FERC is complying with major portions of Trump’s order on independent agencies. These include submitting budget and strategic plans to the Office of Management and Budget for review and sending major rulemakings to the OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. However, questions remain re how extensively the Office of Management and Budget will review agency actions.
SPW looks at how to proactively handle net metering threats. They discuss partnering with nonprofits and advocacy groups, educating ratepayers and customers, engaging with legislators, fomenting public testimonies, and expanding with storage. The article also details the role of infrastructure costs for industrial customers, rural vs. urban subsidies, and high energy users vs. low energy users.
Since August 2022 cleantech companies announced $129 billion in factory plans after the IRA was signed. New data shows that 80% of that money would go to Republican congressional districts. However, if the Trump admin continues to derail the manufacturing boom much of that could evaporate. For example, announcements fell to just $176 million since Jan.
Create Energy is a one-stop shop for developers, IPPs, EPCs, and utilities developing renewables projects and also teamed with the former CEO of Array Technologies to launch private equity firm Neos Partners. Products/services include Mill Creek Renewables, States Manufacturing, MGM Transformers, PwrQ, Socomec, Fastgrid and more.
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance Community Power Scorecard is out: 23 states got failing grades on policies related to energy democracy and accountability. Compared to 2024, states overall have shown a bit of improvement. Three fewer states failed, the number of Ds dropped by one this year, two more states got Cs than in 2024 and Illinois is the lone state in both years to earn a B.
Greentech Renewables and Franklin WH go over the features of the aPower2 and discuss the specs, warranty, reliability, VP, and ESS. The video also looks at their aGate, generator module, and backup expansion lugs. The video is below.
The CEO of SiteCapture talks with Solar Builder about how contractors can leverage tech to achieve efficient field operations. The video covers an overview of SiteCapture and their platform, inefficient operations in the field, improving site photo documentation and review, solving TPO finance process issues, quantifying efficiency improvements and more. The video is below.
