Written by BCSE staff, these short papers provide an easily accessible snapshot of legislative developments and clean energy issues to help inform the work of our members.
Latest Issue Briefs
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Additional Issue Briefs
- Final Budget Reconciliation Bill Adjustments to Energy Tax Credits (July 7, 2025)
- Energy Policy Outcomes of the Trump Administration’s First 100 Days in Office (May 6, 2025)
- Compiled Resources on the Trump Administration’s Executive Order to Freeze IRA and IIJA Funding (January 29, 2025)
- Trump Administration Day One Executive Actions on Energy Policy (January 23, 2025)
- 2024 Presidential Candidate Positions on Energy and Climate Policy (September 27, 2024)
- The “Best in Class” Trackers on IRA Implementation and Impact (August 15, 2024)
- Clean Energy Policy Priorities for the 119th Congress (July 30, 2024)
- 2024 Congressional Elections and Committee Makeup (July 30, 2024)
- Permitting Reform Proposals in the 118th Congress (August 8, 2023)
- EPA Releases New Proposed GHG Reduction Rule (May 23, 2023)
- BCSE Guidance on IRA and IIJA Implementation (May 17, 2023)
- House Republican Priorities on Energy and Environment (April 25, 2023)
- Guidance on Electric Vehicle Tax Credits Outlined in the IRA (April 17, 2023)
- IPCC’s Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report (March 28, 2023)
- House Floor Action on H.R.1, The Lower Energy Costs Act, to Begin Week of March 27 (March 20, 2023)
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Market Trends & Factbook
The 2025 edition of the Sustainable Energy in America Factbook provides up-to-date, accurate market intelligence about the broad range of industries that are contributing to the country’s move toward more efficient energy usage and cleaner energy production.