"In 2025, nearly all new power added to the grid came from solar, wind, and batteries. In September, for example, solar made up 98% of new capacity. And in 2026, the U.S. Energy Administration projects that all net new generating capacity will come from renewable energy and batteries. That's despite obvious policy challenges. On his first day in office, after declaring an "energy emergency," Trump paused permitting for some wind projects and promised to boost fossil fuels."
"In July, Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which phased out a longstanding tax credit for building clean energy projects. The EPA ended the Solar for All program, designed to bring solar power to low-income homes and reduce electric bills. After a memo from the Department of Interior that effectively paused permitting for wind and solar projects on public land, the DOI cancelled a massive solar project in Nevada that would have powered 2 million homes."
Clean energy additions dominated new U.S. power capacity in 2025, with solar, wind, and batteries supplying nearly all new capacity. Solar accounted for 98% of new capacity in September 2025, and the U.S. Energy Administration projects that all net new generating capacity in 2026 will come from renewable energy and batteries. Federal actions paused permitting, issued stop-work orders on offshore wind projects, phased out a major tax credit, ended a program to bring solar to low-income homes, cancelled a massive Nevada solar project, and pulled R&D grants. Legal challenges have sometimes restored construction, but policy uncertainty has strained financing and hurt smaller clean energy firms.
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