The State of Energy Storage: What You Need to Know
Good afternoon! This is Akin’s newsletter on climate change policy and regulatory developments, providing information on major climate policy headlines from the past week and forthcoming climate-related events and hearings...more
Good morning! This is Akin’s newsletter on climate change policy and regulatory developments, providing information on major climate policy headlines from the past week and forthcoming climate-related events and hearings...more
Wilson Sonsini is pleased to share the latest issue of Clean Energy and Climate Solutions Resources Roundup. In this issue, we cover - - updates to Wilson Sonsini's Clean Energy and Climate Solutions Federal Funding...more
The application cycle for Treasury to award this round of credits will soon open, providing applicants an opportunity to receive significant funding for clean energy, industrial decarbonization and critical materials...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $20 billion in federal “green bank” grants to eight community development banks and nonprofit organizations to use on projects combating climate change in disadvantaged...more
Last week the Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Services (IRS) issued procedural guidance for the second year of the Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program under Section 48(e) of the Internal Revenue Code...more
Congressman Adam Schiff (California) introduced into the House of Representatives on February 20th legislation denominated the Renewable Roadsides Act (“Act”)....more
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposed to amend its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures on November 16, 2023, to include a new categorical exclusion for certain energy storage systems and to expand its...more
On October 25, 2023, the Department of Energy (“DOE”) released a draft roadmap addressing challenges to the interconnection of clean energy projects to the transmission grid. The roadmap, developed by the Interconnection...more
The Biden administration is putting almost $3.5 billion into improving the strength and resiliency of the U.S. electric grid, government officials said on Wednesday. The money is coming from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law,...more
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is offering up to $300 million for states, tribes, and local governments to bolster transmission siting and permitting processes while supporting economic development. Through the...more
The application cycle for the first round of credits will soon open. Treasury’s additional guidance clarifies what types of facilities may qualify for credits, the submission process and the selection criteria for evaluating...more
Environmental groups have sued California regulators over new rules they say will discourage the growth of rooftop solar installations, in violation of state law. Three groups filed a petition asking the California Court of...more
President Joe Biden’s budget proposal for 2024 includes billions of dollars spread across federal agencies to combat climate change, with a bulk of the investment going toward boosting conservation and disaster resilience,...more
California utility regulators on Thursday approved major changes to the state’s booming rooftop solar market that they say will more evenly spread the cost of energy and help reduce the state’s reliance on fossil fuels in the...more
The Department of Energy on Tuesday announced a scientific breakthrough in nuclear fusion at a national lab in California, marking a major step toward developing a new, sustainable form of energy that releases virtually no...more
● Offshore Oil and Gas at Risk of Potentially Catastrophic Cyberattack: GAO - “The industry includes about 1,600 offshore oil and gas facilities that are highly dependent on remotely connected operational technology, the...more
First lease sale to be held for offshore wind on West Coast - Associated Press – October 18 - The Biden administration will hold the first-ever lease sale for offshore wind energy on the West Coast, officials said October 18....more
As the Department of Energy rolls out its historic H2Hubs program, the department will be accepting concept papers for the program centered on the production, storage and use of clean hydrogen through November 7. The...more
DOE opens $7B hydrogen hub funding opportunity Bullet Utility Dive – September 23 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is accepting applications for $7 billion in funding to develop at least a half dozen regional clean...more
State considers more aggressive goals for offshore wind development Bullet Eureka Times-Standard – July 2 Last Monday, the California Energy Commission held a workshop regarding potentially advancing higher offshore wind...more
Democrats Continue Push for Revised Build Back Better Act - With the window for action on a revised reconciliation bill to address Democratic climate and social policy goals quickly closing, Senate Majority Leader Charles...more
BLM approves construction of large California solar projects Bullet E&E News – June 13 The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has authorized construction work to begin on two solar projects in Southern California, which would be...more
On June 6, 2022, President Biden issued a Proclamation, citing Tariff Act section 318(a), 19 U.S.C. § 1318(a), to temporarily allow the importation of crystalline silicon photovoltaic (CSPV) cells and modules from Cambodia,...more