December 23, 2024

U.S. Congress – Senate (U.S. Senate)

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SEIA Top Priorities: Build Back Better, Supply Chains, Diverse Workforce
Speakers and attendees of SEIA's 30x30 Policy Forum were optimistic that the Senate would pass the Build Back Better Act.
Senate ENR Committee
Senate Confirms FERC Nominee Willie Phillips
The Senate unanimously confirmed Willie Phillips to FERC, securing the Democrats a majority on the commission for the first time in more than four years.
C-SPAN
Biden Signs $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill
President Biden signed the $1.2 trillion, bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, drawing praise from across the energy sector.
UN Climate Change Conference UK 2021
Democrats at COP26 Talk Climate Action and Political Realities
A Glasgow press conference set the stage for battles ahead as Dems head back to Capitol Hill determined to pass the $1.75 trillion budget reconciliation bill.
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Castor: House Democrats ‘100% United’ on Clean Energy Transition
The critical role transmission must play in grid decarbonization is the key theme at the ACORE Grid Forum, but politics were a constant, tangential concern.
Senate ENR Committee
Senate Energy Committee Advances Phillips
A Senate panel unanimously advanced D.C. Public Service Commission Chair Willie Phillips’ nomination to FERC to the Senate floor.
The White House
Biden, Democrats Unveil $1.75T Build Back Better Framework
President Biden rolled out a new framework for a whittled-down budget reconciliation package that includes $555 billion in clean energy funding.
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Congressional Democrats Rally for Budget Bill, Climate Action
A group of congressional Democrats rallied in front of the Capitol to urge the passage of the budget reconciliation bill before the U.N. Climate Conference.
Senate ENR Committee
Phillips, FERC Get Little Attention at Confirmation Hearing
It was a dull Tuesday for FERC watchers, as President Biden’s nominee to the commission, Willie Phillips, faced few questions at his confirmation hearing.
Ørsted A/S
Maryland Offshore Wind Plans Draw Enthusiasm, Controversy
Offshore wind developers are starting to make good on their job-creation promises, but that hasn't ended opposition to their projects.

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