Search Results for keywords:"renewable energy projects"

Search Results: keywords:"renewable energy projects"

S. 1020 — To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects.
March 13, 2025
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:119
Words:507
S. 1020 is a bill that directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to allow extra time for starting construction on certain hydropower projects. These projects had to have received their licenses before March 13, 2020. The bill would permit license holders to request up...
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S. 1020 is a rule that lets people who build water power plants have more time to start building if they got their permission before March 13, 2020. If their permission ran out between December 31, 2023, and now, they can ask to have it given back to them.
S. 5635 — To amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 with respect to the Department of Energy Tribal loan guarantee program, and for other purposes.
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December 19, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,520
The bill, titled the “Tribal Energy Fairness Act of 2024,” proposes changes to the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to improve the Department of Energy's Tribal loan guarantee programs. It allows the Secretary of Energy to use funds for financial and technical assessments related to loan...
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The "Tribal Energy Fairness Act of 2024" wants to help Native American Tribes with their energy projects by changing some rules so they don't have to pay extra money when getting certain loans or grants for things like renewable energy. This way, Tribes can get more help without spending as much of their own money.
H. R. 8718 — To conditionally prohibit commercial offshore wind energy development in the Columbia Management Area, and for other purposes.
June 12, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:597
H.R. 8718 seeks to restrict commercial offshore wind energy projects in the Columbia Management Area. This restriction will be lifted only if a study by the Comptroller General shows that such projects do not harm marine life, fishing industries, air quality, or cultural and Tribal resources....
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H.R. 8718 is a bill that says no to building big wind farms in a special ocean area unless a study shows they are safe for fish, clean air, and local people. This means wind projects need to prove they won't hurt the environment or people's lives before they can start.
S. 896 — To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to co-locate renewable energy projects on certain existing Federal leased areas, and for other purposes.
March 06, 2025
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:119
Words:707
S. 896, also known as the "Co-Location Energy Act," aims to allow the Secretary of the Interior to permit renewable energy projects, such as solar and wind, to share areas already leased for other energy sources like oil, gas, coal, and geothermal energy on federal land. The bill requires...
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The Co-Location Energy Act is like saying it's okay to add clean energy like solar and wind to spaces where people are already doing things with other energy, like oil and gas, if everyone using the space agrees. It also wants to make sure the rules are clear and that they think about nature to decide if it's okay to skip big checks on the environment.
H. R. 1754 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the energy credit shall not apply to certain types of energy production on agricultural land, and for other purposes.
February 27, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:573
The H.R. 1754, also known as the "Future Agriculture Retention and Management Act of 2025" or the "FARM Act of 2025", proposes changes to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The bill aims to restrict certain energy tax credits for renewable energy, like solar and wind,...
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The FARM Act of 2025 wants to stop giving special money help, like rewards, to new solar and wind projects that are set up on farm lands. This means if people try to put these power things on farms, they won't get extra money benefits from the government.
S. 510 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels, and for other purposes.
February 11, 2025
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:119
Words:1,145
S. 510, also known as the "Financing Our Energy Future Act," aims to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by expanding the publicly traded partnership ownership structure to include energy power generation projects and transportation fuels. The bill introduces several...
Simple Explanation
This bill wants to make it easier for companies that make energy or fuel, like solar power or biofuels, to get special tax help, like a reward, for being more environmentally friendly starting in 2026.

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