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Manchin, Barrasso Release Bipartisan Energy Permitting Reform Legislation
U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (I-WV) and John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, have released the...
New BLM Final Rule Is Favorable to Renewable Energy
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently released a final rule that will reduce annual rent and capacity fees for wind and solar...
Treasury, IRS Release Proposed Guidance to Support Clean Energy Production
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service have released proposed guidance on the Clean Electricity Production Credit and Clean Electricity Investment...
Interior Department Proposes Offshore Wind Sales in Oregon, Gulf of Maine
The Department of the Interior has announced two offshore wind energy auction proposals brought forward by BOEM, located off the coast of Oregon and...
Interior Department Finalizes Rule to Streamline Offshore Development
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement have finalized updated regulations for renewable energy development on...
DOI Announces New Five-Year Offshore Wind Leasing Schedule
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is releasing a new five-year offshore wind leasing schedule, providing a timeline for 12 potential offshore lease...
DOE Releases Roadmap to Speed Up Connecting Clean Projects to Grid
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a new roadmap outlining solutions towards speeding up the interconnection of clean energy onto the nation’s transmission...
DOI Permits 25 GW of Clean Energy Ahead of Goal
The U.S. Department of Interior has permitted more than 25 GW of clean energy, including solar, wind and geothermal projects, surpassing this goal ahead...
DOE Announces Tax Credits to Accelerate Clean Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. Department of Treasury and the IRS have authorized $4 billion in tax credits for 100 domestic...
DOE Earmarks $22M for Renewable Facility Planning, Siting Improvements
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $22 million set aside to improve the planning, siting and permitting processes for large-scale renewable energy...
Biden Plans BOEM Funding Allocations for Next Year
The Biden-Harris administration’s budget for FY 2025 includes $242 million in funding allocations to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).
"The 2025 budget empowers...
Treasury Department, IRS Release Final Rules on Clean Energy Tax Credits
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS have released final rules on Inflation Reduction Act provisions that aim to expand the reach of...
BOEM OKs Empire Wind Construction and Operations Plan
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has approved the construction and operations plan for Equinor’s 810 MW Empire Wind project, positioning the development to begin...
IRS Proposes Guidance for Wind Power Manufacturing Production Credit
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service have issued proposed regulations to provide guidance for the advanced manufacturing production credit established by...
DOE Aiming $1.3 Billion Toward Major Transmission Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) says it is committing up to $1.3 billion to transmission lines crossing six states, enabling 3.5 GW of additional capacity...
BOEM Releases Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Energy Areas
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has finalized four new Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in the Gulf of Mexico, following the first-ever Gulf...
DOE Funding Advanced Grid Initiatives with Nearly $3.5 Billion
The U.S. Department of Energy is putting $3.46 billion toward 58 projects across 44 states to strengthen electric grid resilience and reliability across the...
State Governors Seeking Federal Help for Offshore Wind Industry
A group of U.S. governors is calling on the Biden administration to help ease the “extraordinary economic challenges” that have combined to threaten not...
Proposed Rules End Phase One of Inflation Reduction Act Implementation
To ensure clean energy jobs offer fair compensation and that a diverse pipeline of workers is being trained to capitalize on the opportunities created...
BOEM Pinpoints Central Atlantic Wind Energy Areas
In furtherance of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 GW of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management...