Wow Tillis on floor just criticized GOP moving wind/solar credits to strict "placed in service" standard. Appeared to criticize Alex Epstein, who influenced the language. Tillis called him "a self-described philosopher" who's "never worked in an operational role" in power sector
Joshua Siegel
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- On cusp of vote, @SenTinaSmith tells me: “I have no doubt when I look back at my time in the Senate I will see passage of this bill as one of the most important things I was ever involved in because it will break the dam of inaction on climate that has held us back for so long"
- SCOOP: House liberals to urge Biden to declare climate emergency, ban drilling on federal lands as part of a sweeping executive order plan to be released by @USProgressives this week
- .@leahstokes, who worked with Democrats on climate piece of reconciliation package, tells me of green activists worried about permitting part of Manchin/Schumer deal: "Yes there will be some difficult tradeoffs, but it's going to be 10 times as much good stuff as bad stuff."
- I am not comfortable drawing attention to myself, and away from my work, but as @sunrisemvmt begins their D.C. rally with @AOC and @SenSanders, I thought it was important to say that Sunrise would not grant me a credential to attend the event because I work for the @dcexaminer.
- INBOX: Dem climate hawk @SeanCasten says in a new statement that he supports Manchin's permitting bill because "without reforming transmission permitting and siting processes, we will not meet our climate goals."
- NEW: @MittRomney leans in on carbon tax to spur clean energy technology breakthroughs. I interviewed Romney about his interest in a carbon tax, which is very real, and why he thinks it can be a second "pillar" of the Republican innovation agenda washex.am/2OFcEbj
- BIDEN plugs permitting reform as relief for high energy prices: "Our country needs to pass permitting reform to accelerate the development of clean energy."
- Replying to @SiegelScribeMore Tillis: Says solar is "increasingly becoming viable because of storage" and is key to meeting data center power demand. "What you have done is you have created a blip in power service because there isn't going to be a natural gas power generator any time soon."
- NEW: Manchin, Barrasso announce long-elusive permitting deal. All the key details and context here. Provisions on transmission, offshore oil & gas/wind leasing, judicial review, renewable production on fed lands, more
- Permitting reform left OUT of NDAA, as expected. Manchin/Schumer/Pelosi/Biden effort to pass energy permitting reform crashes for the second time in three months thanks to opposition from Republicans and progressives
- Scooplet: Solar industry group @SEIA will release analysis that says Ways and Means' gutting of IRA tax credits as written could put 287 U.S. factories at risk of closing or never coming online & cost 292,000 jobs by 2028. Comes as House is negotiating to further weaken credits
- MANCHIN concedes on permitting, concluding a 3-year push to pass a bill easing buildout of energy projects after IRA: “It’s a shame that our country is losing this monumental opportunity to advance commonsense, bipartisan permitting reform"New: Carper out with another statement putting kibosh on permitting, blaming GOP: "House Republicans let their perfect be the enemy of the good."

