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Energy reporter @POLITICO covering EV and minerals policy. Get in touch: [email protected] or DM for phone/Signal. Oregon native 🌲
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Joined April 2014
RT @SiegelScribe: Our scoop now free to read @politico. Solar and wind energy projects on federal lands must now get Interior Secretary Dou….
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The directive puts these renewable energy projects under heightened scrutiny at Interior in a move that could slow approvals and construction.
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For more on Trump's energy credits phase-out EO, check out my conversation with @SiegelScribe on the Politico Energy podcast this morning, produced by @NirmalMulaikal: .
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Podcast Episode · POLITICO Energy · 07/11/2025 · 11m
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RT @sambbenson: NEW: Mike Lee’s online persona — spreading conspiracy theories, mocking assassination victims — is causing worry in Salt La….
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Read the full story here, for Pros:
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President Donald Trump's new executive order injects fresh uncertainty into an industry already buffeted by rapid policy shifts.
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That’s put developers in the “extremely unfortunate position” of needing to move quickly to claim the credits but having “no idea what the new rules are going to require,” says Heather Cooper of McDermott Will and Emery. They could sue, but any resolution could come too late.
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The biggest question is whether the Trump admin intends to rewrite the “safe harbor” definition around whether projects have commenced construction. The new tax law codifies the 2013 guidance, but due to a quirk in the language it may not be secure, experts told me.
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How Trump’s energy credits EO injects new uncertainty into the clean energy industry. “A long-standing principle in the tax administration is that people are able to rely on the rules as they exist and the laws that exist,” @wallyadeyemo tells me.
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President Donald Trump's new executive order injects fresh uncertainty into an industry already buffeted by rapid policy shifts.
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Why the U.S. auto industry was so concerned about losing EV incentives in the big, beautiful bill:.
The New York Times published my opinion piece today: . "This is BYD, the Chinese Car That's Taking Over the World" . It's a call to action, an urgent one. Like it or not, China is the new center of the global automotive industry. Its scale, speed, supply chains software and.
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RT @zcolman: Kerr County is an example of how many communities are ill-equipped to protect themselves from once-unfathomable extremes. Ex….
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The disaster that unfolded in Kerr County, Texas, shows how many communities will struggle to prepare for extreme weather as the federal government pulls back.
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NEWS: President Trump issued an executive order Monday directing Treasury to "strictly enforce" phase-outs of clean energy tax credits. It suggests he may seek to change the "safe harbor" standard for starting construction, as sought by conservatives.
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The executive order comes after members of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus said last week the administration won their votes by promising to crack down hard on the credits.
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RT @kelseytam: A warning for wind and solar from House conservatives: Trump promised enforcement crackdown on construction for renewable en….
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"We believe we're going to get 90-plus percent of all future projects terminated," Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) said.
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Latest on how the House is receiving the Senate’s IRA changes . w/ @SiegelScribe.
New: House mods & conservatives spar over Senate’s clean energy megabill compromise. Swing district Rs are comfortable upper chamber avoided severe wind/solar cuts. But Chip Roy is holding out over 1 year carveout to start construction. W @jamepdx
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RT @SiegelScribe: NEW: Senate GOP mods beat back crippling blow to wind and solar power. Now, they’re hoping the last-minute compromise wil….
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A last-minute compromise in the megabill eases the ramp down in clean energy incentives sought by hardliners.
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Near final bill text here: .
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Revisions are being made in the last moments before passage of the bill.
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And here are the wraparound changes! . Excise tax out, solar/wind get another year before placed in service goes into effect, FEOC changes. From @SiegelScribe @kelseytam .
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The amendment would still require other solar and wind energy projects to be placed in service by the end of 2027.
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!! Final megabill “wraparound” amendment is expected to tweak language around clean energy credits, @meredithllee and @nicholaswu12 report.
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"I believe we do" have a deal, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said.
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RT @kelseytam: ERNST: “I don’t think they’re going to let us” offer the solar and wind amendment. Possible that the amendment or part of it….
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“There’s a lot of stuff that went on overnight that kind of waylaid our plans," Sen. Joni Ernst said.
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Sen. Mike Lee's amendment to return to the stricter House language on the IRA credits (60-day commence construction requirement) was defeated handily, 21-79.
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Late-night energy action in the Senate: . Rs defeated two messaging amendments from Dems to recommit the bill over clean energy provisions. Next up: An amendment from @SenMikeLee to make the IRA cuts even steeper, returning to House language of 60-day commence construction.
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NEWS: Ernst, Murkowski, Grassley are still searching for offsets for their amendment to ease IRA credit rollbacks. “They’re hard to find,” Grassley says. Need offsets for simple majority vote, otherwise likely need 60 votes. w/ @SiegelScribe @kelseytam .
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Senators are trying to navigate a procedural requirement to offset the costs of their amendment and allow it to move forward to a vote on a simple majority threshold.
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