The State of Energy Storage: What You Need to Know
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a July 28th report titled: Evaluation of the EPA’s Implementation of the Underground Injection Control Class VI Well...more
President Donald Trump on May 2, 2025, released his fiscal year (FY) 2026 discretionary budget request outlining his administration's high-level spending priorities for the coming year. Known informally as the "skinny...more
In contrast to the recent influx of terminations in the broader government contracting and federal grants space, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has not yet started to issue wide-ranging programmatic or sweeping...more
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on March 24, 2025, reissued its $900 million solicitation for small modular nuclear reactors (Generation III+ Small Modular Reactor Pathway to Deployment, DE-FOA-0003485) using funds from...more
On 4 March, President Donald J. Trump touted his America First energy dominance agenda in an address to a joint session of Congress. He promised “swift and unrelenting action” and noted that within his first 43 days in...more
Changes in Washington mean changing priorities in federal expenditures. Such is the case with Congress’s approach to energy and environmental spending under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Inflation...more
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on Feb. 12, 2025, announced a $782 million first advance under a $1.67 billion loan guarantee for the development of sustainable aviation fuel from the Loan Programs Office (LPO). This...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
As the new Trump administration settles into office, the energy and sustainability landscape is already seeing significant shifts and is poised for more. In this issue, we explore those latest developments and provide...more
The first day of any presidential administration is filled with both ceremony and bureaucracy. The first day of the second Trump Administration was no different....more
Taken together, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) provided an unprecedented level of financial assistance to climate change responses of every stripe, including...more
At its May 13, 2024 open meeting the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) unanimously approved Order No. 1977,[1] which updates the process FERC uses when exercising its transmission siting authority under Section 216...more
The country’s electric system is undergoing its most significant transformation in over a century. The information age is skyrocketing demand from customers for more power, and renewable energy is being deployed at a dizzying...more
On May 13, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") issued a final rule expanding its siting authority over the construction and modification of electric transmission facilities within National Interest...more
On May 6, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published final regulations (Final Regulations) regarding clean vehicle tax credits under Internal Revenue Code sections 25E...more
On May 13, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) established “a new foundation” upon which new electric transmission facilities can be planned, paid for, and built. The Commission did so...more
The Treasury finalized regulations for the Clean Vehicle Credit under I.R.C. Section 30D. These regulations are effective July 5, 2024. The Section 30D credit, up to $7,500, applies to new electric or fuel cell vehicles...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published a final rule on May 6, 2024, defining eligibility requirements for the clean vehicle credit under Section 30D of the Internal Revenue Code, enacted by the Inflation Reduction Act...more
On December 19, 2023, the Department of Energy (“DOE”) Grid Deployment Office released final guidance on how it will designate National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (“NIETC”) pursuant to Section 216(a) of the...more
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 brought about modifications to the clean vehicle tax credit available under Section 30D of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code” and such credit, the “Clean Vehicle...more
On December 4, 2023, the Department of Energy (DOE), Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published related proposed guidance on the eligibility of an electric vehicle for the section...more
On December 4, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published long-awaited proposed regulations (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking) regarding the Foreign Entity of Concern (FEOC) exclusions...more
On December 1, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released long-awaited proposed guidance defining “foreign entity of concern” (FEOC) under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Simultaneously, the U.S....more
The proposed regulations add new definitions to clarify what is required under foreign entity of concern (FEOC) compliance. The Revenue Procedure provides guidance to qualified manufacturers on reporting and other...more
On Friday, December 1, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and U.S. Department of Treasury concurrently released long-anticipated proposals regarding the “Foreign Entity of Concern” (FEOC) exclusion—a key provision...more