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Virginia lieutenant governor opposes NextEra-Dominion merger as hearings open
Hashmi's report cites NextEra's project-entity structure and data center cost risk; NextEra says Dominion Energy Virginia would stay locally led and fully regulated.
Constellation signs 890-MW Google nuclear PPA as PJM backstop stalls
The 20-year agreement and a companion Amazon contract support almost 1.1 GW of expansion at existing reactors, with no price disclosed.
Morven offshore wind begins a third consultation on its connection
The Renewables Now report names the milestone but carries no capacity, owner, connection point or schedule.
Connecticut's 63.4-MW solar plan draws utility skepticism on offtake
Canary Media reports a major utility's reluctance to buy power from some projects is raising questions about Connecticut's 63.4-megawatt solar plan.
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Maryland awards 440 MW in first storage round, 360 MW below its target
The commission declined a 500-MW project and a 135-MW Chalk Point expansion while saying Flatiron may reapply and inviting Oystercatcher into round two.
Google signs two Constellation contracts totaling 3.6GW; 890MW nuclear PPA funds $4.3B in uprates
A 20-year nuclear contract covers 890MW and enables $4.3 billion of Constellation equipment spending at 11 units; a 15-year agreement buys 2.7GW across PJM.
MISO asks FERC to approve penalty-free queue exits by Oct. 19
The filing would let 2022-cycle projects withdraw without penalty until Decision Point II on Oct. 20 and lift the network-upgrade cost trigger for later exits to 50%.
DOE offers Vistra a conditional $4.2 billion loan for 433 MW of nuclear uprates
The commitment would fund uprates at Perry, Davis-Besse and Beaver Valley tied to Vistra's 2.6 GW Meta agreement and preserve roughly 4 GW of PJM nuclear, with funding awaiting technical, legal, environmental and financial conditions.
ComEd to file virtual power plant framework beyond batteries by 2027
The Illinois utility's approved scheduled-dispatch program pays battery owners for capacity made available during certain peak periods; the broader filing could add EVs and smart appliances.
Constellation signs 20-year nuclear PPAs with Google and Amazon in PJM
The Google agreement covers 890 megawatts and $4.3 billion, according to Utility Dive, while PJM is short about 6.8 gigawatts of new capacity.
Enagas Emprende takes a stake in Spanish hydrogen software startup digHy with no terms disclosed
The Renewables Now report dated 6 October names the investor and the Spanish startup but gives no sum, shareholding or instrument.
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Virginia examiner orders Dominion to produce FPL memo in NextEra merger case
Clean Virginia and the Piedmont Environmental Council sought the document in discovery, while Dominion argued the political record has nothing to do with the merger.
Amazon and Constellation sign 20-year nuclear power purchase agreement for 690 MW at Calvert Cliffs
The agreement covers 690 MW from the 1,790-MW Maryland plant, including 190 MW from an uprate the contract is backing, plus a separate retail supply deal for Amazon's PJM operations.
Jera, Dell and Rhaelm sign MoU for 400MW AI campus at Chiba gas plant
Apollo Global Management backs the first project, with operations targeted in or around 2028 and an estimated $15 billion across all phases.
Utility Dive publishes sponsored report on hidden grid capacity and $100 billion savings claim
The piece, labeled a sponsorship, cites NERC's consumption projection and an estimate of more than $100 billion in decade-long savings that the passage attributes only to recent analysis.
Origin Energy plans to scale Eraring battery storage to 8.6 GWh
Renewables Now reports the capacity target; no cost, schedule, or counterparty is disclosed in the available text.
GenusPlus wins a USD 94m construction contract on an Australian wind farm
A Renewables Now report gives the price but no project name, capacity, developer or grid arrangements.
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Ares lifts Plenitude stake to 26.24% in a €1.56bn capital increase
The deal values Plenitude's equity at €10.75bn and gives Ares three of nine board seats, though the report does not say who funded the balance of the raise.
