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DOI Memos Create Potential Roadblocks for Wind and Solar Projects

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The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) issued two memos in July 2025 in furtherance of President Donald Trump’s policies to eliminate subsidies for wind and solar projects on federal lands. These directives will impact...more

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Energy Law: Month in Review - July 2025

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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

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Analysis of Renewable Energy Credit Amendments and Changes Under the 2025 Tax Legislation

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There is a possibility of one or more additional reconciliation bills during late 2025 and 2026 and therefore further opportunities for enactment of additional provisions, as well as changes and improvements to the...more

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One Big Beautiful Bill Act— Impact on Energy Tax Credits

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBBA”), which was passed on July 4, 2025, included several changes to the energy tax credits introduced and expanded by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”). The key changes to...more

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DOI Policy Changes Signal Major Shift Away From Wind Energy

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US Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum recently announced four new policy measures that could significantly curtail wind energy development. These policy changes, issued in response to Secretarial Order No. 3437, Ending...more

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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

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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

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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

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Understanding the OBBBA’s FEOC Framework

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4, 2025, provides for enhanced restrictions on entities claiming many of the renewable energy credits established under the Inflation...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

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One Big Beautiful Bill: Effect on Energy Credits

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBB”), which was signed by President Donald Trump on July 4, 2025, revokes or curtails the majority of energy credits and significantly curtails other credits. ...more

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Department of Energy Releases Resource Adequacy Report According to Trump EO Mandate

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Key Takeaways - - The Report favors dispatchable resources over intermittent ones to address resource adequacy concerns and advises against retiring fossil-fuel generating resources. - The Report introduces a methodology...more

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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

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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

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Impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on Inflation Reduction Act Incentives

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On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law “An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Re. 14” (commonly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “Act”)). On July 7, President Trump...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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One Big Beautiful Bill Act Cuts the Power: Phase‑Outs, Foreign‑Entity Restrictions, and Domestic Content in Clean‑Energy Credits

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On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed H.R. 1—dubbed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)—enacting significant modifications to clean‑energy credits previously enacted under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. OBBBA...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

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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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