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Wind and Solar Projects Face Increased Oversight as Clean Energy Incentives Fade

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The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) issued a memorandum on July 15, 2025, announcing the end of what DOI refers to as "preferential treatment" for "unreliable, subsidy-dependent"1 wind and solar energy projects...more

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President Trump’s AI Action Plan and White House Control of Renewables — AI: The Washington Report

As the Trump administration rolls out its AI Action Plan, which we will separately cover in depth in the next few days, with goals to keep government oversight to a minimum and prioritize innovation, the initial EOs have made...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Trump’s Executive Order Throws Caution to the Wind (and Solar)

Enacted in August 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act (the “IRA”) expanded energy tax credits by increasing credit amounts, broadening eligibility beyond wind and solar, and allowing credits to be developed and sold, as...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Recent Developments from the OBBBA and EO 14315: Rush to Begin Construction and Pricing Uncertainty

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As we have discussed in recent articles and as has been well publicized, two recent actions out of Washington are significantly impacting the renewable energy industry. The recently enacted One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

A New Nuclear Strategy in New York State

As New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s commitment to renewable energy has been challenged both by Washington and by her own Administration’s evolving priorities, she has embarked on a new strategy to elevate the profile of...more

Stoel Rives - Environmental Law Blog

New Department of Interior Review May Heighten Scrutiny and Lengthen Permitting Timelines for Some Wind and Solar Projects

On July 15, 2025, the Department of Interior (DOI) issued a memorandum titled, “Departmental Review Procedures for Decisions, Actions, Consultations, and other Undertakings Related to Wind and Solar Energy Facilities” (the...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update 7.10.25

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday to phase out federal subsidies for green energy like wind and solar farms, citing unsustainability for the grid and too much reliance on foreign adversaries. The order...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Department of Energy Seeks Input for the 2026 Energy Critical Materials Assessment

The Department of Energy’s Request for Information seeks input for the 2026 Energy Critical Materials Assessment (CMA), which will identify materials critical for energy based on two primary factors: importance to energy and...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Trump Executive Order Introduces Further Uncertainty for Wind and Solar Projects

Days after signing into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which dramatically rolled back the availability of federal tax credits for solar and wind power projects, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO)...more

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The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Amends Renewable Energy Tax Credits - Summary of Key Changes

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On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed H.R. 1 -- The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (the “Act”) into law. The Act makes significant changes to the clean energy tax credits previously available under the Inflation Reduction Act...more

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Becomes Law: Impact on Clean Energy Tax Credits

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act modifies the requirements for clean energy tax credits....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

ITC and PTC Changes Under the Big Beautiful Bill Act

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President Trump last week signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “Act”). The Act made a number of changes to the clean electricity production credit under Section 45Y of the Internal Revenue Code (the “PTC”), the...more

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Passage of One Big Beautiful Bill Act Creates Opportunities and Issues for Alternative and Clean Energy Initiatives

On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, following its passage out of the U.S. Senate by the slimmest of margins (51-50) requiring the vote of the Vice President to break the...more

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Budget and New Executive Order Complicate Solar and Wind Generation Development

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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

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New Executive Order Targets Wind and Solar Tax Credits

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On July 7, 2025, President Trump signed the executive order “Ending Market Distorting Subsidies for Unreliable, Foreign-Controlled Energy Sources.” The EO directs the Secretary of the Treasury to “strictly enforce” the...more

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Executive Order on PTC and ITC Beginning of Construction

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President Trump yesterday issued an executive order, “Ending Market Distorting Subsidies for Unreliable, Foreign Controlled Energy Sources” (the “Executive Order”), which could have a major impact on wind and solar energy...more

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What’s the Future for Renewable Energy Tax Credits in Congress?

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) has a significant impact on the renewable energy sector, particularly with changes in the phase-out schedules for wind and solar projects under Section 45Y and 48E, as well as the nuances...more

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Navigating clean energy tax credits in a new era

On July 4, 2025, US President Donald Trump signed into law a budget reconciliation bill known as H.R.1: the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The OBBBA generally accelerated phase-outs to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Congress Phases Out Energy Tax Credits

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On July 3, 2025, Congress approved a version of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the Bill), which significantly impacts the energy tax credits enacted under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA). President Trump held a...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Rolling back renewable energy tax credits: Senate passes One Big Beautiful Bill

On July 1, 2025, the Senate passed One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) in a 51-50 vote, with Vice President J.D. Vance casting a tiebreaker vote. Although the House of Representatives previously passed its own version of OBBB (see...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update 7.3.25

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The Republican budget megabill, which makes steep cuts to the Inflation Reduction Act’s clean energy tax credits, now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk after passing both houses of Congress. The House passed the Senate’s...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Simplifying the Funding of Energy Infrastructure and Critical Mineral and Material Projects

Directs the Department of State (DOS), Department of the Treasury (Treasury), Department of Defense (DOD), Department of the Interior (DOI), Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Transportation (DOT), Department of...more

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

Powering the Future: Can Nuclear Energy Help California Meet AI’s Soaring Energy Demand?

As artificial intelligence (AI) technologies gain widespread adoption among businesses and consumers across the world, the energy required to power the data centers behind them is increasing at an unprecedented pace. This...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

Latest Draft of One Big Beautiful Bill Signals Broad-Based Impacts to Alternative and Clean Energy Initiatives

On June 16, 2025, the United States Senate Committee on Finance released a reconciliation bill draft of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, H.R. 1 – 119th Congress (2025-2026), following its passage in the House of...more

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Project Opponents of Empire Wind Strike Back

As recently reported, on May 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Interior reversed the stop work order it issued on April 16, 2025, thereby allowing the $5 billion, 2 GW, Empire Wind project to proceed. On June 3, 2025, a...more

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