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Good for the Environment.

[John Raymond Hanger  @johnrhanger]

E2 tracked 54 new utility-scale RE and storage projects totaling nearly 12.4 gigawatts (GW) during Q1 2026.

54 new utility-scale announcements are ~2X the number of active projects announced in all of 2025.

Why?

Rush to meet July 4th tax date.
https://t.co/1if6Ry6XL9

[E2 @e2org]

Project abandonments are accelerating!

38 generation and storage projects that would have created 8 GW of new capacity, $13B in new investment, and 33,000 new jobs have already been canceled in the first three months of 2026 -- more than half of all the projects, jobs, and GW lost to cancellations in all of 2025.

https://t.co/u2yV3HguFC

[E2 @e2org]

Federal policies designed to phase out clean energy tax credits are having an immediate impact. While developers rushed to launch projects before the cliff, cancellations are accelerating. Losing 8 GW of capacity means missing out on power for millions of homes and a chance to lower rising bills.
https://t.co/u2yV3HguFC

[E2 @e2org]

E2’s latest analysis shows a highly volatile Q1 for the clean energy sector:

📈 Announced: 66 new projects, 12 GW, $19B investments

📉 Canceled: 45 projects, 8 GW lost, $14B lost, 42K jobs lost

Developers are rushing to beat federal tax credit expirations, but policy uncertainty is biting hard. 🧵👇
https://t.co/u2yV3HguFC

[E2 @e2org]

“Federal policies designed to stifle clean energy are killing jobs, investments, and projects at an increasing rate.” — E2 Communications Director Michael Timberlake on the sharp rise in Q1 cancellations despite $18B in new generation announcements.
https://t.co/ypiZfyHpWU

[E2 @e2org]

Congress wants to put a *new* $130 tax on EV ⚡owners

Now is NOT the time to add costs to 🇺🇲 EV owners and manufacturers. With gas reaching $5 a gallon, we should do everything possible to compete with Chinese EV makers who dominate the industry globally.

[Reuters Legal @ReutersLegal]

U.S. House lawmakers proposed bipartisan legislation that would require electric vehicles to pay a $130 fee to pay for road repairs annually and $35 for some plug-in hybrid models. https://t.co/fenUmKvRKy

[E2 @e2org]

Affordable. Reliable. Secure. These are the words framing the clean energy economy in 2026.

Laura Kimes went to April's @ARPAE 2026 Energy Innovation Summit in San Diego to show how E2 talks about the business benefits of smart policy.

Read her recap on our blog: https://t.co/P5Ds21fpj9

[E2 @e2org]

GOP Reps. introduce bill to reinstate clean energy, energy efficiency tax credits.

“Amid soaring electricity costs & tens of billions in clean energy projects getting cancelled...this is a modest – but smart – step back in the right direction"-@bkeefee2 https://t.co/qFMJt377qc

[E2 @e2org]

Last month, we brought business leaders to ask Congress to fund clean energy innovation projects, increase jobs, and build a better environment.

This month, our very own Laura Kimes went to the @ARPAE conference to take a closer look at the deployment of billions of $ to hundreds of clean energy projects.

https://t.co/P5Ds21eRtB

[E2 @e2org]

From combatting climate change to energy dominance. From resiliency to energy domination.

The language of clean energy might be changing, but the goals remain the same, writes Laura Kimes, fresh off the @ARPAE 2026 Energy Innovation Summit in San Diego: https://t.co/j6CQsHRijo

[E2 @e2org]

For American innovation to thrive, the private sector needs a reliable and stable partner in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) -- especially when it comes to addressing energy needs, writes Sandra Purohit in our latest blog: https://t.co/44TkPold44

[E2 @e2org]

The words used to describe clean energy is evolving as rapidly as the technology powering us toward a better future.

Laura Kimes captured the language shaping the future of the clean energy economy at the @ARPAE 2026 Energy Innovation Summit in San Diego in our latest blog post: https://t.co/P5Ds21fpj9

[E2 @e2org]

Two Fact Friday

1. March was historically hot, reported @ABC.

"Last month not only shattered the previous March record set in 2012, but it also marked the first time any month has exceeded the long-term average by more than 9 degrees Fahrenheit."

Full story > https://t.co/FhxC3kVvJb

2. Renewables beat natural gas last month, as @CanaryMediaInc reports (using data from @ember_energy).

"Over the course of March, the nation got more electricity from renewables than it did from natural gas, which is typically the single-largest source of energy on the U.S. grid."

Full story > https://t.co/9EpuBlrrhO

[E2 @e2org]

In March, we welcomed clean energy innovators and investors for a day of advocacy on Capitol Hill in the nation's capital.

With energy prices soaring and demand for energy exploding – while the Administration continues to block essential energy projects across the country and destabilize clean energy innovation support at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) – E2’s delegation of business leaders delivered a critical message at a critical time: https://t.co/nOXiJ8uScw

[E2 @e2org]

E2 was proud to serve again as a sponsor and exhibitor this year for Super South -- held at the Georgia Aquarium in downtown Atlanta in late March. We were represented by E2's Tanya Coventry-Strader and joined by many members of the E2 Georgia business network, including Mary Ellen Barker, MBA, Gary Barker, CFA, Robert Blatecky, and Will Harris.

We continue to work with partners and business leaders to shape a brighter and cleaner future for Georgia! Join us at: https://t.co/C8IUcVwybh

[E2 @e2org]

Tech-IE's Director, Andy Wunder, reflects how America's technology industry sits at a pivotal crossroads...one that Congress can help it navigate by helping unleash advanced energy: https://t.co/nOXiJ8ukmY

Tech-IE is poised to help usher in a sector that can support the data center boom and ensure energy affordability for companies and consumers.

[E2 @e2org]

Fresh off two great events at Colorado Climate Week we're feeling the #MondayMotivation.

We led captivating conversations about businesses that lift up communities. We witnessed demonstrations of ground-breaking science. We're certain that that clean energy is helping Colorado thrive.
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Thank you to our partners: Cleantech Business Coalition Energy Efficiency Business Coalition

Thank you to our event hosts: @ColoradoMesaU @ColoradoStateU
Thank you to our member: Ian Skor, PE at Sandbox Solar
Thank you to our Senior Western Advocate: Susan Nedell