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January 24, 2026

Federal Policy

DOE
DOE to Restructure or Eliminate $83 Billion in Biden-era Loans
The U.S. Department of Energy said it is restructuring, revising or eliminating more than $83 billion in loans and conditional commitments issued under the Biden administration.
Appliance Standards Awareness Project
Study Finds Appliance Standards Saved Households $780B over a Decade
The average U.S. consumer would have spent $6,000 more on utility bills over the past decade without national efficiency standards for appliances, according to a report from the Appliance Standards Awareness Project.
Union of Concerned Scientists
Report Quantifies Climate, Health Benefits of Clean Energy for Data Centers
The latest in a series of Union of Concerned Scientists reports on the costs of the AI boom asserts that powering U.S. data centers with clean energy would avert trillions of dollars in health and environmental costs.
NERC
Could the U.K.’s Cap-and-Floor Model Unlock Interregional Tx in the U.S.?
The United Kingdom has found success with a cap-and-floor model for transmission where interconnectors to other countries are guaranteed minimum revenues, but return earnings over the cap to customers.
Dominion Energy
Dominion Wins Injunction, Can Restart Offshore Wind Construction
A federal judge has granted Dominion Energy a preliminary injunction against the stop-work order the Trump administration slapped on the nation’s largest offshore wind project.
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association
Colo. Officials Push Back on Craig Coal Plant Extension
Local elected officials in Colorado are speaking out against the Trump administration’s order to keep the coal-fired Craig Generating Station Unit 1 available to operate past its planned retirement date.
BOEM
Judge Allows Construction to Resume on Empire Wind
Equinor won a temporary injunction against the Trump administration’s stop-work order on U.S. offshore wind projects, allowing it to resume work on Empire Wind.
Brattle
EnergyHub and Brattle Study Finds Big Savings from Managed EV Charging
EnergyHub and Brattle Group released a study based on a real-world test of different strategies for managing charges on distribution circuits, which found significant benefits from managed charging once EVs become more common in a neighborhood.
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Judge Rules Blue-state Energy Grant Terminations Unlawful
A federal judge has ruled the U.S. Department of Energy acted illegally when it terminated several energy grants because they were based in Democratic-leaning states.
Dominion Energy
Judge Again Lifts Revolution Wind Stop-work Order
A judge has lifted the stop-work order against Revolution Wind, one of the five offshore wind projects shut down by the Trump administration in December.

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