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Latitude Media @latitudemedia.bsky.social · 18h

The Department of Energy may be planning to cancel even more awards, according to a leaked document reviewed today by Latitude Media.

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There’s a second DOE project cancellation list

According to a larger list circulating this week, DOE is planning to cancel many more awards.

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Latitude Media @latitudemedia.bsky.social · 1d

Could the fast-growing market for American LNG be a market for startups like Zanskar?

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In coal-addicted Poland, partisan politics throttle geothermal’s growth

Could the fast-growing market for American LNG be a market for startups like Zanskar?

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Open Circuit Podcast @open-circuit.bsky.social · 4d

On today's Open Circuit, we dig into whether the current clean energy, regulatory, and market pressures are shaping a fundamentally different path for distributed energy (DERs)

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Is this moment for distributed energy different?

DERs are finally acting like real power plants. But utilities are still treating them like side projects.

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lisa martine jenkins @lisamartinejenkins.bsky.social · 5d

Yesterday, Russ Vought tweeted out that DOE is canceling nearly $8 billion in clean energy funding. Today, @latitudemedia.bsky.social @maeveallsup.bsky.social obtained the list of all 321 projects that are having their awards pulled.

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SCOOP: These are the 321 awards DOE is canceling

All of the awards, totaling $7.5 billion, are for projects in blue states.

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Latitude Media @latitudemedia.bsky.social · 5d

The DOE said this week it is canceling a total of 321 awards worth up to $7.5 billion.

According to a list of all 321 terminated awards obtained by Latitude Media, every single canceled award was for a project in a Democrat-led state.

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SCOOP: These are the 321 awards DOE is canceling

All of the awards, totaling $7.5 billion, are for projects in blue states.

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Latitude Media @latitudemedia.bsky.social · 5d

Exclusive: NextEra Energy, Inc. Sells DG Platform to Madison Energy Infrastructure

The deal includes solar & storage assets, expanding Madison’s reach into industrial, municipal, and cooperative customer segments.

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NextEra sells its distributed generation platform to Madison Energy Infrastructure

Exclusive: The purchase comes as Madison doubles down on DG, even as others in the space pull back.

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Catalyst w/ Shayle Kann @catalyst-pod.bsky.social · 5d

On today's Catalyst episode: Dana Guernsey, CEO & Co-Founder of Voltus, shares how DERs have evolved from emergency tools into automated, grid assets serving a broad spectrum of customers.

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The new wave of DERs

Voltus' CEO explains how DERs have evolved from an emergency tool to a true grid resource.

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Latitude Media @latitudemedia.bsky.social · 6d

CAISO runs the transmission grid: overseeing infrastructure planning and interconnection queues, and managing the resulting flow of electricity to local utilities. And as the state’s energy needs shift, CAISO has had to shift as well.

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Interconnection reform and load growth: CAISO’s paradigm shift

CEO Elliot Mainzer talks interconnection overhaul, coordination across California, and the need for load flexibility in the AI era.

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Latitude Media @latitudemedia.bsky.social · 6d

“We’re really trying to accelerate things that will enable these hyperscale facilities to be online sooner.”
— Austin Hastings, VP of Gas Engineering at Pacific Gas and Electric Company

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How PG&E is leveraging its gas grid for AI load

The utility’s vice president of gas engineering on attracting data center load.

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Latitude Media @latitudemedia.bsky.social · 7d

We report on a bold new framework from Voltus and Cloverleaf Infrastructure: data centers finance and contract virtual power plant (VPP) capacity directly to utilities — bypassing traditional market models.

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Inside the first ‘bring your own’ VPP program for data centers

Voltus is betting an out-of-market financing solution can boost speed to power for data centers.

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Latitude Media @latitudemedia.bsky.social · 7d

New piece up by @alexckaufman.bsky.social looking at Deep Fission's curious IPO. www.latitudemedia.com/news/deep-fi...

Deep Fission’s stock market debut comes with questions

The microreactor startup is joining the trend of nuclear companies IPO-ing with a SPAC deal.

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Latitude Media @latitudemedia.bsky.social · 8d

This new white paper from Bloom Energy makes the case that accelerating demand plus improvements in efficiency and deployment speed mean fuel cells are now a credible path for onsite, low-emissions power.

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Fuel Cells: A Technology Whose Time Has Come

The Power Advantage for AI Data Centers

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Latitude Media @latitudemedia.bsky.social · 8d

U.S. climate tech funding in H1 2025 rose to $15.3B, up from $11.4B in the same period last year. Industrial decarbonization, energy infrastructure, and “nature tech / climate risk” are seeing increasing attention

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What’s getting funded in US climate tech so far in 2025

Investors are flocking towards industrial decarbonization, new energy infrastructure, and adaptation.

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CHESSA @solarchesapeake.bsky.social · 12d

💡 Resource Share

For CHESSA members with NY ties: an insightful look at how the state’s REV initiative is reshaping utility revenue models.

