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DOE 4.0: Rethinking Program Design for a Clean Energy Future

…from the broader clean energy policy community. Distribution of BIL and IRA Funding Before diving into program design, it’s helpful to first understand the range of technologies and activities that…

01.26.26 | 27 min read
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One Year into the Trump Administration: DOE’s FY26 Budget Cuts and the Path Forward

…in the next appropriations cycle.  Though the administration originally requested drastic cuts to all of DOE’s offices involved in clean energy RDD&D, the FY26 E&W Bill takes a much more…

01.22.26 | 9 min read
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One Year into the Trump Administration: DOE Awards Cancelled and Programs Stalled

…Funding Status BIL and IRA appropriated $71 billion and $35 billion, respectively, in funding for DOE clean energy programs. Once appropriated, DOE funding moves through three phases before being received…

01.21.26 | 12 min read
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One Year into the Trump Administration: DOE’s Diminished Organizational Capacity

…52% of its staff due to the DRP and 55% of staff overall. At the most extreme end, the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED), established by BIL under the…

01.20.26 | 10 min read
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Barriers to Building: A Framework for the Next Era of Electricity Policy

…of clean energy deployment than projected and slowed down grid upgrades. Now, clean energy and transmission face additional cost and financing barriers from Congressional rollbacks and permitting restrictions from the…

12.15.25 | 26 min read
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