With federal wind/solar credits sunsetting under the One Big Beautiful Bill, states are racing to fast‑track permits to meet a 'break ground by July 4, 2026' clock. But transmission additions lag, so deadline‑driven financing risks prioritizing projects that can start fast over those the grid can actually absorb. The result can be stranded pipelines and lost capacity when timelines, not system needs, drive choices.
— It highlights how incentive design and hard cutoffs can misallocate scarce build capacity and undercut decarbonization unless paired with grid expansion.
Molly Glick
2025.12.03
61% relevant
The Nautilus piece flags timing, financing, and policy‑driven rushes as risks for big energy projects; this echoes the existing idea that hard incentive deadlines can misalign project sequencing (generation vs transmission) and create fragile buildouts—here applied to nuclear permitting and multi‑decade construction windows.
by Monica Samayoa, Oregon Public Broadcasting
2025.10.08
100% relevant
Gov. Tina Kotek’s order to take 'any and all steps' to accelerate permitting so 11 Oregon projects don’t miss expiring ITC/PTC credits despite advocates warning transmission is the true obstacle.
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