The U.S. Dept. of Energy will invest more than $231 million to accelerate
carbon management at large-scale U.S. geologic storage areas and support new grid resilience and energy storage projects and research for nine states
and three Tribes.
Officials attribute the rise in manufacturing construction spending to the CHIPS and Science Act and other legislation that has incentivized private investment.
Industry officials praise permitting reform provisions, and a move to fast-track completion of the controversial Mountain Valley gas pipeline project withstands a last-minute challenge.