Google has partnered with Kairos Power and the Tennessee Valley Authority to build a small modular reactor in Oak Ridge, Tennessee—the first U.S. utility power purchase agreement for Generation‑IV nuclear technology—expected to begin supplying carbon‑free electricity to Google’s data centers in 2030.

A Reuters investigation reveals that only a fraction of the 165 sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects announced over the past decade have materialized, with World Energy’s flagship SAF refinery in California closing, underscoring systemic challenges that leave airlines far from meeting climate targets.

Despite President Trump’s rollback of federal solar subsidies and tax incentives, U.S. utility‑scale solar capacity rose approximately 10% year‑over‑year by mid‑2025—though growth slowed from 33% in 2024—highlighting regional disparities with strong gains in Arizona and slower growth in California and Florida.

Several GOP senators have blocked key Treasury Department nominees in protest, citing concerns that overly strict implementation of wind and solar tax credit phase-outs could stall renewable projects nationwide.

New York’s freshly released energy plan warns the state will miss its climate mandates—such as powering 70% of its grid with renewables by 2030—unless grid upgrades, storage, and project deployment accelerate sharply.

The Trump administration’s rollback of key solar and wind tax credits is triggering immediate project delays, widespread cancellations, and rising consumer electricity costs across the U.S.

The recently enacted “One Big Beautiful Bill”—which phases out key solar and wind tax credits and elevates fossil fuel and AI-related infrastructure—could increase U.S. electricity bills, slow renewable installations, and introduce delays in data-center expansion.

BP has agreed to offload its U.S. onshore wind assets—covering 10 wind farms powering over 500,000 homes—to LS Power, as it pivots back toward oil and gas amid financial pressures and underperformance in its green-energy arm.