Category: Energy & Technology
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PSE&G $5K Home Battery Rebate Launches NJ VPP Pilot
New Jersey utility offers $5,000 upfront plus $25,000 interest-free financing for residential storage, testing virtual power plant operations during peak demand.
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Trump EPA Power Plant Emissions Authority Rollback Implications
Analysis of White House plan to strip EPA power plant emissions authority, ending Endangerment Finding basis for GHG rules – what it means for utility planning, gas buildout, and climate targets.
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India Climate Finance Gap: Capital Flows to Cooling Not Crops
Analysis of why India’s climate finance favors emission-linked sectors like ACs and solar over vulnerable agriculture, with implications for developers, utilities, and policy.
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Drax £548m BSIF Acquisition Adds Solar Wind to Biomass Giant Portfolio
Drax completes £548m purchase of Bluefield Solar Income Fund, gaining 0.9GW operating renewables and 2.9GW pipeline – first solar wind entry for biomass leader.
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Hydro Power’s Environmental Engineering Challenge: Workforce, Complian
A hydro industry newcomer’s reflection reveals why environmental compliance defines project economics, workforce pipelines, and the technology’s evolving role in grid decarbonization.
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US Maritime Nuclear Revival: MARAD-Core Power Deal Targets 2028 Build
The US Maritime Administration partners with UK’s Core Power to develop nuclear-powered commercial shipping frameworks, with construction planned for 2028 – a second attempt at atomic merchant vessels after 1950s efforts stalled.
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Indiana Governor Orders NIPSCO Investigation Over Storm Outages and Ve
Gov. Mike Braun asks Indiana regulators to probe NIPSCO’s storm preparation and whether approved reliability funding was spent as promised after 350,000 customers lost power.
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Swift Current, Avantus Secure $1B+ Financing for Clean Energy Pipeline
Two major US IPPs raise over $1 billion in project and corporate financing, signaling strong capital appetite for solar-plus-storage pipelines despite market headwinds.
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New England 1.2-GW Transmission Line Advances Northern Maine Wind to G
Maine PUC selects Clearway and Avangrid for 800-MW wind farm and 1.2-GW line to cut winter oil use and lower region-high power costs across five states.
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US Transmission Expansion Critical for Load Growth, FERC Order 1920
Analysis of why US grid transmission must shift from defense to advocacy to meet surging demand from data centers, electrification, and renewables integration.