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Cybersecurity legislation and proposals relating to physical security, including H.R.1160, Critical Electric Infrastructure Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Act; and S. 914, The Energy Threat Analysis Center Establishment Act of 2023 and counter-UAS legislation Energy infrastructure cyber security and physical security regulation by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation. Federal policy related to North American and European energy security.

EPA rulemakings (current and proposed) affecting electric and gas utilities, including but not limited to: ozone and particulate matter transport; other matters relating to greenhouse gases and upstream and downstream natural gas impacts and emissions such as methane, including the GHG Standards and Guidelines for Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants (Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0072); and the Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review (Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0317-1460). H.J.Res.163/S.J.Res.92 related to EPA regulations Federal policy relating to climate change, including a price on carbon emissions, a cap-and-trade/cap and dividend program, and/or a carbon border adjustment. Federal policy relating to siting and permitting reform, including H.R. 1 Lower Energy Costs Act; H.R. 3746, Fiscal Responsibilities Act; S. 1399, Building American Energy Security Act; S. 1456, Spur Permitting of Underdeveloped Resources Act; S.1449, Revitalizing the Economy by Simplifying Timelines and Assuring Regulatory Transparency Act; H.R. 1335, Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of American Resources Act; S. 4753, the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 Federal policy relating to vehicle greenhouse gas emissions standards including the Final Rule for Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles (Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0829); and the Final Rule for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles - Phase 3 (Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0985).

FY25 legislation affecting Low Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) funding including, H.R. 893/S. 405. Heating and Cooling Relief Act; H.R. 4366 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R. 2882: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R. 9029, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Act, 2025 FY25 appropriations legislation to increase funding to ensure adequate agency resources and staffing to support timely siting and permitting reviews of energy infrastructure projects and to address supply chain concerns, including H.R. 4366 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R. 8997, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Act, 2025; H.R. 9028, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Act, 2025; and H.R. 2882: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 Implementation of H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act [P.L. 117-169] (provisions relating to clean energy tax credits, the Methane Fee, Electric Appliance Rebate and Corporate Tax Rate increase).

Federal policy affecting electrification of transportation and alternative fuels, including H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act [P.L. 117-169] (implementation thereof); the Final Rule for Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles (Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0829); the Final Renewable Fuels Standards Rule for 2023, 2024, and 2025 (Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0427); and the Final Rule for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles - Phase 3 (Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0985). Federal policy relating to use of unmanned aircraft systems for damage assessment, utility restoration efforts, limiting damage to utility infrastructure, and associated reliability concerns. Federal policy relating to reauthorization of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and natural gas distribution lines, including H.R.7655, Pipeline Safety, Modernization, and Expansion Act of 2024. Federal policy relating to maritime crewing and vessels impacting offshore wind development, including H.R. 2741, Coast Guard Authorization Act.

Implementation of comprehensive tax reform, including interest deductibility, accelerated depreciation, normalization, and international tax. Implementation of H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act (provisions and guidance relating to clean energy tax credits including onshore and offshore wind, solar, energy storage, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, transmission, hydrogen incentives, and corporate minimum tax).

Onshore and offshore energy infrastructure, including: electric and natural gas transmission projects; supply-side alternatives to construction of interstate pipeline capacity; electric system resilience and reliability; New York and New England energy efficiency and electrification projects; regional economic development projects in New York and New England; New York and New England severe weather events and customer impacts including federal reimbursement of storm damage costs; wholesale electricity markets; electric transmission needs driven by electrification; physical and cyber security of electric delivery infrastructure; development of onshore wind and solar generation, energy storage, and transmission; development of offshore transmission and wind generation; and distribution rate cases in New York and Massachusetts. Federal policy relating to extreme weather impacting the New York and New England region, particularly utilities restoration and reliability improvement efforts. Federal policy relating to wholesale electric market development, including: FERC policies and decisions regarding capacity, energy, and ancillary services markets in New York and New England, and regulatory policy affecting electric transmission development, planning, transmission rates (including rates incentives reviewed and approved by FERC), advanced transmission technologies, reliability of fuel supplies for electric generation resources, large-scale renewable electric generation, and retirement of electric and nuclear generation facilities. Also including H.R.5551/S.2827 BIG WIRES ACT; Department of Energys Proposed Rule Coordination of Federal Authorizations for Electric Transmission Facilities (Docket No. DOE-HQ-2023-0050) and Notice of Availability of Preliminary List of Potential National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (Doc. 2024-10251); FERC Orders 1920 and 1922; the Department of Energys draft i2X Distributed Energy Resource Interconnection Roadmap Federal policy related to environmental siting and permitting for energy infrastructure, including H.R. 3746 Fiscal Responsibilities Act; Promoting Efficient and Engaged Reviews (PEER) Act; H.R. 6747 Clean Electricity and Transmission Acceleration Act of 2023; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) New York Bight Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; S. 4753, and the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024. Federal policy relating to the pathway to meet state economy-wide net-zero greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets by 2050 and the role for hydrogen and renewable natural gas in decarbonization efforts. Federal policy relating to energy efficiency, including the Department of Energys Energy Conservation Standards rulemakings for Distribution Transformers (Docket EERE-2019-BT-STD-0018); the Affordable Home Energy Shot; weatherization programs; the Department of Energys National Definition for a Zero Emissions Building (DE-FOA-0003257). Federal policy related to workforce development in the energy industry. Federal policy relating to the development of the domestic semiconductor manufacturing industry. Federal policy related to grid enhancing technologies and advanced transmission technologies, including H.R. 7624/S. 3918, the Advancing GETs Act. Federal policy relating to artificial intelligence. Federal policy relating to load growth, reliability, and resource adequacy generally. Implementation of H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act (provisions relating to the power sector). Implementation of H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (provisions relating to power sector). FY25 National Defense Authorization Act (provisions relating to the power sector and clean energy development).

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