The State of Energy Storage: What You Need to Know
On August 7, the Trump Administration announced it is cancelling the Solar for All federal grant program, which originally committed $7 billion in awarded grants to support solar in low income and disadvantaged households....more
Welcome to Dorsey’s Energy Law: Month in Review. We provide this update to our clients to identify significant developments in the previous month. ...more
The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” — Congress’s budget reconciliation bill signed into law on July 4 — and a new Executive Order (EO) have clarified that solar and wind generation credits included in the Inflation Reduction Act...more
The latest nuclear energy-related Executive Orders aim to accelerate the development of new nuclear reactor technologies and projects in the United States, enhance national uranium mining, incentivize private investment in...more
This year’s Earth Week theme, “Our Power, Our Planet,” focuses on renewable energy, specifically “championing solar, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal, and tidal generated energy.”...more
After a flurry of actions in February, March seemed relatively calm by comparison, though there was plenty to track and unpack as the month progressed. All eyes are on what House Republicans will end up cutting from the...more
United States policy surrounding renewable energy has fluctuated significantly as administrations change; President Jimmy Carter put solar panels on the White House in 1978, and President Ronald Reagan removed the panels in...more
On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed multiple executive orders that signal a distinct shift in U.S. clean energy and climate policy in favor of fossil fuels, nuclear, geothermal, and other technologies. These...more
Among the wave of executive actions issued upon President Trump taking office again, some executive orders and memorandums may affect portions of the burgeoning renewable energy sector. The renewable energy sector has been...more
On President Trump’s first and second days in office, the new administration released a flurry of executive actions, in the form of both memorandums and executive orders, focused on the energy industry:...more
Infusing billions of dollars into the U.S. semiconductor industry and appropriating billions more for scientific research and development, what is now colloquially referred to as the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 was signed...more
McDermott continues to provide the latest market updates on the disruption and uncertainty in the energy industry. President Trump’s May 1, 2020, executive order prohibiting certain transactions involving bulk-power system...more