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Treasury Department, IRS Unveil Proposed Guidance on Inflation Reduction Act
The U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have released proposed rules and FAQs on key provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act...
ACORE Weighs In On House Energy and Water Spending Bill
By a vote of 34 to 24, the House Committee on Appropriations last week approved a Fiscal Year 2024 Energy and Water Development spending...
BLM Proposes Rules for Energy Projects on Public Lands
The United States Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently published new proposed rules governing leasing and rental rates for renewable energy projects on public...
President Vetoes Repeal of Solar Tariff Moratorium
Despite passing both the House and Senate in recent weeks, President Joe Biden has vetoed H.J. Res. 39, a measure that would have lifted...
U.S. Senate Passes Repeal of Solar Tariff Moratorium
A week after passing in the House, the U.S. Senate has voted to approve H.J.Res.39, a measure that would repeal the Biden administration’s June...
House Votes to Keep Solar-Tariff Moratorium on the Chopping Block
After clearing the House Ways and Means Committee on April 17, the full House today passed legislation to repeal the Biden administration’s June 2022...
Clean Energy Measures in Jeopardy with Passed House Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023, a bill intended to increase the federal debt limit while...
UPDATE: SEIA and Stakeholders Urge Congress to Fight Repeal of Solar Tariff Moratorium
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) says more than 400 companies from across the solar value chain sent a letter to Congress warning against...
DOE, FEMA Release Puerto Rico Renewable Energy Study Progress Report
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have released a one-year progress report for the Puerto Rico Grid...
Solar Developers Should Take Note of New White House Guidance
On Monday, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released interim guidance for analyzing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate change impacts of major federal...
Government Unveils New Solar Energy Development Efforts on Public Lands
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) says it will develop an updated plan to guide responsible solar energy development on public lands through an...
Dept. of Commerce: Four Solar Manufacturers Are Skirting U.S. Law
The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced preliminary determinations in a recent circumvention case tied to solar cells and modules originating from China, finding...
SEIA: 240 Solar Companies Contest Basis for Auxin Solar Tariff Case
More than 240 solar and storage companies are imploring Secretary Gina Raimondo to reject a petition for new anti-circumvention tariffs on solar products as...
SEIA Seeking Clarity on IRA Clean Energy Provisions
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has filed responses to the U.S. Department of the Treasury's request for public comments on the clean energy...
Treasury, IRS Ask for Public Input on IRA-Related Clean Energy Tax Provisions
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have issued three additional notices requesting public input on key climate and...
SEIA Pushing for Grid Interconnection Reforms
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has submitted new comments in response to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on...
Billie Kaumaya Leads Federal Affairs for American Clean Power Association
The American Clean Power Association (ACP) has added Billie Kaumaya as head of federal affairs, leading the association’s advocacy with lawmakers in the nation’s...
John Podesta Named Clean Energy Senior Advisor to the President
John Podesta was named by President Joe Biden to serve as senior advisor to the president for clean energy innovation and implementation. Ali Zaidi...
U.S. House Passes Inflation Reduction Act, Biden Signs into Law
H.R. 5376, which passed the U.S. Senate last week, has passed the U.S. House of Representatives in a 220-207 vote. President Joe Biden signed...
$675 Million Federal Program Seeks to Increase Domestic Supply Chain
The Biden-Harris administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has issued a Request for Information (RFI) on the development and implementation of a...