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Exploring the future of legacy commercial solar.

6 min read•Dec 9, 2025

A Trump Overhaul of the Energy Dept. Breaks Up Clean Energy Offices

The Department of Energy has dismantled several key offices responsible for advancing U.S. clean energy and grid modernization. The reorganization eliminates dedicated solar and efficiency programs while pausing billions in active projects. With offices dissolved and staff reduced, the shake-up raises questions about federal capacity to support states, utilities, and developers as demand and grid pressures rise.

PSEG could offer lower rates to New Jersey’s incoming governor: equity analysts

Energy Policy

5 min read•Dec 4, 2025

PSEG could offer lower rates to New Jersey’s incoming governor: equity analysts

Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill plans to freeze New Jersey’s utility rates on day one and expand clean energy to tackle soaring power bills. PSEG, the state’s largest utility, says it’s ready to cooperate by boosting investments in storage, efficiency, and transmission. The move could reshape how New Jersey balances affordability and reliability as energy demand rises.

Data Centers in the Mid-Atlantic Face a New Legal Frontier: “Bring Your Own Generation”

Policy & Regulation

6 min read•Dec 2, 2025

Data Centers in the Mid-Atlantic Face a New Legal Frontier: “Bring Your Own Generation”

Governors across the Mid-Atlantic are considering a “Bring Your Own Generation” policy to let data centers build their own power plants in exchange for faster grid connections. The proposal could ease pressure on PJM’s congested system but raises major questions about equity, reliability, and who pays for shared infrastructure if private power becomes the norm.

Is your electric bill going up? AI is partly to blame

Energy Policy

5 min read•Nov 25, 2025

Is your electric bill going up? AI is partly to blame

U.S. electricity prices have risen 40% since 2020, the steepest jump in a generation. A major driver is the explosion of AI data centers, which consume massive power while often paying discounted rates. That leaves regular households covering the difference through higher bills. Fair pricing and smarter policy are needed to balance growth with affordability.

Xcel Energy expands massive solar + storage project to offset retiring Minnesota coal plant

Storage & Grid Innovation

5 min read•Nov 20, 2025

Xcel Energy expands massive solar + storage project to offset retiring Minnesota coal plant

Minnesota’s largest coal plant is being transformed into a 600-MW battery energy storage hub, alongside new solar and additional storage across the state. Xcel Energy’s Sherco Energy Hub shows how legacy fossil sites can become clean power anchors that lower costs, support reliability, and bring new jobs to local communities.

Energy Policy

6 min read•Nov 18, 2025

Solar tariffs kill Americans

A new study from CUNY found imported solar panels prevented 600 premature deaths and saved $28 billion in health and climate costs between 2014 and 2022. But tariffs since 2017 have blocked over 10 GW of new capacity, reversing gains and leading to preventable pollution-related deaths. True energy security means scaling clean energy, not restricting it.