The Biden administration attempted to raise this number, which shows if a regulation’s costs appear to outweigh its benefits, but a court blocked it. Here's what that means.
Why do utilities keep investing in fossil assets despite the availability of less expensive wind and solar? Part of the answer lies in tax regulations that prevent utilities from efficiently using the federal government’s most important clean energy incentives.
So far, money is still flowing into utility-scale deals but it's harder to come by for residential, distributed solar, commercial and industrial, and community solar projects.
There was impressive growth in renewables during the last decade, with about $2.6 trillion of clean energy investments. But the market seems poised to transition from a sprint to a long-distance event.