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January 7, 2026

Transmission & Distribution

DOE
Options for Clean Dispatchable Power Each Have Caveats

All seven clean energy technologies evaluated for a new report might someday help New York reach its decarbonization goals, but each would require innovation and support to reach that potential.

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N.Y. Renewables Conference Focuses on Near-term Goals, Post-Trump Hopes
State policymakers and industry leaders at the Alliance for Clean Energy New York’s Fall Conference offered messages of full support even as they acknowledged the federal roadblocks thrown in their path.
CEC
UC San Diego Researchers Claim Battery Recycling Breakthrough

A research team in San Diego has developed a new method for recycling lithium-ion batteries in California as electric vehicle and energy storage sales boom across the world.

BLM
Interior Throws Curveball at Esmeralda Solar Projects, but Denies Cancellation
The fate of a 6.2-GW cluster of solar energy projects in western Nevada is uncertain following the Bureau of Land Management’s decision to break the group into individual projects for review.
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.
Duke Energy
Duke Asks for More Gas and Batteries, Delayed Coal Retirements to Meet Demand
Duke Energy filed its long-range plan with the North Carolina Utilities Commission, calling for more natural gas-fired generation and batteries while keeping existing coal plants online to meet accelerated demand for electricity.
Clean Energy Buyers Association
CEBA Study Shows How Corporate Offtake Helps Clean Energy Get Built
CEBA put out a study quantifying how its members' offtake agreements with clean energy have helped grow the sector, which will be a major factor going forward regardless of federal policy changes.
EIA
Reports Quantify Changes in U.S. Energy Storage Sector
New reports give a picture of a U.S. energy storage sector accelerating at an even faster rate in 2025 despite policy changes but facing a potential slowdown because of those same policy changes.
Yes Energy
Hudson River Towns on the Frontline of the BESS Battle
Debates over battery energy storage systems are playing out in towns and cities across New York as the state pursues its goal of 6 GW of energy storage by 2030.
Western Maine Energy Storage
Renewables Creating Opportunities for Pumped Hydro in New England
A developer in Maine is evaluating whether pumped storage – one of the oldest generation technologies still used on the New England grid – could play an increased role in the grid of the future.

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