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Ofgem approves early investment in three UK electricity ‘superhighways’

✇The Guardian
By:Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent
9 December 2025 at 13:03

Green light intended to limit amount consumers pay for windfarms to turn off during periods of high generation

Three major UK electricity “superhighways” could move ahead sooner than expected to help limit the amount that households pay for windfarms to turn off during periods of high power generation.

Current grid bottlenecks mean there is not enough capacity to transport the abundance of electricity generated in periods of strong winds to areas where energy demand is highest.

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© Photograph: Nathan Stirk/Getty Images

© Photograph: Nathan Stirk/Getty Images

© Photograph: Nathan Stirk/Getty Images

Energy Department Reorganization Reflects Shift Away From Renewable Energy

✇NYT: Science
By:Brad Plumer
20 November 2025 at 17:38
The reorganization reflects the ongoing shift in the federal government’s energy priorities: less renewable energy, more fossil fuels.

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The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations no longer appear in an organizational chart posted by the Energy Department on Tuesday.

Renewable Energy Is Booming Despite Trump’s Efforts to Slow It

✇NYT: Technology
By:Rebecca F. Elliott
14 October 2025 at 05:01
With federal subsidies ending or becoming hard to claim, companies are racing ahead with solar, wind and battery projects.

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The Little Elk solar project in Elkton, Md., is among those owned by CleanCapital, a company that develops and operates solar and battery storage projects around the country.
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