly lower than at the beginning of the year," said sustainable finance company Crux.