Lobbying Activity

NextEra Lobbying Reaches $3 Million Amid Dominion Merger Review

NextEra Energy Inc. reported $3 million in federal lobbying expenditures across 17 registrants in the third quarter, up $421,000 from the same quarter last...

Congress

Congress Weighs Further Geothermal Research as Potential Grows

The U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) geothermal assessments remain preliminary, and Congress faces an open question about whether to advance and prioritize...

Legislation

Big Beautiful Bill Restricts Clean Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit

The Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit subsidizes domestic production of solar, wind, battery, and inverter components and critical...

Energy

Carbon Sequestration Well Permits Face Backlog and Oversight Gaps

The rescission by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in August of its 2023 environmental-justice guidance for Class VI carbon sequestration wells has...

Lobbying Activity

Targa Resources Lobbies on Environmental Policy

Targa Resources Partners LP filed its 2026 third-quarter lobbying report on Oct. 14, covering carbon capture, sequestration, and its tax policy; National...

Politics

Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program History and Stakes for Congress

The structure of the offshore oil and gas leasing program gives Congress and the Trump administration direct leverage over domestic energy production...

Legislation

Federal Energy Bill Could Override Objections by States

The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) would determine whether federal permitting...

Energy

Leeward Renewable Energy Discloses Energy Lobbying

Leeward Renewable Energy LLC disclosed lobbying in the third quarter of 2026 on issues affecting the development, financing and operation of facilities that...

Legislation

States Hold Retail Electricity Rate Power But Congress Eyes Limits

How far Congress can go to influence retail electricity rates, which state public utility commissions (PUCs) have held primary authority over since 1935, is...

Energy

Senate Energy Panel Advances Bills in 20-Measure Markup

The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a business meeting on Sept. 30 to mark up more than 20 bills covering energy policy, public lands,...

Energy

Federal Fuel Economy Rules Weakened by Zero Penalties, New Standards

The federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) program now carries a $0 civil penalty for manufacturers violating fuel-economy standards, weakening a...

Congress

Congress Weighs Federal Role in Electricity Transmission Permits

Electricity transmission permitting reform is not simply about whether to build more power lines. It involves who gets to decide, and who pays. A new...

Politics

Energy Department Faces New Legal Limits On Grid Emergency Power

The Trump administration's use of Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act, whose emergency language dates to 1935, to delay power plant retirements has...

Lobbying Activity

National Grid Hires Invariant for Energy Lobbying

National Grid USA Service Co. Inc. is lobbying on Energy/Nuclear issues through a new lobbying registration with Invariant LLC. National Grid has reported...

Energy

House Passes Bill to Shield Ratepayers From Data Center Costs

The House overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation to prevent households and small businesses from bearing electricity infrastructure costs created by...

Energy

Senate Examines Trump Administration's Nuclear Waste Strategy

Congress is currently dealing with a long-standing deadlock regarding the proper place to permanently dispose of the United States' nuclear waste as the...

Politics

Commission Will Examine Ukraine Energy Strikes, U.S. Vulnerabilities

Russia has attacked Ukrainian energy infrastructure nearly 300 times in 2026 alone, according to reporting by the Associated Press, while diplomatic efforts...