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Renew Missouri @renewmissouri.bsky.social · 2d

"President Donald Trump’s crusade to uproot the Biden administration’s big-spending climate programs has left a surprising survivor — the $5 billion effort to install electric car chargers from coast to coast." 🚗 ⚡

1 Biden green program gets new life under Trump

More than 40 states told POLITICO they have taken steps to unlock federal funding to build charging stations for electric vehicles.

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Renew Missouri @renewmissouri.bsky.social · 5d

"The Energy Department said Wednesday night it's terminating $7.56 billion worth of financial awards that support 223 projects funded via several of its clean-energy offices." 🚨 ⚠️

www.axios.com/2025/10/02/d...

Energy Department ends billions in green awards after Vought post

It's among the starkest reversals of Biden-era DOE financial support for low-carbon energy and manufacturing initiatives.

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Renew Missouri @renewmissouri.bsky.social · 10d

"The thousands of DOE employees who exited the federal service amid the so-called Department of Government Efficiency’s sweep of the agency has resulted in the largest staffing drop-off in the agency’s history..." 🚨

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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Renew Missouri @renewmissouri.bsky.social · 12d

"The US energy secretary, Chris Wright, on Wednesday announced that his department will return to the treasury billions of dollars set aside for green projects, while dodging questions about affordability and grid reliability and claiming international climate policy has not lowered emissions."

Trump energy secretary to return billions set aside for green projects

Chris Wright attacks Joe Biden’s ‘Green New Scam agenda’ and says climate accords have not lowered emissions

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Renew Missouri @renewmissouri.bsky.social · 18d

"It won't rescue the renewables industry, but at least it's something.

The Federal Reserve announced [September 17] that it will cut the federal funds rate by 0.25 percentage points, bringing it down to between 4% and 4.25%." ☀️ 💰

The Fed Is Cutting Again. That’s Good for Renewables — But Maybe Not Good Enough.

Lower borrowing costs aren’t enough to erase the threat of tariffs and Trump.

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Renew Missouri @renewmissouri.bsky.social · 19d

"St. Louis city officials announced plans Thursday to regulate data center projects and will not move forward with a moratorium proposed last week."

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Renew Missouri @renewmissouri.bsky.social · 26d

Energy experts at EnergySage debunk some of the most prevalent clean energy myths out there in this article on The Cool Down ☀️

Energy experts shuts down persistent myth about the efficiency of solar panels: 'They won't be for long'

It is among the cheapest energy sources available, provided homeowners can get over the hump of the initial investment.

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Renew Missouri @renewmissouri.bsky.social · Sep 11

A narrowly-passed fiscal 2026 spending bill "shows it won't be easy" to garner widespread support for Trump's energy agenda.

House OKs spending bill backing Trump energy priorities

It backs Trump's efforts "to make full use of the nation's vast fossil-fuel resources," Rep. Chuck Fleischmann says.

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Renew Missouri @renewmissouri.bsky.social · Sep 10

"President Donald Trump has put energy front and center during his second term. On his first day in office alone, he froze spending under the Inflation Reduction Act, took a wrecking ball to offshore wind, and declared an “energy emergency,” citing affordability and grid reliability issues." 🚨 ⚠️

The incoherence of Trump’s ‘energy emergency’

The White House wants more affordable electricity, but is delaying Revolution Wind and other clean energy projects that can meet rising demand.

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Renew Missouri @renewmissouri.bsky.social · Sep 4

"Several planned projects would have brought solar to communities in the Midwest and Great Plains for the first time. Others would have expanded existing efforts. Now, the projects are on hold after the Environmental Protection Agency abruptly terminated $7 billion in funding." 🚨 ☀️

'Solar For All' would have powered emergency housing in a Midwest town. Then the EPA cut the funds

Several planned projects would have brought solar to communities in the Midwest and Great Plains for the first time. Others would have expanded existing efforts. Now, the projects are on hold after th...

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Renew Missouri @renewmissouri.bsky.social · Sep 2

"A preliminary investigation by St. Louis County firefighters points to natural gas as the likely cause of the explosion that ripped through a north St. Louis County neighborhood on Monday."

Natural gas likely caused north St. Louis County home explosion that injured 5

"I know you probably heard on social media — meth labs, things of that sort," said St. Louis County Police Chief Kenneth Gregory. "But there was nothing like that [investigators] determined."

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Renew Missouri @renewmissouri.bsky.social · Aug 27

"The Trump administration has set up yet another roadblock for wind and solar power in the U.S. — one that will make it harder for clean-energy developers to qualify for federal tax credits before they expire next summer." ☀️ 🚨

Trump admin tightens vise on wind and solar with new tax rules

The guidance will make it harder for developers to qualify for federal tax credits before they expire under the GOP megalaw, another blow to clean energy.

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Renew Missouri @renewmissouri.bsky.social · Aug 25

"Managed charging programs can turn flexible electric vehicle loads into a grid resource capable of generating $30 billion in annual utility savings, according to research from ev.energy, a managed charging provider in the United States, and The Brattle Group." 🚗 🤩 💵

Managed EV charging could generate $30B in annual savings by 2035: report

Carefully managing electric vehicle demand could cut all U.S. electric bills by 10% annually, regardless of whether a customer owns an EV, according to new research from ev.energy and The Brattle Grou...