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NYPA will own 51% of 240-MW Rich Road Solar with EDF as minority partner
The St. Lawrence County project pairs a 20-year REC contract with a public majority owner and leaves the certificate price unstated.
Ocean Breeze to take over Germany's first offshore wind farm with no price named
Renewables Now's item names a buyer and an asset, and the text that surfaced with it carries no capacity, price or structure.
EDP begins repowering work on an 18-MW wind farm in Portugal
The Renewables Now item gives only the capacity and start of work; no site, cost, offtake or completion date.
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USDA rule change effectively ends REAP solar grants for farmers
The withdrawn federal share pushes on-farm solar toward sponsors that can carry the full construction cost.
Newsom signs California energy-affordability bills to expand virtual power plants
The signed package includes two virtual-power-plant bills framed around containing utility spending, but Canary Media's reporting does not name the bills or attach a capacity figure.
Levi's, Marks & Spencer launch Fashion Renewable Collective with Schneider Electric
The Fashion Renewable Collective offers suppliers access to PPAs, certificates and storage, but the launch announcement omits dollar commitments or contracted volume.
German renewables hit a record 60.7% share of power use in first nine months
Renewables Now reports the consumption-share figure; the headline carries no breakdown by technology, owner or price.
Apex secures financing for 150-MW Illinois solar project, with no terms disclosed
Renewables Now reports the 150-MW Illinois project without naming lenders, financing amount, or offtake counterparty.
Utilize Coalition proposes two grid-utilization metrics before Dominion and Appalachian Power's Oct. 15 filings
Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power must submit proposed utilization metrics to the Virginia State Corporation Commission by Oct. 15 under Virginia's April legislation.
Amazon signs 20-year PPA with Constellation for Calvert Cliffs expansion
The agreement covers 690MW and supports more than $3 billion of investment, including about 190MW of new nuclear capacity due online by 2032.
Valar Atomics proposes 456-reactor SMR data center campus in Utah
The Project Beehive filing covers more than 9,000 acres near Price and targets a first reactor in 2028, with no offtake customer named in the coverage.
Apex Clean Energy and Meta enter a Texas solar PPA; terms are not stated
Canary Media's account frames the contract against Meta's continuing gas use, and gives no capacity, term or price.
Globeleq reaches financial close on 40-MW Zambian solar, price undisclosed
The report names capacity and country but no construction cost, lender, tariff or offtaker.
Alight buys a 2-GW Swedish solar pipeline, price undisclosed
A Renewables Now report names the buyer and capacity but omits the seller, project list, grid position, and financing terms.
NZ Clean and Mercury seal PPA for 118-MW New Zealand solar-storage park
The announcement names the park's capacity and its offtaker but gives no location, price, or contract term.
NexGen seals Philippine solar off-take with Marubeni affiliate
Renewables Now names NexGen and a Marubeni affiliate but not the signing entity, capacity, price or tenor.
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Senate permitting bill targets high-voltage lines as Dec. 11 deadline nears
Canary Media reports the legislation could cut electricity costs by billions of dollars and improve reliability over the coming decade if Congress passes it.
Colorado hospital weighs renewables-and-battery system that may qualify for 48E credits
Alliant's Matthew Noll estimates the $65 million addition could yield $4 million to $8 million in credits, which he says trade at 85 to 93 cents on the dollar.
NYPA takes majority stake in a solar P3, P3 Bulletin reports
The roundup entry names no project, capacity, site or price, and it is the only item stating a share of ownership.
FERC rejects PJM's backstop cost allocation, leaving the 6.8 GW auction unscheduled
PJM had planned to take offers from Sept. 30 through Oct. 21 for capacity covering a shortfall driven largely by data center demand forecasts.
Ørsted starts construction on 200-MW Blackwater Solar without disclosing an offtake
No capital cost, lender, tax-equity participant or financial-close date has been disclosed, leaving the project's financing terms unknown.
Fluor and JGC each take $7.5bn in LNG Canada's phase two
The same 50/50 partners will add two trains and a storage tank, doubling the Kitimat site's capacity to about 28 million tonnes a year.