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Each week, we break down the most important policy shifts, project developments, and permitting battles shaping the future of energy.

From transmission bottlenecks to local opposition, we connect the dots—so you can stay focused on building what comes next.

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Power and Price in California

The U.S. government shutdown is now in its second week, and could impact clean energy permitting as well as tax credit guidance, according to an analysis from Crux. “Conventional energy” projects will be spared, however, and indeed fossil fuel companies can expect ‘concierge’ service.

When the Cloud Meets the Crowd

To pretty much no one’s surprise, the federal government shut down at 12:01 am Wednesday, furloughing an estimated 750,000 workers and prompting threats of mass layoffs. Politico reports that during the shutdown, permitting for coal, oil and gas activities on federal lands managed by Interior will continue, but “permitting for renewable projects in federal waters? Not so much.”

Battery Boom, Political Backlash

It was another “you win some, you lose some” kind of a week for clean energy. In NYC, President Trump spoke at the UN General Assembly and used the opportunity to share his views about wind energy and climate change. Many world leaders are also participating in Climate Week NYC, albeit a “very different” version.

Turning NIMBYs Into YIMBYs

This week, the bipartisan House Problem Solvers Caucus released a sweeping permitting framework that revives familiar proposals to ease the federal process for massive infrastructure projects like pipelines and transmission lines. Although the framework signals possible progress on the issue, “it does not necessarily mean the deal will get enough buy-in to cross the finish line,” and no legislation has been drafted.
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