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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – Fishing companies and offshore wind opponents filed a lawsuit on Tuesday challenging the Trump administration’s decision to reverse course and allow construction to resume on Empire Wind, a $5 billion wind farm project off New York’s coast. Protect Our Coast New Jersey, Clean Ocean Action, ACK for Whales and 12 …
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My Power Hour discussion with Representatives Chip Roy and Josh Brecheen By Alex Epstein I invited Representatives Chip Roy and Josh Brecheen for a discussion about how they defeated a hoard of subsidy-seeking lobbyists to cut off new solar and wind subsidies in the “Big Beautiful Bill.” I had the opportunity to help out with …
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, May 30 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of the Interior said on Friday it was implementing emergency permitting procedures to accelerate reviews of geothermal energy projects as part of President Donald Trump’s energy agenda. The projects that will be fast-tracked include three in Nevada led by Ormat (ORA.N), which received funding …
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By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, May 30 (Reuters) – The U.S. has axed awards to 24 green energy projects issued during President Joe Biden’s administration that totaled more than $3.7 billion, including one at an Exxon refinery complex in Texas, the Energy Department said on Friday. The administration of President Donald Trump has said it is …
US Axes 24 Clean Energy Projects, Including at Exxon’s Baytown Read More »
By Gavin Maguire LITTLETON, Colorado, May 28 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending bill calls for drastic cuts to clean energy tax credits that have been major drivers of the boom seen in utility-scale renewable power and battery capacity over the past three years or so. The bill was passed by …
COMMENTARY: Key US Clean Energy Charts That Track Trump’s Tax Bill Impact Read More »
Last week, Republicans were planning to keep the vast majority of the trillion-dollar IRA subsidies, including grid-destroying solar/wind subsidies. Fortunately, a few energy freedom fighters saved us By Alex Epstein Last week, Republicans were planning to keep the vast majority of the trillion-dollar IRA subsidies, including grid-destroying solar/wind subsidies. (I sounded the alarm here.) Fortunately, the …
Victory for Energy Freedom: the House (Finally) Limits IRA Subsidies Read More »
A geothermal power plant is seen in the distance through geological mudpots atop the San Andreas Fault in Calipatria, California (Reuters) – Geothermal energy in the Great Basin of Nevada and adjoining states could produce electricity equivalent to 10% of the current U.S. power supply, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Thursday. The projected 10% …
US Agency Says Geothermal Energy in Nevada’s Great Basin Could Play Larger role Read More »
By Vallari Srivastava May 22 (Reuters) – Shares of U.S. solar companies fell sharply on Thursday after the House of Representatives advanced President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending bill, which may end numerous green-energy subsidies that have supported the renewable energy sector. Sunrun (RUN.O) led the market rout, with shares falling nearly 41% in …
Solar Stocks Plummet After Trump’s Tax Bill Advances in US House Read More »
By Kari Lundgren and Will Mathis A rendering of Equinor’s Empire Wind project Photographer: Eirik Hamre Clausen/Equinor The Trump administration’s surprise reversal of an order to halt a $5 billion wind energy project off the coast of New York offered some respite to a beleaguered industry whose future in the US has been in doubt. …
Trump U-Turn on $5 Billion Wind Farm Lifts Ailing Industry Read More »
Summary Equinor resumes work on Empire Wind Had been halted by interior secretary in April Compromise on wind and suspended gas pipeline reached (Reuters) – The Trump administration has lifted a month-old stop-work order on Empire Wind, a $5 billion wind farm project off the coast of New York, in a compromise with the state …
US Lifts Ban on New York Offshore Wind Project After Gas compromise Read More »
