Policies and Regulations
This Legal Sidebar identifies some legal considerations in the recent federal efforts to encourage and enhance solar energy production and consumption in each of these arenas.
This Legal Sidebar identifies some legal considerations in the recent federal efforts to encourage and enhance solar energy production and consumption in each of these arenas.
Just one solar project has been approved on federal lands since Trump took office in January, and none have been permitted since July when Interior Secretary Doug Burgum ordered
In our latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, we forecast that wind and solar energy will lead growth in U.S. power generation for the next two years. As a result of new solar projects coming on
The U.S. Department of the Interior''s August 2025 order adds new permitting hurdles for wind and solar on federal lands. Learn how capacity density rules, stricter NEPA reviews, and longer
Since taking office, the Trump Administration has paused permits on all new wind and solar projects on public land, both onshore and offshore. New wind and solar power installations, and...
Local governments have many tools at their disposal to influence solar energy development. At the same time, decisions made at the federal and state levels set the context for
Even with the changes approved by the Senate, the new law will likely crush growth in the wind and solar industry and lead to a spike in Americans'' utility bills, Democrats and environmental groups say.
The extra layer of scrutiny for wind and solar contrasts with actions by the Trump administration to make it easier and cheaper for companies to produce oil, coal, gas and nuclear power.
This page describes the patchwork of federal, state, and local policies and regulations pertaining to renewable energy systems that impact project development.
2025 has been a challenging year for renewables. The new tax law, commonly referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, rolled back many clean energy tax credits and imposed new restrictions,
This Legal Sidebar identifies some legal considerations in the recent federal efforts to encourage and enhance solar energy production and consumption in each of these arenas.
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