American Clean Power Association

Trump-era tax-credit rules create a tight 4-year construction window after safe harbor for solar/wind projects, with a July 4, 2026 cutoff; while many projects have safely harbored, regulatory changes, foreign-entity rules, and permitting/interconnection bottlenecks threaten timely completion and project economics.

Pentagon's onshore wind permit freeze blocks 155+ projects across 24 states due to drone-security concerns, costing developers about $2B and tying up roughly 44 GW of capacity; offshore wind actions and related court rulings add to regulatory risk, with ongoing lawsuits and questions about tax credits and financing.

Coalition of 18 states plus DC joins industry lawsuit to overturn the DoD wind permitting freeze, which has blocked 155 onshore wind projects, creating regulatory risk for grid reliability, energy costs, and tax-credit timing.