NCCETC releases Q3 2026 power decarbonization report

The NC Clean Energy Technology Center released its Q3 2026 edition of the 50 States of Power Decarbonization report.

• The quarterly report says 49 states and Puerto Rico took 497 actions related to electric power decarbonization and resource planning in Q3 2026, with over 300 introduced bills not yet passed in a legislative chamber.
• It highlights 74,937 MW of planned natural gas additions, 69,670 MW of solar, 44,068 MW of storage, 17,946 MW of wind, 12,291 MW of nuclear, and 28,238 MW of planned coal retirements; the report also cites policy developments in Arizona, New Jersey, Indiana, New York, Texas, and California.