Andy Brownstein

The energy storage landscape is experiencing a dramatic transformation in 2025, marked by a complex interplay of policy rollbacks and surging private investment. While President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” has significantly altered the federal incentive structure for clean energy, battery storage has emerged as...

Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), the world’s largest private fusion company, has selected Chesterfield County, Virginia as the site for the world's first grid-scale commercial fusion power plant. Following a global search, CFS, which was spun out of Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a startup in...

Virginia Commission Approves Keydet Solar Facilities, Allows for Amendments to Solar CPCNs On May 30, 2023, the Virginia State Corporation Commission issued a final order granting Keydet Solar Company, LLC’s (“Keydet”) application for certificates of public convenience and necessity (“CPCNs”) for a 145 MW solar facility...