<![CDATA[California Energy Journal: Federal Policy]]>https://www.californiaenergytransition.com/s/federal-policyhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9Kac!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5320955a-6683-4988-ace6-49352322dc6e_96x96.pngCalifornia Energy Journal: Federal Policyhttps://www.californiaenergytransition.com/s/federal-policySubstackMon, 20 Apr 2026 06:16:21 GMT<![CDATA[Newsom Orders State Agencies to Help Projects Claim Federal Tax Credits]]>https://www.californiaenergytransition.com/p/newsom-orders-state-agencies-to-helphttps://www.californiaenergytransition.com/p/newsom-orders-state-agencies-to-helpWed, 03 Sep 2025 19:50:25 GMTCalifornia will help clean energy projects claim federal tax credits that are expiring as a result of the recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB). The bill, passed into law in July, largely repealed the energy tax credits enacted under the Inflation Reduction Act. Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on August 29, 2025 directing sta…

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]]><![CDATA[EPA Moves to Rescind Endangerment Finding that Underpins Federal Climate Policy]]>https://www.californiaenergytransition.com/p/epa-moves-to-rescind-endangermenthttps://www.californiaenergytransition.com/p/epa-moves-to-rescind-endangermentMon, 04 Aug 2025 21:16:00 GMTOn August 1, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to rescind the 2009 Endangerment Finding, a scientific determination that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions endanger public health and welfare. The Endangerment Finding has served for more than a decade as the statutory basis for regulating carbon dioxide and other GHGs from mobile …

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]]><![CDATA[Tax Bill Repeals Energy Credits]]>https://www.californiaenergytransition.com/p/tax-bill-repeals-energy-creditshttps://www.californiaenergytransition.com/p/tax-bill-repeals-energy-creditsThu, 10 Jul 2025 20:38:00 GMTOn July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB), which largely repeals the energy tax credits enacted under the Inflation Reduction Act. The law does this by accelerating phase-outs and expiration dates, prohibiting transfers of credits, and implementing new restrictions for companies that have associations with a …

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]]><![CDATA[Energy Committees Introduce Legislation to Exempt IRA Funds from Tax]]>https://www.californiaenergytransition.com/p/energy-committees-introduce-legislationhttps://www.californiaenergytransition.com/p/energy-committees-introduce-legislationThu, 13 Feb 2025 17:00:58 GMTThe chairs of the Senate and Assembly energy committees introduced legislation to benefit renewable energy developers by exempting certain Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds from taxes. The IRA, passed in 2022, created a number of energy tax credits to promote the development of renewable energy.

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SB 302 would exclude from gross income a refund payment m…

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]]><![CDATA[Trump Executive Orders Reshape U.S. Energy Policy]]>https://www.californiaenergytransition.com/p/trump-executive-orders-reshape-ushttps://www.californiaenergytransition.com/p/trump-executive-orders-reshape-usThu, 23 Jan 2025 20:53:00 GMTOn January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued a series of executive orders and memorandums that begin implementation of his policy agenda. For energy, he issued three executive orders and a memorandum to direct U.S. energy policy toward a prioritization of deregulation in the fossil fuel sector and away from support for renewable energy.

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The executi…

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]]><![CDATA[Analysis: Federal Tax Policy is Now Climate Policy]]>https://www.californiaenergytransition.com/p/analysis-federal-tax-policy-is-nowhttps://www.californiaenergytransition.com/p/analysis-federal-tax-policy-is-nowFri, 07 Oct 2022 02:42:15 GMTThe Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) is the largest U.S. investment in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction to date.  The Act provides $270 billion in renewable energy tax credits over 10 years as part of its $369 billion in clean energy incentives and spending. The IRA extends tax credits for existing technologies and implements new tax credit…

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