Nearly $15.5 billion in clean energy investments have been canceled since the beginning of the year, representing 30 canceled, closed or downsized projects.

A powerful coalition of trade associations and energy groups thanked senators for rolling back some of the House version’s deepest cuts, but the two chambers will need to agree on a final bill.

Senate Bill 6 pairs mandatory curtailment with a voluntary demand response procurement program.

A requirement for hourly matching and the dramatic narrowing of the geographies in which companies can make clean energy investments could stifle the voluntary market.

Idaho Power could add an additional 705 MW of storage in the next four years, per its draft integrated resource plan. 

“We want to have that supply chain resilience and independence from the Chinese supply chain,” said Kyeongjae Cho, the facility’s director.

Local U.S. officials say they’re driving emissions goals from the ground up since the Trump administration’s withdrawal from key international climate events and agreements.

The new policy includes a broader set of directives to advance an emerging class of transportable, factory-made reactors.

The emergency order will help reduce the risk of blackouts in the Southeast brought on by high temperatures, the department said.

Upgrading infrastructure, embracing renewables and collaborating with governments and communities are no longer optional if companies want to ease legal risks and maintain social license to operate.