Sustainability Corner

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Art Hunter

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Mar 30, 2026, 1:24:56 PM (4 days ago) Mar 30
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Sustainability Corner

Wind and solar hit 17% of U.S. generation in 2025, but the growth is almost entirely a solar story now.

Solar grew 34% last year versus wind's 3%. The government expects 43.4 GW of new solar in 2026, a 60% jump. Battery storage additions hit 15.2 GW in 2025, up from 584 MW in 2020, with California and Texas accounting for 71% of total growth.

  • Michigan and New York introduced bills requiring utilities to build virtual power plant programs, letting home batteries, EVs, and rooftop solar feed power back to the grid during peak demand. Virginia already passed its version. Michigan's push is partly a response to the $135 million cost of DOE forcing Consumers Energy's coal plant to keep running last year.

  • Dominion's 2.6 GW offshore wind project off Virginia delivered first power to the grid from a single 14.7 MW turbine, with full completion expected early 2027. The legal clouds are clearing: DOJ let its deadline pass to challenge the stop-work injunction, and Revolution Wind started delivering power March 13.


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