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A federal court has overturned an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) notice that limited access to clean energy tax credits for wind and solar projects, ruling that the agency did not properly explain its decision. In a ruling, Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the US District Court for the District of Columbia found that IRS Notice 2025-42 was arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act.
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More than 9 GW of new offshore wind capacity was grid-connected worldwide in 2025, bringing total installed offshore wind capacity to 92.5 GW. The global offshore wind market expanded at an average annual rate of 10% over the past decade. Offshore wind now accounts for 7.1% of total global installed wind capacity.
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has joined the Global Offshore Wind Alliance (GOWA), strengthening efforts to support offshore wind development across Asia and the Pacific. The region is expected to play a significant role in the next phase of global offshore wind growth, with an increasing number of countries moving from target-setting to project development and market deployment. Expanding offshore wind capacity will require greater cooperation on supply chains, infrastructure, financing and knowledge sharing.
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Wind power generation and installed capacity in the USA reached record levels in 2025, according to a status report published by the Sun Day Campaign using data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and industry sources. Wind generated 464,391 GWh of electricity in 2025, accounting for 10.27% of total net electricity generation, up from 451,904 GWh in 2024. Installed utility-scale wind capacity reached 161.1 GW at the end of 2025, representing 11.91% of total available generating capacity.
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The American Clean Power Association (ACP) reported that the USA's installed utility-scale clean power capacity exceeded 370 GW during the first quarter of 2026, following the addition of 6.4 GW of new solar, wind and energy storage capacity.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Kathy Hochul have announced a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's cancellation of an offshore wind lease off the coast of New York. The lawsuit, filed by a coalition of seven states, argues that the US Department of the Interior unlawfully cancelled the lease held by Attentive Energy, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies, and a separate offshore wind lease off the coast of North Carolina.
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