Articles from SparkPoint on Clean Energy, written for companies building inside regulated markets.
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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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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Five federal judges blocked BOEM's offshore wind stop-work orders in three weeks. The Sunrise Wind ruling completes a clean sweep that reshapes how courts handle agency reversals backed by classified national security claims.
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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, 15% debt restriction, and 10-year recapture risk.
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Two federal judges have now ruled against the Trump administration's offshore wind suspension orders. A third hearing happens tomorrow. Here's why the 'arbitrary and capricious' standard is working, and what it means for your projects.
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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 with less than six months to act.
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Three offshore wind developers have filed federal lawsuits challenging BOEM's authority to suspend their leases. The January 16 hearing will shape risk calculus for every infrastructure project touching federal land.
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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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FERC just rewrote the rules for how data centers connect to power plants. If you're operating in PJM territory, you have until January 20, 2026 to understand what changed.
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