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Vast array of solar power equipment left exposed online

1 day ago | utilitydive.com | Eric Geller

Nearly 35,000 solar power devices are remotely manageable and openly accessible to anyone from anywhere in the world, according to a new report from industrial cybersecurity firm Forescout. These exposed devices with internet-accessible management interfaces, which are made by 42 different companies, include equipment that is essential for operating solar energy infrastructure, according to the Tuesday report.
Transferability is transforming clean energy project finance, say dealmakers

1 day ago | utilitydive.com | Diana DiGangi

The tax credit transferability provision included in the Inflation Reduction Act has introduced new deal structures and is allowing clean energy developers to secure project financing faster, said speakers at a Thursday panel at the American Council on Renewable Energy’s Finance Forum. “The closing of transactions has become so much easier,” said Gaurav Raniwala, global renewable energy leader at GE Vernova.
Amazon, Google exploring all options for meeting growing power needs

3 days ago | utilitydive.com | Diana DiGangi

Amazon and Google are trying to remain nimble as their electricity demands increase steeply during a period of political uncertainty and technological evolution for the energy sector, division heads for the hyperscalers said during a Wednesday panel at the American Council on Renewable Energy’s Finance Forum.
Port of Los Angeles presses ahead with EV transition amid regulation changes

3 days ago | utilitydive.com | Alejandra Carranza

The Port of Los Angeles has adopted a spending plan to help with its transition of drayage fleets to zero-emissions models, according to a May 22 press release. The spending plan, unanimously approved by the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners, will guide how the port allocates revenue from its Clean Truck Fund, or CTF, through June 2028. “The Clean Truck Fund is a short-term strategy to maximize results,” Port Executive Director Gene Seroka said in the release.
Anti-renewables bills die in Texas House, but may reemerge in 2027

4 days ago | utilitydive.com | Brian Martucci

The Texas Legislature wrapped up its 2025 session on Monday without approving three energy bills that advocates said would have made it harder to build and operate renewable power plants in the state. The measures would have imposed “firming” requirements on new and existing renewables installations, required new wind and solar installations to pair with an equal amount of non-battery dispatchable capacity and singled out renewables for additional permitting.
House budget bill would kill 330K solar, storage jobs: SEIA

4 days ago | utilitydive.com | Diana DiGangi

As the Senate reconvenes this week and begins budget negotiations, the Solar Energy Industries Association is lobbying to revise the steep Inflation Reduction Act cuts passed by the House of Representatives, citing projected losses of clean energy jobs in all 50 states. In an analysis released Tuesday, SEIA estimated that Texas and California would be hit hardest by the House bill’s rollback of IRA tax credits, respectively losing 34,100 and 35,700 solar and storage jobs by 2030.
NRC environmental assessment: ‘no significant impact’ from Palisades reactor restart

5 days ago | utilitydive.com | Brian Martucci

Holtec International’s efforts to restart the 800-MW Palisades nuclear power plant pose “no significant impact” to the human environment, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said on Friday. The official notice of NRC’s finding removes a potential roadblock to what is expected to be the first recommissioning of a retired nuclear reactor in the United States later this year.
NRC approves NuScale’s small modular reactor plant design

5 days ago | utilitydive.com | Brian Martucci

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved NuScale Power’s design for a 462-MW small modular reactor power plant, the U.S. nuclear regulator said on Thursday. NRC completed its technical review of NuScale’s US460 in less than two years, ahead of schedule and under budget, it said. The US460 is based on NuScale’s 12-module, 600-MW US600 design, which NRC approved in 2020 after more than three and a half years of review.
Congress votes to rescind California vehicle emissions waiver

1 week ago | utilitydive.com | Dan Zukowski

The U.S. Senate passed three joint resolutions May 22 nullifying California’s ability to set emissions standards for passenger cars, light duty vehicles and trucks that are stricter than national standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Auto and petroleum industry lobbyists targeted California’s Advanced Clean Car II regulations, adopted in 2022, which require all new passenger cars, trucks and SUVs sold in the state to be zero-emission vehicles by the 2035 model year.
California’s solar, wind curtailment jumps 29% in 2024: EIA

1 week ago | utilitydive.com | Diana DiGangi

Solar and wind energy output in California was curtailed by 29% more in 2024 than the year before, with solar accounting for 93% of curtailed energy that year, the Energy Information Administration said in a Wednesday report. “In 2024, [the California Independent System Operator] curtailed 3.4 million megawatthours (MWh) of utility-scale wind and solar output, a 29% increase from the amount of electricity curtailed in 2023,” EIA said.