Articles Tagged with ''Trump energy policy''

DC federal court revokes December stop-work order Jan. 12 for $6B Revolution Wind project in New England, while set to hear case Jan. 14 for same action on $5B project in NY—with Jan.16 hearing in US court in Virginia to restart that state's giant $11B project.

In challenge to White House pause order from 18 attorneys general, judge derides it as “arbitrary and capricious” and violating federal procurement law, as sector participants and observers await impacts on projects in development

Developer Doral adds the estimated $460-million project to its U.S. portfolio even as the Trump administration squeezes solar tax credits, cuts funding and mandates new approval.

ARCHES hub in California and the Pacific Northwest hub filed appeals to DOE over loss of more than $2 billion in grants, with legal action possible, but they intend to press on with project development.

Esmeralda Seven's multiple projects now must seek separate approvals to proceed, as administration expands list of renewables targeted for estimated $24 billion in funding cuts.

Work halt on nearly complete $6-billion union construction project would cause “irreparable harm,” D.C. judge said, as Canada propels effort to develop its offshore wind market, which could send power to the U.S. 

Developer Orsted, and separately the two states, filed federal lawsuits against the administration on Sept. 4 to halt the stop-work order that they claim "was issued without statutory authority, lacks any evidentiary basis and is unlawful." 

Draft proposed rule, particularly aimed at coal-fired plants, is part of the government intent to stop facility retirements and boost the sector's fortunes under the Trump energy agenda, which also calls for possibly building new nuclear reactors without approval from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Was the turnaround a deal in exchange for resurrecting regional gas pipeline projects the state fought?