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Province push to build up to 5 GW of new power in next decade includes controversial mix of natural gas, along with renewables and nuclear, in an “all-of-the above” approach to fill a projected 60% energy gap by 2050, said Energy Minister Stephen Lecce. 

Gov. Kathy Hochul acknowledged likely state power shortfall with clean energy project delays and growing needs, but officials unveiled plan for smaller reactors at Sept. 5 energy summit—three years after close of controversial Indian Point facility.

Massachusetts will take all but 200 MW of the 2.87-GW procurement, with the rest to Rhode Island, but bidders were wary, submitting for well under the 6.8-GW offered by the two states—and Connecticut failed to seek any capacity.

Black & Veatch completed early stage design this year on one developer's project to build a first phase 240,000-ton-per-year green hydrogen plant in Nova Scotia, and is set for more work on a larger facility planned in Newfoundland.

U.S. Bureau of Land Management releases proposal to direct expanded development on about 31 million acres in 11 western states.

Energy sector construction added nearly 90,000 U.S. jobs last year, a 4.5% increase and more than double the overall job growth rate—but will changing EV trends now put growth at risk?

Cleaner hydrogen production hubs in California, the Pacific NW and the Appalachian region—of seven DOE picked last year to negotiate hundreds of millions of dollars in federal project support—are the first to receive initial funding awards.

Amkor Technology Inc. plans to build an outsourced semiconductor assembly and test facility near Phoenix.

Texas Instruments says it is investing $18 billion on the plants in Texas and Utah.

Second state marshaling port would propel growth of the market as it recovers from financial woes and the July accident that suspended work at the $3-billion Vineyard Wind site.