New officials at the Federal Highway Administration, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and the Dept. of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy were confirmed Sept. 18 by the Senate en bloc along a party-line vote.
Appropriations bill deals another setback to wind and solar energy but boosts nuclear development, in addition to funding most Corps of Engineers projects.
Developer said it would continue forward on the estimated $7-billion to $11-billion midwest transmission project by securing capital through other sources
Developer said it would continue forward on the estimated $7-billion to $11-billion midwest transmission project by securing capital through other sources
The budget bill signed by President Donald Trump on July 4 and a more recent executive order slash renewable energy credits in favor of coal, gas and nuclear support, triggering expected sector upheaval and backlash over jobs, costs and climate progress.
Cement producers, other construction material suppliers and carbon capture system developers are among 24 DOE grant recipients to have millions in project funding canceled.
Projects selected by the U.S. Dept. of Energy would add nearly 1,000 miles of transmission development and 7,100 MW of capacity in Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.