Sheila McCafferty Harvey

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The Trump administration’s directive instructs the Council on Environmental Quality to implement technological reforms and establish a unified federal system to conduct environmental reviews and evaluate permits.

With a renewed focus on domestic energy production and regulatory reform, the incoming administration signals significant shifts in U.S. energy and climate priorities.

The decision signals potential new scrutiny for co-located energy generation and data center projects as concerns grow about grid impacts.

An Initial Roundup of Key Policy Issues and Expectations

The rules impose standardized disclosure requirements on public companies beginning as early as 2026 (for fiscal year ending 2025, depending on filer status).

The application cycle for the first round of credits will soon open. Treasury’s additional guidance clarifies what types of facilities may qualify for credits, the submission process and the selection criteria for evaluating whether a project merits a DOE recommendation.

The credit was included in the 2023 Budget Proposal, and if passed by Parliament will provide an ITC of up to 40% for eligible clean hydrogen projects.

Concept papers are due on April 21, 2023, and full applications are due on August 4, 2023.

Ratification of the Kigali Amendment formally commits the U.S. to a global effort to significantly reduce production and use of HFCs and reinforces the aggressive domestic HFC phasedown begun last year by the AIM Act.

Once signed into law, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 will make historic investments in clean energy and significant reforms to tax policies.

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 would constitute a historic investment in the U.S. clean energy industry.