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Louth Callan Renewables has been awarded permission to build three solar projects, with a combined capacity of 121MW, in Illinois.

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has forecast 63GW of new utility-scale additions in 2025, led by solar PV.

The US added a record 49GW of new solar capacity in 2024, according to figures from the BCSE and Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

Renewables developer Invenergy has begun commercial operations at a 300MW solar PV plant in the US state of Texas.

Environmental Law & Policy Center argued that PJM’s scoring system would favour specific resource classes, such as combined cycle gas.

A report from CEA says that the impact of the new Republican administration on the provisions under the IRA remains “uncertain”.

The announcement comes just days after the Trump administration announced plans for a 25% tariff on steel and aluminium imports.

Damaging hailstorms can occur frequently across states like Texas and Illinois which have become major utility-scale solar markets.

The projects will be developed by Sun Tribe Development and ENGIE across the US states of Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky.

US technology giant Microsoft has signed virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) for 389MW of solar capacity with EDP Renewables.