Headline News:
- “Solar And Wind Make Up 98% Of US Generating Capacity Added In Trump’s First Three Months” • Analysis of government data revealed that solar and wind accounted for nearly 98% of new electricity generating capacity in the US through the first quarter of 2025, despite efforts by President Trump to unravel clean energy efforts. [RenewEconomy]
Solar farm (Raphael Cruz, Unsplash)
- “Report: Renewables Soaring, Coal Declining” • Renewable capacity is soaring in Australia’s electricity market while coal availability declines, according to the Australian Energy Market Operator’s latest Quarterly Energy Dynamics report. During the March quarter 2025, while solar and wind generation grew, battery output surged 86%. [Energy Magazine]
- “So Much For ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’” • Hurt by weakening demand and depressed prices, US oil production is expected to shrink in 2026, S&P Global Commodity Insights projected. S&P estimates that US oil output will dip to 13.3 million barrels per day in 2026, 130,000 barrels less than its 2025 forecast. Oil production last fell during the COVID pandemic. [CNN]
- “Empire Wind ‘Faces Axe Within Days’” • Equinor reportedly said it will be forced to terminate the Empire Wind project “within days” unless President Donald Trump’s administration makes a U-turn on an order that halted construction. The order stopped the New York offshore wind project after Equinor had already invested $2.5 billion. [reNews]
- “America Closed For Business: Bill Rolling Back IRA Provisions Will Depress Investment” •The Inflation Reduction Act, enacted in 2022, introduced comprehensive, decade-spanning incentives designed to catalyze investments in renewables, hydrogen hubs, EV, and domestic manufacturing. It was working, until the return of Donald Trump. [CleanTechnica]
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