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March 20, 2026

Federal Policy

OurEnergyPolicy
Probing the Pros and Cons of Enacting a Federal Clean Energy Standard
OurEnergyPolicy brought in experts on both sides of the debate to discuss the benefits and drawbacks of adopting a national clean energy standard.
WIRES
Panel Says Transmission Spending Can Fix Economy, Fight Climate Change
Building new transmission could help the economy recover from the pandemic and help fight climate change, according to a panel at the WIRES Summer Meeting.
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Overheard at NARUC Summer Policy Summit 2021
More than 600 people attended the NARUC Summer Policy Summit in person and hundreds more watched via livestream.
DOE
DOE: Building Codes Key to Net-zero Economy
Updating building codes is “one of the easiest things we can do" to reduce emissions, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said at a DOE conference.
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Fannie Mae Dominates US Environmental Bonds Market
Fannie Mae issued $94 billion in green bonds in 2011-2021, accounting for about one-third of the $275 billion in GSS debt U.S. entities issued for that period.
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NREL’s SolarAPP+ Slashes Rooftop Solar Permitting Times
A new app from the Department of Energy is aimed at cutting the soft costs that now make up about two-thirds of the price of rooftop solar systems.
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Developers: Offshore Wind Will Transform Onshore Communities
States that have embraced offshore wind development will soon face wholesale redevelopment onshore, from expanding ports to constructing new roads.
AFL-CIO
Shale Gas Could Decarbonize Ohio River Industrial Valley Industry
Shale gas, the bane of environmentalists, is a key component of the Biden administration plans to decarbonize heavy industry.
Duke Energy
Slimmed-down DOE Budget Wins House Subcommittee Vote
DOE had its 2022 budget request trimmed down by $1.1 billion by the House Appropriations Committee’s Energy and Water Development Subcommittee.
Bipartisan Policy Center
Overheard: Buttigieg on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke online with Bipartisan Policy Center President Jason Grumet about the recent bipartisan infrastructure deal.

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