Looking For Clean Energy Policy Updates? Here Are 5 Things You Should Know

Hey there! If you’ve been tracking the clean energy scene lately, you know the vibe changed fast after the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) of 2025 kicked in. We’re officially in the phaseout era for those heavy-hitting federal tax credits like 48E and 45Y, which is pushing the Strategy & Innovation sector to get a lot more creative with how we fund big decarbonization moves without the old government handouts.

Since federal subsidies are cooling off, permitting reform has become the biggest game in town for Governments trying to keep the lights on and the transition moving. Because D.C. can still be a bit of a bottleneck, states like New Jersey, Virginia, and Illinois have stopped waiting around and started passing their own massive grid and solar laws to ensure that clean energy projects actually get plugged into the system instead of sitting in a queue.

We’re also staring down a massive 30% surge in energy demand by 2035, which means fixing our messy interconnection issues is no longer just a "nice to have": it’s a grid reliability necessity. For Consultants & Investors, the focus has shifted from simply building wind and solar farms to ensuring we have the smart siting policies and transmission infrastructure needed to actually deliver that power to a hungry market.

Reliance Industries, the massive Indian multinational conglomerate, is currently leading the global charge by launching its Dhirubhai Energy Complex this year to dominate solar and green hydrogen production. With China also ramping up electrolyzer deployment to record levels, the pressure is officially on the West to stop the talk and start the buildout if we want to hit our Net Zero targets before the decade is out.

Read More: Clean Energy Policy Outlook 2026

Category: Strategy & Innovation