A federal judge has ruled the U.S. Department of Energy acted illegally when it terminated several energy grants because they were based in Democratic-leaning states.

A judge has lifted the stop-work order against Revolution Wind, one of the five offshore wind projects shut down by the Trump administration in December.

At an oversight hearing on new nuclear capacity, the two parties touted recent bipartisan legislation as helping move things forward, but Democrats said Trump administration cuts and moves to curb the NRC's independence creates crosswinds.

The renewable energy industry and its advocates have initiated two more lawsuits against the Trump administration over its continuing campaign against wind and solar energy development.

The Trump administration has ordered all offshore wind generation construction halted and has stalled some onshore wind projects.

The degree of risk and uncertainty springing from indifferent or outright obstructive new federal policies in 2025 has trimmed planned solar deployment.

Commercial nuclear energy in the U.S. begins 2026 with strong momentum toward future expansion, but it will be years before new-build capacity comes online and possibly a decade or more before a significant amount of new gigawatts is added to the grid.

An announcement by the U.S. Department of Interior said the Department of Defense had identified wind farms as national security risks and is pausing offshore wind leases.

The House passed the SPEED Act, which aims to cut the timelines and litigation around NEPA reviews, but Democrats urged their Senate colleagues to improve the bill in a chamber where their votes are needed for passage.