The Opportunity for U.S. Infrastructure

Infrastructure Bill Heads to Biden's Desk with Clean Energy Sharing Wins with Oil, Gas

President Joe Biden is poised to sign into law a historic $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill that could help modernize the electric grid and unlock billions of dollars for cutting-edge energy technologies, following passage by the US House of Representatives late Nov. 5.

U.S. Senate Passes Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, Awaits House Action

The U.S. Senate passed a massive bipartisan infrastructure bill Aug. 10 partly aimed at supporting the country's transition to cleaner energy generation and vehicle electrification.

U.S. DOE, Interior Officials Laud Infrastructure Package, Remain Bullish on Budget Bill

Biden administration officials touted the recently passed bipartisan infrastructure deal as the first step toward reaching the president's ambitious climate and clean energy targets, while sharing their optimism about the Build Back Better Act's eventual passage.

Infrastructure Law Paves The Way For Transportation GARVEE Bonds' Federal Support And A Stable Sector View

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act contains a five-year surface transportation reauthorization through 2026 that replaces the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, which expired on Dec. 3, 2021.

How U.S. Infrastructure Investment Would Boost Jobs, Productivity, and the Economy

As the U.S. economy recovers, the Biden Administration is looking to further strengthen the recovery with an infrastructure funding bill. S&P Global Ratings has updated their projections on what impact a $1 trillion investment in infrastructure would have on the economy through 2030.

A Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework Emerges to Address Social Disparities

The most significant spending is allocated for roads, highways, and bridges. S&P Global Ratings expects this to advance significant progress in addressing climate-resilience needs, although more investment will be needed. There's a renewed focus on community safety and reversing historical injustices and the underfunding of transit systems and other critical infrastructure in poor communities. Universal access to high-speed internet will help enable better access to economic and educational opportunities for poor urban and rural areas alike. Alongside this bill, there's a reconciliation that focuses more heavily on social infrastructure and climate change.

U.S. House Unveils New Reconciliation Bill Loaded with Climate, Clean Energy Money

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives released text of new legislation Oct. 28 to carry out President Joe Biden's Build Back Better agenda. The nearly 1,700-page bill was stuffed with major climate and clean energy provisions.

DOE Insights Show Diverse Regional Paths to U.S. Hydrogen Economy Emerging

At the outset of an emerging hydrogen economy, regions across the U.S. are considering diverse pathways for producing low-carbon hydrogen and scaling demand, data from the U.S. Energy Department suggests.

LA Green Hydrogen Hub Developers Map Out Role for Gas Pipelines, Storage

Both dedicated hydrogen lines and the existing natural gas pipeline grid will be critical to making a proposed Los Angeles green hydrogen hub viable, according to the Green Hydrogen Coalition, one of the project's chief developers.

As Congress Drafts Budget Bill, Dozens of Climate Advocates Seek Clean Energy Incentives

Dozens of clean energy trade groups and conservation organizations appealed to the US House Ways and Means Committee to include several incentives for renewable energy and storage technologies in the forthcoming budget bill.

Details Emerge on House Clean Electricity Performance Program

The House Energy and Commerce Committee is considering a proposal that would establish a new U.S. Department of Energy program to provide grants for power companies that increase their percentage of clean energy by certain margins each year and impose fees on those that do not.

House Democrats Seek to Boost U.S. Tax Credits for Clean Energy, Climate Programs

Democrats on the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means released a raft of proposed new and revised tax credits late Sept. 10 as part of a $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package aimed in part at avoiding the worst effects of climate change.

Transmission Advocates Hope for More After U.S. Senate Infrastructure Bill Rollout

A huge bipartisan infrastructure bill under consideration in the U.S. Senate was deemed by the White House to be the largest single investment in clean energy transmission in American history.

U.S. Infrastructure Bill Chock-Full of Transmission Provisions, Disappoints on EVs

Days after announcing consensus on the proposal, the U.S. Senate released a 2,702-page bipartisan infrastructure bill that could help expand the country's electric grid and bolster existing and new clean energy technologies.

U.S. Electrical Steel Output Vital to Infrastructure Plans: Cleveland-Cliffs CEO

U.S. steel and differentiated iron ore producer Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is calling on the Biden administration to impose import restrictions on transformer components containing electrical steel to help ensure the country's domestic supply for electrical infrastructure.

Infrastructure Bill Challenged by Dearth of U.S. Upstream Mining, Refining

The massive infrastructure bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Nov. 5 could stimulate demand for domestically sourced materials through expanded "Buy America" requirements.

AISI Hails U.S. Infrastructure Bill, Buy American Provision to Boost Steel Demand

The American Iron and Steel Institute hailed President Joe Biden's signing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Nov. 15 as the legislation, which includes Buy American provisions, is expected to support domestic steel demand.

U.S. Steelmakers Applaud Senate Passage of Infrastructure Bill

U.S. steelmakers praised the Aug. 10 U.S. Senate passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which – if also approved by the US House of Representatives – is expected to substantially boost steel demand.

Despite Slashed EV Funding, U.S. Metals Sector Sees Win in Infrastructure Deal

Groups representing U.S. battery metals are calling the bipartisan infrastructure deal a win even though the Biden administration only got a small fraction of the electric vehicle support it wanted.

Infrastructure Bill Could Allow Loan Guarantees for Struggling Alaska LNG Project

The bipartisan infrastructure package being debated by Congress could make federal loan guarantees available to Alaska's long-struggling effort to develop a multi-billion dollar LNG export terminal. But even that may not significantly boost the chances of the project ever getting built.

Year in Pipelines: Growth in U.S. Natural Gas Pipeline Assets Slowed Again in 2020

The total value of U.S. interstate natural gas transportation and storage assets reported to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission crept up in 2020, but year-over-year growth lost momentum, continuing a trend that showed up in 2019 after an active year in 2018.

Slowing growth could partly reflect the growing opposition to new natural gas infrastructure among environmental advocates and some regulators and policymakers.

Infrastructure Bill Poses Opportunities, Challenges for Broadband Providers

The $1 trillion infrastructure bill moving through Congress stands to be a windfall for broadband providers, but how quickly the money is spent and by whom could hinge on the details, telecom attorneys said.

Widening U.S. Digital Gap Illustrates Infrastructure Bill Rationale

The $65 billion earmarked for broadband within the proposed $1-trillion infrastructure bill will primarily aim at closing a U.S. digital divide that expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Kagan analysis of the nation's broadband take rate across various household density areas.