Performance, efficiency & DERs are gaining weight over traditional cost-of-service ratemaking.

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New York regulators are quietly reshaping how utilities make their money

The state PSC is taking utilities to task for delaying community solar payments — but the move has much bigger regulatory implications.

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Center for Progressive Reform @progressivereform.bsky.social · 12d

Those relationships “further collaboration and problem-solving to result in real-world outcomes for funded external projects,” Hammond said. “I would expect delays and perhaps a lack of cohesion among the various components of DOE.”

-Board Member Emily Hammond of GWU Law

Latitude Media @latitudemedia.bsky.social · 13d

The Department of Energy, following staff cuts under DOGE, is planning to spend up to $50 million over the next five years on external counsel. The agency is soliciting legal work it used to handle in-house.

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There aren’t enough lawyers left at the Department of Energy

After DOGE-induced cuts, DOE is looking for outside help for day-to-day work — including canceling awards.

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Latitude Media @latitudemedia.bsky.social · 11d

In this new opinion piece, Ana Maria Carreño argues that weakening standards risks stalling domestic production momentum and raising consumer energy costs.

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Rolling back appliance efficiency rules could imperil the US manufacturing boom

The Trump administration’s onshoring ambitions are on their way to being compromised by its anti-efficiency policies.

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Open Circuit Podcast @open-circuit.bsky.social · 11d

In the latest Open Circuit, we explore whether we’ve come to a pivot point in the climate narrative — where adaptation, resilience, and risk management become as central as emissions reduction.

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The case for a climate reset

Examining the arguments for a more pragmatic approach to climate policy.

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Catalyst w/ Shayle Kann @catalyst-pod.bsky.social · 12d

In the latest Catalyst episode, Shayle Kann and Peter Reinhardt dig into the complexities of using ag residue for biomass-based carbon removal. They explore trade-offs as well as where opportunities lie if feedstocks are sourced smartly.

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Ag residue and carbon removal

Charm Industrial’s CEO lays out the case for making use of agricultural residue for everything from iron to SAFs.

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Latitude Media @latitudemedia.bsky.social · 13d

A new roadmap from Ramboll outlines strategies for making data centers more sustainable — including renewable power agreements, waste heat reuse, and circular design.

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How do you build a more sustainable data center?

Report: Data center infrastructure inevitably takes a toll on the environment — but there are ways to lessen the impact.

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Latitude Media @latitudemedia.bsky.social · 13d

On The Green Blueprint: Kairos Power CEO argues that tackling the non-nuclear parts of a reactor first — foundations, controls, power systems — combined with rapid iteration and vertical integration is the clearest route to lowering costs.

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The non-nuclear route to cheaper reactors

Kairos Power’s Mike Laufer on why non-nuclear demonstrations, rapid iteration, and vertical integration could change nuclear economics.

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Latitude Media @latitudemedia.bsky.social · 13d

The Department of Energy, following staff cuts under DOGE, is planning to spend up to $50 million over the next five years on external counsel. The agency is soliciting legal work it used to handle in-house.

www.latitudemedia.com/news/there-a...

There aren’t enough lawyers left at the Department of Energy

After DOGE-induced cuts, DOE is looking for outside help for day-to-day work — including canceling awards.

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Latitude Media @latitudemedia.bsky.social · 14d

In a sobering new report, DOE leadership warns that workforce gaps across science, engineering, clean energy regulation, and administration are now among the most serious risks to delivering on clean energy and infrastructure goals.

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Report: DOE is in the midst of a historic labor shortage

A recent analysis shows that even offices managing nuclear and fossil energy projects don’t have enough staff to disburse funds.

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Latitude Media @latitudemedia.bsky.social · 14d

We report how the sudden termination of EPA’s Solar for All grant program has left low-income solar developers, nonprofits, and households scrambling.

Potential annual savings of hundreds for families, jobs in the pipeline—all abruptly halted.

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The ‘heartbreaking’ impact of canceling Solar for All

The program’s termination caught grantees by surprise — and has them “scrambling” to find new sources of capital for solar projects.

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Latitude Media @latitudemedia.bsky.social · 14d

In today's Op-Ed: Chris Richardson makes the case for the entrepreneurial utility: one that experiments quickly, escapes pilot purgatory, and innovates under pressure to deliver reliability and affordability.

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The rise of the entrepreneurial utility

Embracing change is the key to managing affordability and unlocking the energy transition.

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Latitude Media @latitudemedia.bsky.social · 15d

Will utilities deploy next-gen smart meters?

💡 Michigan EIBC’s Laura Sherman says they must — and that new tech should save consumers energy & money, not just modernize the grid. www.latitudemedia.com/news/will-ut...

Will utilities deploy next-generation meters to support a smarter, more flexible grid?

A Michigan trade group is pushing regulators and utilities to plan ahead for next-generation smart meters.

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