January 30, 2025

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

C-SPAN
Trump to Declare ‘National Energy Emergency’ to Ramp up Oil, Gas Production
Minutes after he was sworn in as 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump signaled his intention to rapidly increase production of oil and gas.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Trump DOE Nominee Wright Seeks to Assuage Senate Democrats
Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Energy, positioned himself as a supporter of an all-of-the-above approach to developing generation and transmission before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
Switch
Biden Wants Data Centers, Clean Energy on Federal Land by 2027
With days left in his administration, President Joe Biden issued an executive order aimed at siting and permitting cutting-edge artificial intelligence data centers on federal land by 2027.
Shutterstock
First FERC Filings Shed Light on New England OSW Tx Project
The transmission companies behind a major project to preemptively build two offshore wind interconnection points in New England have submitted their first FERC filings for the project.
Shutterstock
WAPA Sued Over 504-MW Wind Farm Interconnection Plan
A lawsuit seeks to block interconnection of what could become Wyoming’s largest wind farm, alleging an inadequate environmental review of the interconnection plan.
The White House
How Much of the IRA Can be Saved in 2025?

As they prepare to leave office, Biden administration officials remain confident that IRA funds already committed by DOE will be impossible to claw back by the incoming Trump administration.

KWTV Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Gov. Stitt Threatens to ‘Unplug’ from SPP
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt’s (R) recent threat during a television interview to “unplug” from SPP may sound like political rhetoric designed to curry favor with his constituents, but the Arkansas-based grid operator is taking the statement seriously.
BlueOval SK
LPO Finalizes Major Loans to Ford, Stellantis for EV Battery Plants
DOE’s Loan Programs Office announced billions of dollars in loans for two joint ventures of car and electronics manufacturers aimed at building out a domestic battery supply chain and accelerate the rollout of new electric vehicles.
PG&E
DOE Offers $15B Loan to PG&E to Support Reliability Goals
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office announced a $15 billion conditional loan commitment to Pacific Gas & Electric to improve the California-based utility’s energy infrastructure and support clean energy initiatives.
DOE
DOE Cuts NIETC List from 10 to 3 High-priority Transmission Corridors
The Department of Energy slashed the list of 10 potential National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors it released in May to just three narrower corridors in the third phase of its designation process.

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