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Anti-Solar Actions are Restricting Energy Supply; Right When the Grid

Between the upending of tax policy, new punitive, anti-solar regulation, and an unabashed pro-fossil fuels agenda, this administration is creating instability that is scaring off
Policies and Regulations | US EPA

Across America''s power grid, there''s a growing gap between what we need and what we''ll allow. As the planet warms and climate disasters grow more costly, the U.S. has set a target to reach
Restrictions and Barriers to Renewable Energy in Local Zoning

Local restrictions have been applied to distributed and to utility-scale projects; to wind and to solar; and include ordinances that apply blanket bans or moratoria on project construction. This memo surveys
The Dark Side of Solar Power

Summary. Solar energy is a rapidly growing market, which should be good news for the environment. Unfortunately there''s a catch.
Local opposition threatens clean energy transition

Over just the past few years, more than 100 rural U.S. counties have banned or severely restricted utility-scale solar development, the paper said.
Solar and wind power curtailments are increasing in California

Solar accounted for 93% of all the energy curtailed in CAISO in 2024. CAISO curtailed the most solar in the spring, when solar output was relatively high and electricity demand was
States, counties limit wind and solar using many creative tactics.

For each state, we created an overview of current and past state law on the placement and regulation of wind and solar power, and a list of counties that currently have blocks.
The Race to Minimize Renewable Energy''s Impact on Nature

From solar farms sprawling across acres of land to hydropower dams affecting fish migrations, the global shift to