Ontario 250MW facility, Canada's largest, could get federal infrastructure bank investment, while U.K. regulators approved record-size lithium-ion storage project in November.
Bechtel has joined the Extreme Heat Resilience Alliance as the sole engineering and construction sector partner following an invitation from the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center to help cities prepare for rising temperatures.
The $8.9B award, combined with 1.7 GW of offshore projects already underway, will move state closer to goal of renewables supplying 70% of power needs by 2030.
EPA, Energy and Interior Dept. heads, once confirmed, and new White House advisers in boosted roles, will execute ramped-up climate-change mission, including Trump-era policy reversals.