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Residential installer Purelight Power shutters operations, blames OBBBA
Purelight Power has confirmed in a letter to Oregon officials that it is shuttering its operations nationwide. The residential solar installation business operated in nine states: Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, Utah and Washington. CEO JD Beck said that the company’s closure is due to the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill…
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Solar project now online at Maryland decommissioned coal mine
The 160-MW CPV Backbone Solar project is now online in Garrett County. The project, developed by Competitive Power Ventures affiliate CPV Renewable Power, is sited on a reclaimed, decommissioned coal mine in Maryland. “CPV Backbone Solar exemplifies our mission to support a responsible energy transition,” said Sherman Knight, CEO of CPV. “By transforming exhausted coal…
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Report: 67% of Appalachian clean energy jobs are at risk
A new report released today by ReImagine Appalachia found that 67% of the region’s 92,282 projected clean energy jobs (over 61,000 jobs) are now at risk following dramatic policy shifts under the Trump administration. “Tracking the Appalachian Impacts: What’s on the Line as Federal Funding Flatlines” documents how clean energy investments across Pennsylvania, Ohio, West…
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Environmental and renewable energy groups sue IRS, Treasury
A coalition of renewable energy stakeholders have sued the Internal Revenue Service and the Dept. of the Treasury for changes to tax credits that the group alleges are discriminating against solar and wind energy projects. The groups are led by the Oregon Environmental Council, and include the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Public Citizen, Hopi…
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House-approved SPEED Act aims to shorten environmental reviews, blocks renewables
The House of Representatives has passed legislation that could revise permitting and environmental reviews for new energy projects. The Standardized Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act was drafted to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, which established the practice of required environmental reviews for major projects. The legislation was approved in the…
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