Jael Holzman

Washington, D.C., United States

Senior Reporter at Heatmap News

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The Renewable Energy Investor Optimistic About the Future

5 days ago | heatmap.news | Jael Holzman

Today’s conversation is with Mary King, a vice president handling venture strategy at Aligned Capital, which has invested in developers like Summit Ridge and Brightnight. I reached out to Mary as a part of the broader range of conversations I’ve had with industry professionals since it has become clear Republicans in Congress will be taking a chainsaw to the Inflation Reduction Act.
Democratic Climate Hawk Fights Battery Storage Project

1 week ago | heatmap.news | Jael Holzman

1. Nantucket County, Massachusetts – The SouthCoast offshore wind project will be forced to abandon its existing power purchase agreements with Massachusetts and Rhode Island if the Trump administration’s wind permitting freeze continues, according to court filings submitted last week.
The Trump Solar Farm Slowdown

1 week ago | heatmap.news | Jael Holzman

It’s no longer possible to say the Trump administration is moving solar projects along as one of the nation’s largest solar farms is being quietly delayed and even observers fighting the project aren’t sure why. Months ago, it looked like Trump was going to start greenlighting large-scale solar with an emphasis out West.
Fighting NIMBYism with Cash and State Overrides

2 weeks ago | heatmap.news | Jael Holzman

1. Jefferson County, New York – Two solar projects have been stymied by a new moratorium in the small rural town of Lyme in upstate New York. Lyme passed the solar moratorium earlier this week in response to AES’ Riverside and Bay Breeze solar projects and it’ll remain in place at least through October. Riverside had been approved already by state regulators, circumventing local concerns, but will reportedly still need to be relocated due to the moratorium.
Has Solar Done This Before?

2 weeks ago | heatmap.news | Jael Holzman

This week I chatted with REC Solar CEO Robb Jetty, who reached out to me through his team after I asked for public thoughts from renewables developers about their uncertain futures given all the action in Congress around the Inflation Reduction Act. Jetty had a more optimistic tone than I’ve heard from other folks, partially because of the structure of his business – which is actually why I wanted to include his feelings in this week’s otherwise quite gloomy newsletter.
Trump Is Still Denying Crucial Permits to Onshore Wind

2 weeks ago | heatmap.news | Jael Holzman

Federal agencies are still refusing to process permit applications for onshore wind energy facilities nearly six months into the Trump administration, putting untold billions in energy infrastructure investments at risk.
Renewable Energy Outlook Darkens as Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Approaches

3 weeks ago | heatmap.news | Jael Holzman

As the Senate deliberates gutting the Inflation Reduction Act’s clean electricity tax credits, renewable energy developers and industry insiders are split about how bad things might get for the sector. But the consensus is that things will undoubtedly get worse. Almost everyone I talked to insisted that solar and wind projects further along in construction would be insulated from an IRA repeal.
Fox News Takes on ‘Farm Wars’ Solar Attacks

3 weeks ago | heatmap.news | Jael Holzman

1. Nassau County, New York – Opponents of Equinor’s offshore Empire Wind project are now suing to stop construction after the Trump administration quietly lifted its stop-work order. The lawsuit filed in federal court argues that the government violated the Administrative Procedures Act by allowing work to continue without “a factual basis for the reinstatement” or studies ordered by President Trump about the ecological impacts of offshore wind.
U.S. Offshore Wind Investment is Essentially Dead, Analyst Says

3 weeks ago | heatmap.news | Jael Holzman

This week’s conversation is with Biao Gong, an analyst with Morningstar who this week published an analysis looking at the credit risks associated with offshore wind projects. Obviously I wanted to talk to him about the situation in the U.S., whether it’s still a place investors consider open for business, and if our country’s actions impact the behavior of others. The following conversation has been lightly edited for clarity. What led you to write this analysis?
Trump Targets Solar on Farmland

1 month ago | heatmap.news | Jael Holzman

The Trump administration is joining the war against solar projects on farmland, offering anti-solar activists on the ground a powerful ally against developers across the country. In a report released last week, President Trump’s Agriculture Department took aim at solar and stated competition with “solar development on productive farmland” was creating a “considerable barrier” for farmers trying to acquire land.

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