US DOI ends “preferential treatment” for wind and solar energy
The US Department of the Interior (DOI) has announced the end of "preferential treatment" for subsidy-dependent wind and solar energy projects.
About 5% of solar projects and 1% of wind projects are located on federal land, according to ACP. The renewable industry accused the Interior Department of obstructing wind and solar projects for political reasons.
The renewable industry said Interior is unfairly singling out solar and wind for political reasons. Solar and wind projects that need federal permitting will face even closer scrutiny by the Trump administration, with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum now making the final decision on whether they proceed on U.S.-owned lands.
"The Interior Department adds three new layers of needless process and unprecedented political review to the construction of domestic energy projects," ACP CEO Jason Grumet said in a statement. "This isn't oversight. It's obstruction that will needlessly harm the fastest growing sources of electric power," Grumet said.
July 17 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration said on Thursday that decisions related to solar and wind energy projects on federal lands will be reviewed by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum's office to end what calls preferential treatment for renewable energy sources.
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