Clean Energy

Delaware Senate Passes SB 308 "Load Forecast Accountability Act" Expanding PSC Oversight of Load Forecasts

In May 2026, the Delaware Senate passed SB 308 (the Load Forecast Accountability Act) to expand Public Service Commission oversight of electricity load forecasts submitted by regulated utilities to PJM. If enacted, this would tighten scrutiny of demand assumptions driving grid investment and capacity costs in Delaware, particularly for data centres, electric vehicle charging and building electrification projects.

24 May 2026, 21:05legis.delaware.govUnited States

Delaware Bill HS 1 for HB 233 Would Create Rate Class and ESA/TSA Regime for Large Energy Use Facilities

Delaware lawmakers are advancing HS 1 for HB 233, which would create a separate rate class and stringent ESA/TSA framework for very large electricity users (such as hyperscale data centres and other 50+ MW facilities) served by regulated utilities. If enacted, the regime would shift grid and capacity costs directly onto these mega-load facilities, tighten curtailment and collateral requirements, and increase their contributions to green and low-income energy funds, materially affecting siting and power procurement decisions for large industrial projects in Delaware.

24 May 2026, 20:51legis.delaware.govUnited States

Delaware Legislature Proposes In-State Renewable Energy Requirements for Large Energy Use Facilities (HB 445)

Delaware legislators have introduced HB 445 to require large energy use facilities to ramp up in-state renewable energy generation to 100% of their electricity use within ten years while expanding the Public Service Commission’s oversight of electric suppliers. If adopted, this would create significant long-term energy sourcing and siting obligations for new large facilities in Delaware, drive demand for local renewable projects, and tighten planning around grid reliability impacts.

24 May 2026, 20:50legis.delaware.govUnited States

European Parliament Debates EU ETS Review and Industrial Competitiveness

On 20 May 2026 the European Parliament held a high-profile debate with Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra on whether and how to revise the EU Emissions Trading System to balance climate goals, industrial competitiveness, and energy independence. The discussion signals that ETS reform is likely but that the Commission intends to preserve a strong carbon price while redirecting auction revenues and adjusting design features such as free allocation, CBAM and the Market Stability Reserve to protect frontrunner investments and ease pressure on exposed sectors.

24 May 2026, 20:45europarl.europa.euEuropean Union

European Commission Publishes Factual Summary of Consultation on European Grids Package

The European Commission has released a factual summary of 197 stakeholder responses to its 2025 public consultation on the European Grids Package, covering views on TEN‑E performance, grid planning, permitting, investment, supply chains, digitalisation and simplification across the EU. The findings will feed into the synopsis report and impact assessment for forthcoming European grid legislation, signalling likely EU moves to streamline and digitalise permitting, better align EU and national grid planning, and tackle supply‑chain and skills bottlenecks without yet creating new binding obligations.

24 May 2026, 20:43eur-lex.europa.euEuropean Union

Netherlands Bill Proposes Green Gas Blending Obligation and Green Gas Units Register

The Netherlands has tabled bill 36 947 (Wet bijmengverplichting groen gas) to amend the Environmental Management Act and Economic Offences Act, creating a legally binding renewable gas blending obligation enforced through tradable “groengaseenheden” for gas suppliers. If adopted, this scheme will hard-wire decarbonisation of gas supply into law, creating new annual compliance, reporting and enforcement exposure for energy suppliers and large gas users once the system enters into force.

23 May 2026, 20:08zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nlNetherlands

Netherlands Decision Note on Green Gas Blending Obligation Bill for ETS2 Gas Suppliers

The Netherlands is advancing a Green Gas Blending Obligation Act that would require gas suppliers serving ETS2 sectors to meet CO2-based green gas quotas via a national GGE register and a EUR 450 per tonne CO2 buy-out option, with a targeted entry into force in 2027. This would create a stable demand signal for biomethane, modestly increase gas costs, and further anchor Dutch climate delivery within EU ESR and RED frameworks, with new compliance and planning implications for energy suppliers and energy-intensive gas users.

23 May 2026, 20:03zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nlNetherlands

GB Ofgem Sets 2027 Heat Network Registration Deadline and DESNZ Awards New Heat Network Funding

Ofgem has opened a new digital service for heat networks and confirmed that existing operators and suppliers must register their networks under the consumer protection regime by 26 January 2027, while DESNZ is awarding over £40 million to upgrade and expand low-carbon heat networks in England and Wales. Heat network owners, suppliers and large users should plan now to complete Ofgem registration and data systems ahead of the 2027 cut-off and evaluate opportunities to use HNES and GHNF funding to improve network efficiency, decarbonise heat supply and manage long-term operating costs.

