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A report by Climate Power states that household electricity bills in the USA have increased by around 10% since the start of the Trump administration and are expected to rise further. The group attributes these increases to recent federal budget decisions and changes to renewable energy tax credits, which it says have negatively affected clean energy development.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced new restrictions on how its programmes will support renewable energy projects, with a particular focus on farmland use. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins stated that USDA will no longer fund solar projects on prime farmland or allow USDA-funded projects to use solar panels manufactured in countries identified as foreign adversaries.
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The U.S. Department of Commerce has expanded its steel and aluminium tariffs to include 407 additional product categories. Under the revised rules, the steel and aluminium content of these products will be subject to a 50% tariff, while other material content will be charged at the applicable country-specific rate under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
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The American Renewable Energy Standards and Certification Association (ARESCA) has announced its intention to publish national adoptions of wind energy industry standards.
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The US Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have issued new guidance narrowing eligibility for federal tax credits for wind and solar projects in the USA. The rules eliminate the “5 percent safe harbour” for large projects, which had allowed developers to qualify by making upfront equipment purchases.
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The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has cancelled two Request for Selection (RfS) documents for offshore wind projects in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.
- Massachusetts delays next offshore wind auction amid federal uncertainty
- Constructive launches to support collaboration in energy and climate solutions
- Application window opens for Allocation Round 7 of Contracts for Difference scheme
- European Commission approves French aid scheme for floating offshore wind
- No bids submitted for German offshore wind areas N-10.1 and N-10.2
- Germany publishes roadmap to reduce reliance on Chinese permanent magnets in wind sector
- WindEurope urges urgent investment in ports and vessels to meet offshore wind targets
- US Interior Department updates approach to energy project permitting on federal land
- USA cancels designated offshore wind areas on Outer Continental Shelf
- Renewables set to overtake coal as global electricity demand rises
- US Interior Department outlines new measures on wind energy policy
- New York Power Authority draft plan outlines wind, solar and storage projects
- USDOT to review safety guidance on wind turbines near transport corridors
- UK adjusts auction rules for wind energy in AR7 round
- US wind installations rise in first quarter while turbine orders slow
- Chile joins global offshore wind alliance GOWA
- Germany’s offshore wind sector urges reforms as project pipeline expands
- ARESCA to develop new standards for wind power performance and site calibration
- Spain: Political gridlock halts key wind and renewables reforms
- Amprion explores waste heat use at offshore wind converter stations
- High tariffs could hinder renewable energy progress and increase system costs in the USA and EU
- Dutch government to lower 2040 offshore wind target
- New York halts offshore wind transmission planning due to federal uncertainty
- US wind and solar industry criticises new federal permitting procedures
- Ireland reforms electricity rules to enable private wire investment
- Research summary outlines technological challenges in floating wind
- Germany sees strongest first half-year for onshore wind since 2017
- UK government announces reforms to the CfD scheme for Allocation Round 7
- Call for urgent action on offshore wind development in Spain
- WindEurope supports European apprenticeship initiative to address skills gap