March 25, 2025

Federal Policy

NextEra Energy, ACORE
ACORE Report Presses Renewables as Critical for US Energy Dominance
An ACORE report says solar and wind can be deployed cheaply and quickly to meet the country’s rapidly escalating demand growth, while providing support for natural gas and nuclear plants.
Wood Mackenzie
ACP: Storage Set Installation Record for 2024
Storage set a new record of installations in 2024, but the forecasts for the rest of the decade are cloudy because of uncertainty around the future of tax credits and additional tariffs from President Trump.
Cheniere
DC Circuit Reverses Course on Vacating FERC Approvals of 2 LNG Sites
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed its vacatur of FERC's approvals of two LNG export facilities in Texas.
BOEM
EPA Puts Hold on Atlantic Shores OSW Permit
The EPA’s Environmental Appeals Board has granted the agency’s motion for a “voluntary remand” on the air quality permit for the project, essentially returning it to EPA for re-evaluation in light of President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order on offshore wind.
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EPA to Reconsider Endangerment Finding, GHG Rules
In a rapid series of announcements, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin unleashed a full-scale offensive on the agency’s regulatory authority, as it seeks to roll back as many as 31 regulations. 
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Trump Cabinet Members Ding Climate Change at CERAWeek 2025
Secretaries Chris Wright and Doug Burgum plugged the need for natural gas as the answer to the U.S.' energy needs during CERAWeek.
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OSW Critics Petition US Supreme Court for Vineyard Wind 1 Review
Commercial fishing advocates are asking the nation’s highest court to rule that federal regulators improperly authorized construction of Vineyard Wind 1 off the Massachusetts coast.
U.S. Department of Transportation
DOT Sec. Duffy Rescinds FHWA Memo on States’ Use of IIJA Funds
The rescinded memo specifically recognized states’ authority to “determine which of their projects shall be federally funded by federal-aid highway formula dollars.”
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Federal Policy Driving Uncertainty for Developers in the Northeast
Uncertainty around federal funding, permitting approvals and tariffs is creating major challenges for clean energy development in the Northeast, industry representatives said at NECA’s annual Renewable Energy Conference.
Project InnerSpace
Republicans, Oil and Gas Ready to ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ for Geothermal
Speakers at an event promoting the use of geothermal energy discussed the technology's potential future.

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