Headline News:
- “Renewable Energy Seized 99% Of New Capacity Additions In 2026” • The US energy sector is at an inflection point that few analysts predicted even a decade ago. FERC data shows that 99% of all generating capacity added to the US grid in 2026 will be renewable. It is what industry experts describe as a fundamental restructuring. [WebProNews]
Vineyard Wind project (Courtesy of Vineyard Wind)
- “New Trump Nuclear Reactor Policy: ‘Trust Us'” • The Trump Administration is quietly dismantling safeguards for nuclear power and seeking to limit both transparency and public input. Trump’s Department of Energy wants us to blindly trust them to protect the public. But blind trust in federal agencies is in scarce supply these days. [Legal Planet]
- “Renewables Over 50% And Wholesale Prices Down – Is The Energy Transition … Succeeding?” • Ten years ago, if a heatwave as intense as last week’s record-breaker had hit the east coast of Australia, the power supply may well have buckled. This time, the system largely operated as we needed, despite some outages. It looks like success for clean energy. [The Conversation]
- “Prysmian Wins £2 Billion EGL4 Cable Contract” • Prysmian has secured a £2 billion contract to supply cable for the Eastern Green Link 4 subsea electricity project. The manufacturer will deliver over 640 km of cable for the 2-GW HVDC link between Fife in Scotland and Norfolk in England. The link is due to be operating in 2033. [reNews]
- “Another Judge Rejects Trump Effort To Block Offshore Wind, Says NY Project Can Resume” • Federal judge Royce Lamberth ruled that Sunrise Wind, an offshore wind project aimed at powering 600,000 New York homes, can resume construction, the fifth such ruling since the Trump administration halted the offshore wind projects in December. [ABC News]
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