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December 5, 2025

Generation & Fuels

Solar Landscape
N.J. BPU Evaluates Broadening Class 1 Solar REC Program
New Jersey is evaluating a request by two solar companies to change state rules to allow out-of-state solar electricity generators to receive renewable energy certificates.
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CEC Approves 5 Offshore Wind Projects at California Ports

The California Energy Commission approved $42 million for five offshore wind projects at ports in the state, despite recent federal policy changes that have left the future of the renewable resource in limbo.

OPPD
Nebraska AG Sues Largest Utility to Block Coal Retirement

Nebraska’s attorney general is suing the state’s largest electric utility in an attempt to block partial retirement of an aging coal- and gas-fired power plant.

Ørsted
Ørsted to Slash Workforce, Refocus on European OSW
Ørsted will reduce its workforce roughly 25% through the end of 2027 as it wraps up construction of offshore wind farms and remakes itself as a more competitive company.
BloombergNEF
Renewable Construction Slump Starts in 2028, Forecast Shows

Construction of new wind, solar and energy storage facilities will decrease significantly over the next five years, a BloombergNEF analyst said in an presentation to the California Energy Commission.

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FERC Ends Rule Pausing Pipeline Construction Pending Rehearing
Citing growing demand for power and gas, FERC removed regulations that paused pipeline construction pending appeals after developers said it led to too many delays and costs.
Clean Air Task Force
Energy Grants Worth $24B Appear Poised for Cancellation
The Trump administration is gearing up — possibly — to terminate billions more in energy-related grants awarded under the Biden administration.
IEA
Global Renewable Generation Exceeds Coal for 1st Time
New analyses report record growth for the global renewable energy sector in 2025 and project continued expansion through the end of the decade.
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Lawsuit Seeks Reinstatement of Solar for All
The complaint seeks to force EPA to reverse its termination of Solar for All, a $7 billion effort to expand lower-income Americans’ access to small-scale photovoltaics.
GreenSpark Solar
N.Y. Build-ready Renewables Program to be Redirected
New York is planning a step back and a change of focus for a renewables program that never gained traction in the five years since it was launched.

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