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Industry Considers Building its Own Generation to Decarbonize

Dec 5, 2023ResourcesJames Downing

Industrial decarbonization is lagging the effort in the power sector and transportation, and many companies are considering directly linking big industrial demand with clean energy.

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Treasury, DOE Issue Proposed ‘FEOC’ Rules for EV Tax Credits

Dec 5, 2023Company NewsK Kaufmann

As U.S. automakers pull back on plans to invest heavily in electric vehicles, claiming sales are not growing as fast as expected, the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service issued new guidelines on the federal tax credits for EVs that could further slow sales.

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COP28: 118 Countries Pledge to Triple Renewables to 11,000 GW by 2030

Dec 4, 2023Federal PolicyK Kaufmann

Renewables pledge calls for ending investment in new coal-fired power plants, "which is incompatible with efforts to limit warning to 1.5°C.”

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COP28 Leaders Divided on Role of Fossil Fuels in Energy Transition

Nov 30, 2023Federal PolicyK Kaufmann

Earth is living through its hottest year on record, and global efforts to curb human-generated greenhouse gas emissions driving those high temperatures are not keeping up with commitments to cut emissions.

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Senate Energy Committee Examines State of Advanced Nuclear Reactors

Nov 30, 2023Company NewsJames Downing

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Thursday looked into the state of advanced nuclear reactors just weeks after NuScale Power and Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems terminated a once promising pilot project.

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DOE Announces $275 Million for Clean Energy Supply Chain

Nov 27, 2023Building DecarbonizationJames Downing

The Department of Energy said it would provide $275 million for seven projects around the country that are meant to bolster domestic clean energy supply chains.

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BOEM Approves Empire Wind

Nov 26, 2023Federal PolicyJohn Norris

Empire Wind is the sixth commercial-scale offshore wind farm to receive approval from the federal government following BOEM's approval.

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Climate Resilience Takes Center Stage at NARUC

Nov 21, 2023Federal PolicyAyla Burnett

California PUC President Alice Reynolds set the tone for the theme of climate resilience at the group's annual meeting with a story about the history of the Salton Sea.

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Treasury Department NOPR Seeks to Clarify IRA’s ITC Rules

Nov 20, 2023Federal PolicyK Kaufmann

The Treasury Department released guidelines for the Inflation Reduction Act’s investment tax credits for clean energy projects.

DOE Proposes Expanding NEPA Exclusions for Clean Energy, Transmission

Nov 16, 2023Public PolicyJames Downing

DOE proposed expanding exclusions for NEPA reviews for clean energy, storage, and transmission projects that are built on previously developed land, in a move welcomed by the renewable energy industry.

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