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January 15, 2025

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Jigar Shah: ‘Loan Programs Office is Government Doing its Job Well’
The LPO still has close to $400 billion in unspent loan authority, and Shah said it is providing essential financing to “the most exciting entrepreneurs and innovators that America has to offer."
DOE
Granholm: ‘It Would be Political Malpractice to Undo’ IRA Incentives
Clean industry executives and experts at DOE's Deploy 2024 conference were surprisingly optimistic about continuing market growth linked to the boom in energy demand from data centers, AI and electrification.
DOE
DOE Environmental Justice Pilot Paves Way for Implementation
A pilot effort in 24 communities nationwide yielded important insight for environmental justice initiatives, the U.S. Department of Energy said.
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Podesta: Economics of Clean Energy ‘Have Simply Taken Over’
DOE has committed more than $95 billion in grants and loans, with more going out the door each day.
Invenergy
LPO Announces $4.9B Conditional Loan for Invenergy’s Grain Belt Express
The Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office announced three conditional loans totaling more than $11 billion, to be used to build interregional transmission, an electric vehicle factory and virtual power plants.
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Chesapeake Solar Industry Prepares for Trump 2.0 ‘Solarcoaster’
Washington insiders warn solar developers that Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are coming for tax credits and other clean energy incentives in the IRA.
Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations
DOE Commits to Funding Gulf Coast, Midwest Hydrogen Hubs
DOE has announced $2.2 billion in funding commitments to two hydrogen hubs: the HyVelocity hub on the Gulf Coast and the Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen hub in four Midwestern states.
Kairos Power
Kairos Power Cleared to Build Demonstration SMRs
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved construction of Kairos Power’s Hermes 2 demonstration plant in Oak Ridge, Tenn. 
Nevada Gold Mines
Not Waiting for Trump, DOE Sends More IRA, IIJA Funds to Red States
The best way to Trump-proof the IRA funds is to get them out the door as quickly as possible, some advocates are saying. Unspent money could be at risk of never being spent.
Shutterstock
Trump Picks Burgum to Head Interior, Fracking Exec Wright to Lead DOE
President-elect Donald Trump intendeds to nominate North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum as secretary of the interior and Chris Wright, CEO of Liberty Energy, as secretary of energy.

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