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Nearly $8 billion in U.S. clean energy investment announcements cancelled in 2025

A report from E2 said concerns over the future of federal clean energy tax credits and other policy changes have led to billions in cancelled projects. A report from E2, which tracks clean energy manufacturing and project investment related to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, said that nearly $7.9 billion in investments and 16 …

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Judge blocks EPA, unlocks green bank

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A federal district court judge barred the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from freezing its own green bank loans, including one for an affordable housing project in Oregon. Now that a federal judge has blocked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s freeze on loans and grants from its green bank program, Robert Shepherd hopes his firm can …

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Maryland legislators overhaul energy laws in mixed bag for solar

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In the final days of Maryland’s 2025 legislative session, lawmakers passed an omnibus energy package that will increase buildout for both renewable energy and gas projects. Maryland’s senate passed a sweeping package of energy polices after a heavily debated legislative session. The final drafts, which are awaiting Gov. Wes Moore’s signature, were shaped by push …

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Familiar factions clash in final trade hearing

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Testimony turns on whether U.S. solar imports from Southeast Asia have materially harmed the domestic production industry and whether solar modules and cells are like products. For at least the sixth time in anti-dumping and anti-subsidy trade cases over the past 13 years, the U.S. domestic solar industry became divided during a hearing on Tuesday …

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Clean energy tax credits as economic drivers

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Labor-led organization finds that the Investment and Production Tax Credits support hundreds of energy projects, create good-paying jobs, protect ratepayers from rising energy bills, and boost energy security in the U.S. April 15, 2025 The House of Representatives voted 216 to 214 to adopt a multitrillion-dollar budget framework on April 9 and will reconvene after …

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Tariffs the least of U.S. solar market’s worries

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From pv magazine 4/25 President Donald Trump wasted no time imposing import tariffs, one of his key campaign promises. In his first few weeks in office, the president revamped much-eroded Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum, under the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Trump also used 1977’s International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to …

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Trump’s coal revival could lead “tens of billions of dollars” in renewables stranded

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The order is expected to lead to uneconomical operations of existing coal, leading to higher costs for consumers. About 50 GW of coal that would have otherwise been retired may now operate, said Grid Strategies on a webinar hosted by Roth Capital Partners. April 14, 2025 President Donald Trump signed an executive order “Reinvigorating America’s …

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Solar cells were not exempted from import tariffs in recent Executive Order

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Tariffs are back in the news, yet they are not exactly a new topic for the solar industry. Late last week, the Executive Branch of the U.S. Government released an executive order exempting a subset of electronic items from reciprocal import tariffs currently in place against China. While several major media outlets are reporting that …

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Congress proposes bill to phase out solar and wind tax credits

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A group of four Republican members of the House of Representatives proposed the Ending Intermittent Energy Subsidies Act to phase out tax credits for solar and wind projects. The plan calls for phasing out the 48Y production tax credit (PTC) and the 48E investment tax credit (ITC) for solar and wind projects. It does not …

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Speculation on next trade cases focuses on Indonesia and Laos

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The latest federal import data shows a dramatic swing from four countries whose U.S. solar imports are targeted by trade duties to two countries whose U.S. solar trade is unlitigated. April 11, 2025 The drumbeat for new trade cases targeting Chinese-backed solar imports is mounting in light of the fast-emerging solar-production hotbeds of Indonesia and …

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