Our July 2023 Energy & Sustainability Washington Update covers new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law & Inflation Reduction Act opportunities, the strong growth in energy-related jobs, IRS and Treasury department guidance on the Section 48C advanced energy tax credit, funding programs for solar power, electric vehicles, and weatherization, plus the Rural Energy Savings Act and legislation aimed at expediting transmission siting and permitting practices.

Our June 2023 Energy & Sustainability Washington Update covers new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law & Inflation Reduction Act opportunities, how the bipartisan debt ceiling compromise would impact the energy sector, a GSA pilot of requirements to use low embodied carbon construction materials, and two pending federal energy bills — the Energy Emergency Leadership Act and the Carbon Limiting Emissions At Refineries Act.

Our April 2023 Energy & Sustainability Washington Update covers a significant energy package being advanced by House Republicans, the Treasury Department proposing new guidance on the Inflation Reduction Act EV Tax Credit, the first-ever national Offshore Wind Energy Strategy, EV investments, climate change and cyberattack legislation, hydrogen infrastructure, IRA and Bipartisan Infrastructure opportunities. 

Our March 2023 Energy & Sustainability Washington Update covers a significant energy package being advanced by House Republicans, the US-UK Strategic Energy Dialogue, ARPA-E Funding for Grid Reliability and Resiliency, and new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law & Inflation Reduction Act opportunities.

Our February 2023 Energy & Sustainability Washington Update covers a DOE clean hydrogen funding opportunity, a FEMA report on Puerto Rico grid resilience, a program launched by national labs that focuses on community energy goals, a national blueprint for transportation decarbonization, and new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law & Inflation Reduction Act opportunities.

Our January 2023 Energy & Sustainability Washington Update covers a letter from senators to the Department of Interior urging withdrawal of energy infrastructure guidance, a Biden administration guidebook on the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Treasury Department guidance on IRA labor requirements, proposed standards for energy-efficient distribution transformers, and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law opportunities.

Our December 2022 Energy & Sustainability Washington Update covers energy permitting reform legislation, the Renew America’s Schools grant program that focuses on energy improvements to reduce school energy costs and increase indoor air quality, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seeking public input on required volumes of biofuel in the future, and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law opportunities.