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Senate Deal Breaks Logjam on Billions for Decarbonization and Energy Infrastructure

Manchin, Schumer reach agreement to advance nearly $670-billion climate, tax and health care measure

July 28, 2022

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) agreed July 27 on bill they say would infuse billions of dollars in energy infrastructure projects and cut U.S. carbon emissions by 40% over the next decade.

The SunZia transmission line will deliver 3,000 MW of wind power to 2.5 million customers in the West. Credit Pattern Energy[4] copy.jpg

Renewable Energy

$8B SunZia Transmission, Wind Project Work to Start in 2023

David M. Brown

July 27, 2022

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What developers say is the largest renewable energy project in U.S. history would generate 2,000 construction jobs in Arizona and New Mexico.

Mergers and Acquisitions

MasTec Makes $1.1B Bid to Buy Renewables Builder

James Leggate

July 25, 2022

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Pipeline giant expands its clean energy niche with proposed deal to buy wind and solar contractor Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, which reported $2 billion in 2021 revenue.

Renewable Energy

Feds Approve 1 GW of Southern California Solar Projects

Greg Aragon

C.J. Schexnayder

July 21, 2022

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Three solar projects underway on public lands will provide more than 1GW of power for the state's energy grid by 2024.

Map showing path of the Gateway South Transmission Project from from Utah, through Colorado to Wyoming

Power Construction

Western Transmission Projects Pushed to Link New Power Sources

Mary B. Powers

May 31, 2022

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Large scale voltage lines move ahead in federal reviews, as utilities seek to link more onshore wind and other renewable energy in their changing power source mix.

European Commission image with test that says "RePowerEU and cut our dependence on Russian gas"

EU Ramps Up 2030 Clean Energy Targets in Russia Response

Peter Reina

Debra K. Rubin

May 26, 2022

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REPowerEU plan calls for $220 billion in spending to disconnect from Russian oil and gas

A worker wearing a white hardhat and orange jacket stands smiling atop a metal floor of an under construction factory

Clean Manufacturing

Biden Administration Makes $3.1B Push to Expand US Battery Production

Corinne Grinapol

May 5, 2022

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The U.S. Energy Dept. expects to grant between 17 and 34 awards for domestic investments ranging from $50 million to $400 million for each venture.

Energy/Industrial

2022 Owner of the Year: Invenergy Wins With Wind

Chicago-based Invenergy owns solar and natural gas power generation and energy storage facilities, but its bread and butter is wind power

Jeff Yoders

March 14, 2022

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Owner of the Year has been delivering renewable wins for 20 years.

International Conflict

Russia-Ukraine War Alters Europe's Plan for Energy Independence

March 6, 2022

As conflict expands, Germany looks to extend use of last three nuclear power plants it planned to close this year, while EU gets 10-point plan to cut Russia gas dependence by one-third in a year and Denmark announces new steps to halt Russian gas imports.

Clean Energy Construction

Grids Push To Link More Renewable Projects as Backlog Soars

Mary B. Powers

February 10, 2022

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Delays mount for PJM Interconnection, the largest U.S. grid, to integrate deluge of proposed solar and other clean energy projects, as it revamps a process suited to large fossil fuel power plants.