# Energy Sector News for June 11, 2025
## Global Investment Trends
– **Global energy investment rising to $3.3 trillion in 2025** amid economic uncertainty and energy security concerns, with solar investments expected to reach $450 billion, making it the single largest item in the global energy investment portfolio[1].
– **$14 billion in clean energy projects canceled or delayed** in 2025, with a pending Trump tax bill threatening key renewable energy credits that have been supporting the renewable energy sector[4].
## Renewable Energy Policy & Finance
– **Bipartisan bill introduced in U.S. House** to allow renewable energy developments access to master limited partnerships through the Financing Energy Future Act (H.B. 2545), providing a flexible business structure previously available only to fossil fuel industries[2].
– **Federal investments in renewable energy tax credits** projected to reach approximately $300 billion between 2026 and 2035, with the Congressional Budget Office reporting that without these tax credits, investment in wind and solar would be about one-third less[2].
– **Vision RNG transferred $28.8 million in investment tax credits** to an undisclosed buyer for a renewable natural gas facility in Lily, Kentucky that captures methane emissions and is expected to produce approximately 450,000 million metric British thermal units of RNG annually[2].
## Solar and Storage Growth
– **U.S. power grid expected to add 63 gigawatts of new generating capacity** in 2025, with solar and battery storage accounting for 81% of expected total capacity additions, representing a nearly 30% increase from 2024[6].
– **Solar capacity additions to reach 32.5 GW in 2025**, with Texas (11.6 GW) and California (2.9 GW) accounting for almost half of the new utility-scale solar capacity, continuing the trend from 2024 when a record 30 GW was added[6].
– **Nearly 49 GW of solar power** is in line to connect to the electric grid across the United States, with Texas leading the solar race with more than 12 GW of planned capacity, driven by falling panel prices, government incentives, and growing demand for clean electricity[5].
## Natural Gas Developments
– **4.4 GW of new natural gas-fired capacity** planned for construction in the United States during 2025, with 50% from simple-cycle combustion turbines and 36% from combined-cycle power blocks[6].
– **Two largest natural gas plants** expected to come online in 2025 are the 840-MW Intermountain Power Project in Utah and the 678.7-MW Magnolia Power in Louisiana, with the Utah project replacing 1,800 MW of coal-fired capacity scheduled for retirement in July[6].
## Upcoming Industry Events
– **SNEC International PV Power Generation and Smart Energy Conference & Exhibition** scheduled for June 11-13, 2025, in Shanghai, China, bringing together key players in the photovoltaic and smart energy sectors[8].