DOE Advanced Technology Loans Emerge As Central To Climate Plans

Proposals from both the White House and Senate to expand the Department of Energy’s (DOE) guaranteed loans program for advanced low-carbon technology have the potential to garner bipartisan support amid ongoing Hill negotiations over climate and infrastructure legislation. Senate energy committee Chairman Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) discussion draft infrastructure plan released last week -- which is expected to significantly inform the details of a recent bipartisan “framework” agreement with the White House -- includes provisions for expanding the DOE loans to...