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🏭Exempt Wholesale Generator Filings and Complaints Overview

The Department of Energy, through the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, announces a series of filings related to self-certification of exempt wholesale generator status by various companies. These filings signify important developments in energy regulation, alongside complaints and compliance actions concerning rate filings, which could impact market operations and stakeholders in the energy sector.

🌬️Temporary Withdrawal of Offshore Wind Leasing Due to Regulatory Review

The memoranda outlines a temporary withdrawal of all areas on the Outer Continental Shelf from offshore wind leasing for energy production, citing the need for a thorough review of federal leasing practices amid environmental concerns. It impacts both new and existing leases while ensuring ongoing compliance with existing rights and laws. Various federal agencies are tasked with assessing environmental impacts and economic costs related to wind energy projects.

🌱Meeting Notice for Renewable Energy Advisory Committee - February 2025

The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee (REEEAC or the Committee) will hold an in-person meeting, accessible to the public in-person and online, on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington, DC. Registration instructions for the public to attend either in-person or online are provided below. The meeting has a limited number of spaces for members of the public to attend in-person. Requests to attend in-person will be considered on a first-come first-served basis.

🌱EPA's Biofuels Report

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of a final document titled, "Biofuels and the Environment: Third Triennial Report to Congress" (EPA/600/R-24/343F). The document was prepared by EPA's Offices of Research and Development (ORD) and Air and Radiation (OAR), in consultation with the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Energy.

⚡Notice of Electric Corporate Filings and Regulatory Requirements 2025

☀️Approved Resource Management Plan for Rough Hat Clark Solar Project

In compliance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA) for the Rough Hat Clark Solar Project located in Clark County, Nevada. The ROD/Approved RMPA constitutes the final decision of the BLM as approved by the Department of the Interior (DOI).

⚡NEPA Revisions to Expedite Geothermal Exploration Approvals

This notice announces the Department of the Interior's (Department) proposal to revise the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing procedures for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) at chapter 11 of part 516 of the Departmental Manual (DM) to add a new categorical exclusion (CX) for geothermal resource exploration operations.

🌱New NEPA Procedures for Geothermal Resource Development Announced

This notice announces a revision to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing procedures for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) at Chapter 11 of part 516 of the Department of the Interior's Departmental Manual (516 DM 11). The revision adds a new categorical exclusion (CX) for geothermal resource confirmation activities on Federal geothermal resource leases.

☀️Jove Solar Project Record of Decision Announcement - Arizona

In compliance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the Record of Decision for the Jove Solar Project, located in La Paz County, Arizona. The Record of Decision signed on January 3, 2025, constitutes the decision of the BLM, as approved by the Department of the Interior.

⚡Clean Electricity Production & Investment Tax Credit Regulations Summary

This document sets forth final regulations regarding the clean electricity production credit and the clean electricity investment credit established by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. These final regulations provide rules for determining greenhouse gas emissions rates resulting from the production of electricity; petitioning for provisional emissions rates; and determining eligibility for these credits in various circumstances. The final regulations affect all taxpayers that claim the clean electricity production credit with respect to a qualified facility or the clean electricity investment credit with respect to a qualified facility or energy storage technology, as applicable, that is placed in service after 2024.