Trinity is expanding its stormwater business with the acquisition of Verux. The deal now adds California expertise in water quality and construction compliance.
Amazon is expanding its Louisiana data center investment to $18 billion, adding a third campus as questions persist over who pays for new grid capacity.
Pennsylvania will withhold data center permits unless developers pay their own power costs, secure local approval and meet new GRID Requirements.
Georgia Transmission awards a new 230-kV switching station in southwest Georgia as rising loads and new generation drive grid investment statewide.
Power availability and PPA terms are becoming more consequential in transaction and underwriting decisions as electricity constraints affect asset value.
A Santa Monica jury awarded $47 million to the family of a countertop fabricator who died of silicosis, the third plaintiff verdict in four U.S. trials.
Peak Energy will build a sodium-ion storage factory in Sacramento, a $71 million plant expected to create 239 jobs and produce 4 GWh of capacity yearly.
Missouri's finalized large-load tariff and Texas's proposed 20-year billing rule show how differently states are structuring big power contracts now.
Long-term corporate PPAs can create fixed, debt-like obligations that affect adjusted leverage, a growing concern for CFOs evaluating energy contracts.
The largest federal investment in water infrastructure in decades is winding down as demand stays high and future funding faces proposed cuts now.
Battery failure rates fell 98% from 2018 to 2024 as developers moved safety testing, fire planning, and public engagement earlier in development.
Shifting MRV rules, funding cancellations, and weak customer demand are all making execution timing a financial risk for carbon capture investors now.
Viridi's RPS 150 finished live-grid testing at ORNL. The project examined how well energy storage works with grid controls under changing real-world conditions.
Finance leaders face new capital risk: the July 4 tax credit deadline passed while a court fight over the solar and wind safe harbor rules remains unresolved.
Virginia preserved its data center equipment tax break while adding a new electricity consumption tax that raises ongoing costs for qualifying facilities.
Michigan's updated brownfield law adds project milestones, capital investment checks, and clawback provisions before developers receive state tax incentives.
Flatbed demand tied to data centers and energy projects has surged, adding transportation risk after transformers and other equipment leave the factory.
Data center, power and infrastructure megaprojects are concentrating risk across the same contractor and surety markets, straining bonding capacity.
PFAS restrictions are pushing manufacturers to rethink coatings. Femtosecond lasers could offer a chemical-free way to engineer water-repellent surfaces.
IRENA data shows renewable O&M job growth slowing even as capacity expands, pointing to a maintenance workforce gap arriving after construction ends.