Items Tagged with 'Trump energy policy'

Loan guarantees for long lead components come as administration aims to fast-track nation's AI dominance and more states eye nuclear to meet growing power needs.

Invenergy is the latest to accept $765M buyout of wind lease areas in exchange for new gas projects, but developer still is set to build the 800-mile Grain Belt transmission line for land-based wind and solar energy.

But will added taxpayer funds for new, reopened and upgraded coal power plants be enough to meet growing energy demand, attract private investors and users and reinvigorate a long ailing segment?

Clean energy legal actions get second wind as June 6 federal court decision rejects Trump rules for how wind-solar projects can use key federal tax credits during construction—following by days state attorneys general lawsuit to nullify a wind developer's $1B government lease buyout they claim is “blatantly unlawful.” 

The move is intended to support deployment of transformers, pipelines and LNG systems, but Energy Dept. has yet to identify specific projects or funding levels.

Tokyo-based JERA Co. proposes a 500-MW hybrid gas power facility supported by an offshore liquefied natural gas terminal. 

What do the cancelled leases signal for the future of renewable energy projects in NY and NJ—and across the country?

State disputes claimed regional power supply gap—saying the barely functional early 1970s plant, now ordered to operate through June 14, awaits a planned $600M conversion to natural gas—while legal action also is likely for aging Colorado plant ordered to operate.

Industry event channels lessons learned and strong momentum to keep investment and supply chain appeal strong for clean energy sector; "Reimagining is not retreat," said top wind advocate.