Search
December 20, 2025

NetZero Insider

D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals
D.C. Circuit Rejects Kimball Wind’s Bid for Substation Reimbursement

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals denied Kimball Wind LLC’s petition to overturn a FERC decision rejecting the wind developer’s bid for $5.9 million in reimbursement from WAPA for contributing to a substation expansion in Nebraska.

BPA
Trump Directs Feds to Withdraw from Deal on Snake River Dams

President Trump issued a memo directing the federal government to withdraw from a deal with four tribes and two states that considered the future operation of four dams on the Lower Snake River and eventually could have led to their breach.

Con Edison
N.Y. OKs 642 MW of Urgent Infrastructure Upgrades

New York authorized its first tranche of projects under a 2024 order that sought to address urgent existing and anticipated electric infrastructure needs as the state pushes to decarbonize transportation and buildings. 

Mikie Sherrill for Governor
N.J. Gubernatorial Picks Differ Sharply over Energy

A Republican vigorously pushing gas and nuclear generation will face a Democrat who favors solar as a way to meet the state’s growing electricity needs.

Minnkota Power Cooperative
EPA Proposes Repealing Limits on Power Plant Greenhouse Gas Emissions

EPA proposed repealing rules passed by previous administrations that impose carbon limits on existing and new power plants and the 2024 updates to the Mercury and Air Toxics Standard.

Shutterstock
Hail Remains Costliest Risk for Solar Farms
Hailstones accounted for only 6% of incidents resulting in losses to solar panels, but those losses amounted to 73% of the total.
BOEM
Developer Shelves Atlantic Shores, Seeks to Cancel ORECs

Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind is putting its 1.5-GW New Jersey offshore wind proposal on hold due to oppositional actions by the Trump administration.

Compass Energy Storage
CEC Considers Opposition to Compass Battery Project in Southern California

California is setting records with battery energy storage operating on its grid every day, but in one Southern California beach county, residents have come out in large numbers to oppose a proposed 250-MW battery project because of safety and aesthetic concerns.

© RTO Insider
New England Regulators Weigh Short-term Costs and Long-term Savings

New England utility regulators warned that knee-jerk reactions to backlash over high winter costs could create long-term consequences for customers.

IEA
IEA Predicts Another Record Year for Energy Investments

IEA said investment in clean technologies is projected to hit $2.2 trillion this year, or about two thirds of the total energy investment.


Want more? Advanced Search