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Renew Missouri @renewmissouri.bsky.social · Aug 21

A report release from the EIA reveals that the average utility bill rose to $144 in 2024. ⚡📈

Residential electric bills in Hawaii and Connecticut are twice those in New Mexico, Utah - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

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Renew Missouri @renewmissouri.bsky.social · Aug 19

"Aug 14 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is expected as soon as Monday to take another step toward curbing the growth of renewable energy in the United States by making it harder for companies to claim federal tax subsidies for wind and solar energy." 🚨 ⚠️

Trump administration to unveil tougher solar and wind subsidy rules

The Trump administration is expected as soon as Monday to take another step toward curbing the growth of renewable energy in the United States by making it harder for companies to claim federal tax subsidies for wind and solar energy.

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Renew Missouri @renewmissouri.bsky.social · Aug 18

"The pace of new capacity of U.S. solar, wind and battery systems has slowed nationally and in key states this year, hurting clean energy sector sentiment. But climate trackers can take heart from the continued growth outside Texas and California." ☀️ 🔋 🍃

US clean energy capacity growth gets slower but wider in 2025

The pace of new capacity of U.S. solar, wind and battery systems has slowed nationally and in key states this year, hurting clean energy sector sentiment. But climate trackers can take heart from the continued growth outside Texas and California.

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Renew Missouri @renewmissouri.bsky.social · Aug 13

"Utility commissions across the nation are “broken” and must be reformed to stop rising electric costs, a coalition of lawmakers, consumer and environmental advocates said Tuesday during a joint press conference." 🔌 ⚠️

Lawmaker, AARP call for nationwide utility commission reforms to stop rising electric bills

A coalition of consumer and environmental advocates said public service commissions have become too closely aligned with utility interests. U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., reintroduced legislation thi...

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Renew Missouri @renewmissouri.bsky.social · Aug 11

"Adding about 11 GW of batteries in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator footprint could save about $27 billion in system costs by 2035, according to a study prepared for the American Clean Power Association." 😀🔋

MISO could save $27B in system costs by 2035 with 11 GW of batteries: report

Battery storage could reduce average Midcontinent wholesale power price growth by $1.40/MWh, according to a report drafted for the American Clean Power Association.

www.utilitydive.com

Renew Missouri @renewmissouri.bsky.social · Aug 6

BloombergNEF's Michael Liebreich makes the case the clean energy transition is not yet lost: "...rumors of the death of the [clean energy] transition are greatly exaggerated." ⚡ ♻️

Liebreich: The Pragmatic Climate Reset - Part I | BloombergNEF

As the tide on clean energy turns, Michael Liebreich makes a strong case for a pragmatic climate reset.

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Renew Missouri @renewmissouri.bsky.social · Aug 4

Plans are in the works to build America's first two new aluminum plants in half a century:

"For the economics to pencil out [their power] will need to be produced from carbon-free sources, like wind or solar, for the aluminum they produce to be more competitive on the global market..." ⚡ 🔌

US aluminum producers need cheap, clean power. That may be tough to…

Century Aluminum and Emirates Global Aluminium want to build the nation’s first smelters in decades, but must compete with data centers for a limited…

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Renew Missouri @renewmissouri.bsky.social · Jul 31

"Investor-owned U.S. electric utilities will invest more than $1.1 trillion in the 2025-2029 period, marking a rapid increase in capital expenditures as the sector rushes to meet growing power demand, according to a Wednesday report from the Edison Electric Institute." ⚡ ⚠️

Electric utilities will invest more than $1.1T by 2030 to meet demand growth: EEI

The electric utility sector’s capital expenditures “are higher than any other sector in the U.S. economy,” Edison Electric Institute President and CEO Drew Maloney said.

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Renew Missouri @renewmissouri.bsky.social · Jul 28

The application window for the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), was abruptly closed at the last minute before its opening on July 1st. This comes after months of setbacks for the long-standing program, which provides avenues to vital income for farmers across the United States. 🧑‍🌾

USDA abruptly cancels rural energy grant application window

It’s the latest setback for the longstanding REAP program, casting uncertainty over the future of a resource that helps farmers save on energy and install…

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Renew Missouri @renewmissouri.bsky.social · Jul 23

It took Jerry Young, 92, and his wife, Dorothy, 88, ten years to build their exceptionally energy-efficient home in Collinsville, MO. 🏡 🍃 ⚡

The total cost of their 2024 electricity bill? $105. 😱

At 82, he embarked on a 10-year journey to build an energy-efficient home in Collinsville

Far beyond building their home into the side of a hill, the residence has a remarkable number of energy-efficient features.

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Renew Missouri @renewmissouri.bsky.social · Jul 21

Data center project projections speculate that the U.S. will need to add up to 100 GW of power to its grid by 2030 in order to meet rising energy demand.

However, some experts say these projections overshoot actual building capacity, and ratepayers will pay for it.

There aren’t enough AI chips to support data center projections, report says

High-end forecasts are “not credible,” according to London Economics International, which called its report a “sanity check” on demand growth projections.

www.utilitydive.com

Renew Missouri @renewmissouri.bsky.social · Jul 18

The passage of the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" slashed clean energy tax credits for homeowners. However, they are not gone yet- read below to see how you can still take advantage of these tax credits before they are gone. 🏡 🚗 ⚡

Congress is killing clean energy tax credits. Here's how to use them before they disappear.

There are just a few weeks left to take advantage of federal tax credits that make purchasing an EV, heat pump, or solar panels more affordable.

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