Clean Energy Regulation
Regulatory analysis for clean energy and climate tech companies.
Why this collection exists
Your clean energy company closed a Series B and is scaling deployment across multiple states. Tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act are central to your financial model, but the political environment around those credits is shifting. Treasury guidance on the Foreign Entity of Concern rules affects your battery sourcing. FERC is reconsidering co-location policies that could change how your projects connect to the grid.
Meanwhile, solar tariff policy continues to change. Offshore wind projects face litigation that could reshape permitting timelines. DOE funding programs that supported early development are being restructured. Each of these regulatory shifts creates both risk and opportunity for companies at your stage.
This collection tracks the regulatory developments that directly affect clean energy project economics, permitting, and deployment. The articles focus on what changed, what it means for your projects, and what steps to take in response.
Practice and industry pages
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$83 billion in clean energy funding just vanished. Here's what your legal team should have told you six months ago.
DOE cancelled $83.6B in clean energy loans and $7.5B in grants ruled unconstitutional. Companies are moving factories overseas. What proactive legal counsel catches before federal funding disappears.
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The Section 201 solar tariff just died. The regime that replaced it is worse for importers.
Section 201 solar tariffs expired February 6 after eight years. Four overlapping tariff programs replaced them, with combined rates exceeding 300%. Country-by-country breakdown and seven actions for procurement teams.
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FEOC Compliance Deep Dive: The Supply Chain Rules That Could Kill Your Clean Energy Tax Credits
Only 38% of clean energy firms are fully prepared for 2026 FEOC rules. Here's what you need to know about the 40% solar threshold, the 10-year recapture risk, and the six-year audit window.
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The Six-Month Sprint: What Clean Energy Developers Must Do Before July 4
Wind and solar projects that don't begin construction by July 4, 2026, lose years of development runway. Add new FEOC restrictions, and clean energy developers face a compliance crunch as the deadline approaches.
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Building a Data Center in 2026: What Developers Need to Know Before Breaking Ground
PJM's market monitor filed for a data center connection moratorium. Grid capacity prices jumped 10x. Here's what developers need to know about power access, state regulations, tax incentives, and water constraints.
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The December 31 Deadline Is Real: What Clean Energy Businesses Need to Know Before IRA Credits Expire
The IRS doesn't care when you signed the contract. It cares when installation is completed. Here's what clean energy businesses need to know about the IRA tax credit sunset.
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Behind-the-Meter, Out in the Open: What Data Center Operators Must Know About FERC's New Co-Location Rules
FERC rewrote the rules for how data centers connect to power plants. If you're operating in PJM territory, here is what changed and what is still unfolding through 2026.
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