Final GOP bill kneecaps renewables and hydrogen, but lifts nuclear and geothermal

The final bill is largely what emerged from the Senate Finance Committee in mid-June.

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Bill Gates-backed AirLoom begins building its first power plant

Wind power has run into some headwinds, and not the kind that spin its turbines.  Recently, President Trump has decided to wage war against the technology, an unwelcome bit of friction that coincides with rising costs in recent years. Onshore wind power went for $61 per megawatt-hour last year, according to Lazard, bucking a decade-long […]

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Senate GOP bill spares nuclear and geothermal energy while hammering wind and solar

The Senate Finance Committee’s language would take a sledgehammer to some parts of the renewable-friendly Inflation Reduction Act while sparing others. 

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