FERC: Solar + wind made up 91% of new US power generating

Solar and wind accounted for almost 91% of new US electrical generating capacity added in the first five months of 2025, according to data released on August 20* by the Federal Energy...

US solar set to surpass wind in 2025, overtake coal by 2028

US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) figures show solar developers adding 16 GW through July 2025, nearly three-quarters of new capacity, with solar and wind each near 12%

US energy panel approves rule to expand transmission of renewable

Federal energy regulators on Monday approved a long-awaited rule to expand the amount of renewable energy such as wind and solar power that is transmitted to the electric grid, a key part of President

Explained: Maintaining a Reliable Future Grid with More Wind

The figure demonstrates the importance of storage and solar meeting summer demand, and it captures the modest contribution of wind (and solar in the winter) to meeting peak demand accounted for in

Federal Crackdown on Wind & Solar: What Energy Developers Need

Last week''s sweeping regulatory shifts from the Department of the Interior and Department of Transportation mark a major turning point in how wind, solar, and transmission

Trump ''blockade'' stalls hundreds of US wind and solar projects

Federal agencies that once quietly signed off on wind and solar farms are now at the center of a political fight over the country''s energy future. Under President Donald Trump, routine approvals

Trump Administration Is Delaying Hundreds of Wind and Solar

But the wind farm soon became a casualty of President Trump''s efforts to slow — and sometimes revoke — federal approvals for wind and solar projects.

Recent Developments in the Federal Multipronged Approach to

This statute provides the framework for the development of solar energy and wind energy projects on federal lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

With Federal Support for Wind and Solar Waning, States Are Trying to

During a House committee hearing for the SPEED Act on Sept. 10, multiple Democrats expressed concern about their ability to engage in good-faith negotiations with Republicans to

Let the Market Decide—the Wisdom of Ending Wind and Solar Subsidies

Among its provisions, the law accelerates the phase-out of tax credits for new wind and solar projects and eliminates long-term subsidies for renewable developers on public land.