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Trump's return brought stiff headwinds for clean energy. So why are advocates optimistic in 2026?
Despite federal support for fossil fuels, developers across the U.S. continue advancing large-scale wind, solar, battery, and nuclear projects, boosting grid resilience and clean energy momentum.
- This past week, reporting described this year as a roller‑coaster as President Donald Trump pushed fossil fuels while developers advanced projects in Galena, Alaska, Blasdell, N.Y., and Portsmouth, Va.
- Amid federal actions, dozens of energy developers, experts and politicians said policies this year boosted fossil fuels while blocking some wind and solar projects.
- At the project level, Key Capture Energy's lithium battery system in Blasdell, N.Y. powers 15,000 homes for two hours, while workers installed solar panels May 21 in Galena, Alaska, and offshore wind components were staged Dec. 22 at Portsmouth Marine terminal, Portsmouth, Va.
- Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro highlighted a Key Capture Energy battery system powering 15,000 homes for two hours and Constellation's June 25 visit to Three Mile Island nuclear power plant.
- Taken together, battery storage, offshore wind, solar projects, and nuclear work keep momentum despite federal headwinds, boosting grid resilience and private clean‑energy investment.
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Trump's return brought stiff headwinds for clean energy. So why are advocates optimistic in 2026?
Clean energy faced major policy setbacks in 2025, but solar and battery storage still dominated new power added to the grid.
·Helena, United States
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