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March 14, 2026

Federal Policy

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Burgum Criticizes ‘FERC Queues’ for Too Many Renewables
The 2,600 GW of wind, solar and storage sitting in interconnection queues across the U.S. represent a major imbalance in energy resources that could lead to brownouts or blackouts, former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) said during his Senate confirmation hearing. 
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LPO Offers Eight Utilities $22.9B in Loan Guarantees
The U.S. Department of Energy has made conditional loan commitments totaling $22.9 billion to utilities for transmission, pipeline and clean power investments. 
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Trump DOE Nominee Wright Seeks to Assuage Senate Democrats
Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Energy, positioned himself as a supporter of an all-of-the-above approach to developing generation and transmission before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
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CARB Drops Multiple EPA Waiver Requests Ahead of Trump Inauguration
California regulators have withdrawn their request for federal approval of a statewide ban on diesel truck sales after 2035, saying they’ve run out of time before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House.
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Oceantic Emphasizes OSW’s Economic Benefits
Oceantic Network released a report on the thousands of jobs created and billions of dollars invested through more than 1,900 supplier contracts that span 40 states. 
USDA
USDA Allocates $6B More for Rural Clean Energy
The Department of Agriculture’s announcements involve the Empowering Rural America and Powering Affordable Clean Energy programs. 
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Biden Wants Data Centers, Clean Energy on Federal Land by 2027
With days left in his administration, President Joe Biden issued an executive order aimed at siting and permitting cutting-edge artificial intelligence data centers on federal land by 2027.
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FHWA Awards $635M for EV Chargers, Hydrogen Fueling Stations
The grants represent the second round of funding from the IIJA’s $2.5 billion Charging and Fueling Infrastructure program.
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LPO Offers $1.76B Loan Guarantee for Compressed Air Energy Storage
The Willow Rock Energy Storage Center is expected to bolster reliability of the California grid with 500 MW/4,000-MWh of long-duration storage. 
Internal Revenue Service
IRS Issues Low-income Clean Electricity Rules
Rules and guidance for the federal Clean Electricity Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit have been finalized and will be published shortly.  

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