News & Events – BEST START

News, Legislative Updates, and Events

Feature, News, Technology Demonstration
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March 9, 2026
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26 second read

Join us for the BEST START Technology Demonstrations, May 4-6 in Minneapolis and St. Paul.

Legislative Update
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March 9, 2026
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23 second read

BABA and FEOC Restrictions for Microgrid Developers from One Big Beautiful Bill

Largely, the One Big Beautiful Bill “significantly reduced and tightened federal funding options for renewable energy projects, introducing new eligibility criteria.”

Feature, Legislative Update
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March 9, 2026
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29 second read

House Passes Energy and Commerce Legislation to Secure American Energy Supply Chains

“H.R. 3617, the Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act, requires the Department of Energy to assess critical energy resource supply chains, including critical minerals and rare earth elements, and to strengthen supply chains that are vulnerable to disruption or overreliance on adversarial nations.

News
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March 9, 2026
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21 second read

AI climate tech startups are propping up clean energy VC deals

According to Pitchbook, although the number of total deals declined in 2025, AI climate tech deal value was higher than previous years.

News
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March 9, 2026
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21 second read

Charging to the Fore: US Battery Storage Capacity Raced to Another Record in 2025

“Battery energy stationary storage (BESS) surpassed 28 GW of new installations in 2025, 28% higher than 2024, according to the key findings of SEIA’s Energy Storage Market Outlook Q1 2026 released in partnership with Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.