The final regulations retain the general framework of the proposed regulations, with some important modifications based upon comments from industry members.
The acquisition and retirement of energy attribute certificates...more
1/9/2025
/ Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Clean Energy ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Final Rules ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Methane ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury
With a renewed focus on domestic energy production and regulatory reform, the incoming administration signals significant shifts in U.S. energy and climate priorities.
The incoming Trump Administration will prioritize...more
12/19/2024
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Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Costs ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Export Bans ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Grants ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Incentives ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Keystone XL Pipeline ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Minerals ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Paris Agreement ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Renewable Energy ,
Renewable Fuel ,
Solar Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Trump Administration ,
UNFCCC ,
Wind Power
The decision signals potential new scrutiny for co-located energy generation and data center projects as concerns grow about grid impacts.
Although decided primarily on procedural grounds, the Federal Energy Regulatory...more
The application cycle for the first round of credits will soon open. Treasury’s additional guidance clarifies what types of facilities may qualify for credits, the submission process and the selection criteria for evaluating...more
6/21/2023
/ Clean Energy ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Projects ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Investment ,
IRS ,
New Guidance ,
Nuclear Power ,
Personal Property ,
Popular ,
Risk Management ,
Solar Energy ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Wind Power
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued proposed rule amendments requiring climate disclosures by public companies.
The SEC’s new climate disclosure rule will require all companies to report Scope 1 and Scope 2...more
3/28/2022
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Disclosure Requirements ,
Financial Statements ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Nuclear Power ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Renewable Energy ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sustainable Finance ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
On August 10, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) by a bipartisan vote of 69–30. In addition to funding for roads and bridges, the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package establishes a...more
UK Government begins consultation process on a comprehensive plan to achieve a low-carbon hydrogen economy.
While over 30 countries have announced hydrogen roadmaps, the UK Hydrogen Strategy is unique in that it sets out...more
On 9 August 2021 the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency published a Consultation on proposed merchant shipping regulations for nuclear ships.
The proposed regulations cover commercial ships with nuclear propulsion systems....more
In an important step furthering recent commitments to modernize its environmental review process, the NRC has requested input on its plan to update and expand the field of categorical exclusions in its regulations...more
President-elect Joe Biden announced an ambitious clean energy plan designed to counteract the impacts of climate change and reverse policies from the last four years of the Trump Administration.
With action promised on Day...more
On July 15, 2020, the White House Council on Environmental Quality implemented sweeping amendments to modernize and streamline NEPA environmental reviews.
These amendments stand to have a trickle-down effect on the nuclear...more
7/22/2020
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Clean Energy ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Assessments ,
Environmental Impact Statements ,
Executive Orders ,
FERC ,
Final Rules ,
National Environmental Policies ,
NEPA ,
Nuclear Power ,
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
DOE issued an interpretive rule asserting the power to unilaterally reclassify high-level radioactive waste from Cold War-era reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel for nuclear weapons.
DOE issued an interpretive rule...more
On Friday, March 3, 2017, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) made the much-anticipated announcement of its upcoming staff-led technical conference on wholesale energy and capacity markets.
The conference...more
3/13/2017
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Capacity Market ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Nuclear Power ,
Power Plants ,
Quorum ,
Renewable Energy ,
Technical Conference ,
Trump Administration