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DOE suspends clean energy requirement for federal buildings

The Department of Energy (DOE) announced a one-year pause on a Biden-era rule requiring a reduction in on-site fossil fuel use.

Major energy infrastructure projects worth over $4.7 billion are being developed across the U.S. to meet growing power demands.

This state-led coalition emerges as demand for reliable, carbon-free electricity surges.

The nationwide injunction will order the administration to honor existing commitments from two federal grant programs.

Awarded projects will receive both federal and state matching dollars, including funding from the state’s Climate Commitment Act.

DOE intends to forge public-private partnerships that can accelerate both AI capabilities and energy infrastructure development.

The project is the latest investment in a facility that has already received more than $1.5 billion in federal funding since 2012.

A Study for the DOE Energy Storage Systems Program put the 10-year economic value of energy storage in the U.S. at $228 billion.

Electricity consumption from data centers is projected to rise from 5% to over 16% of total U.S. electricity use by 2033.

With new data centers and manufacturing facilities, Indiana faces mounting pressure to develop reliable, carbon-free power generation.