23 May 2026, 20:00ofgem.gov.ukUnited Kingdom

Germany Amends BImSchG To Designate Umweltbundesamt As FuelEU Maritime Enforcement Authority

Germany has adopted an omnibus law that, among other justice measures, amends the Federal Immission Control Act to designate the Umweltbundesamt as the national authority for enforcing payments and conformity checks under the EU FuelEU Maritime Regulation. Shipping companies and fuel-related operators falling under German jurisdiction for FuelEU Maritime will now need to plan for interaction with Umweltbundesamt on compliance processes, signalling more structured national enforcement of maritime fuel decarbonisation rules.

23 May 2026, 19:57bundestag.deGermanyEuropean Union

EU Council: Greece Comments on Recast TEN‑E Regulation (Chapters V–VIII)

The Council has circulated Greece’s comments on the second Presidency compromise text for the recast TEN-E Regulation, covering offshore grid planning, hydrogen network development, cross-border cost allocation and ring-fenced congestion income rules. These positions indicate how the final TEN-E framework may shape cross-border electricity and hydrogen infrastructure planning, financing and use of congestion revenues across EU priority corridors, with implications for future PCI investment and network strategies.

23 May 2026, 19:17data.consilium.europa.euEuropean Union

CJEU Advocate General Clarifies Renewable Energy Priority And Permit Balancing (Case C‑325/25)

In May 2026, the CJEU’s Advocate General proposed that Article 3(2) of Regulation 2022/2577 requires permitting authorities to give renewable energy and grid projects principled priority over competing interests, including under the Water Framework, Habitats and Birds Directives and even against landscape and heritage objections. If the Court follows this reasoning it will materially strengthen renewable developers’ position in EU permit and appeal disputes while still demanding robust, well‑reasoned refusals where strong environmental or public interests justify departing from that priority.

23 May 2026, 09:14eur-lex.europa.euEuropean Union

UK Government Will Not Proceed With Solar Canopies on New Outdoor Car Parks

In May 2026 the UK government confirmed it will not proceed with its proposed mandate for solar canopies on new outdoor car parks, closing Section 1 of the “Solar on car parks and electric vehicle charging” call for evidence. This removes a potential future requirement for car-park developers and asset owners, while separate work on simplifying planning rules and guidance for electric vehicle charging infrastructure continues through additional consultations.

23 May 2026, 09:11gov.ukUnited Kingdom

EU Expert Groups’ Joint Recommendations on Data Exchange for Smart Charging and Demand-Side Flexibility

EU expert groups have issued a joint report setting out a common data-exchange framework to enable demand-side flexibility, smart charging, and bidirectional charging for EVs and other flexible assets across the European energy system over the coming years. These non-binding recommendations signal the technical and governance direction for future EU legislation and standards, so companies involved in e-mobility, heat pumps, storage, and grid-edge solutions should treat them as an early roadmap for upcoming regulatory and data-interoperability expectations.

23 May 2026, 09:08transport.ec.europa.euEuropean Union

South Korea MCEE Consults On CO2 Utilisation Certification And Chemical-Reduction Product Criteria

South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment has opened consultations on a draft certification scheme for CO2 utilisation technologies and on selection criteria for “chemical-reduction” household and biocidal products, with comment periods running through early to mid June 2026. These initiatives would create new voluntary but strategically important labels and incentives that can shape how companies design, certify, and market low-carbon technologies and safer consumer chemical products for the Korean market.

23 May 2026, 08:56mcee.go.krSouth Korea

EU Council – France Updates Comments on TEN‑E Recast Second Presidency Text (Chapters V–VIII)

In March 2026 France submitted updated comments on the EU’s proposed TEN-E recast to the Council, responding to the second Presidency compromise text on offshore grids, cross-border cost allocation, congestion income, financing and governance. While no obligations apply yet, France is pressing for stricter limits on applying electricity-style cost allocation to hydrogen networks and on ring-fencing congestion revenues, which could materially shape how future cross-border electricity and hydrogen infrastructure is financed and planned.

23 May 2026, 08:47data.consilium.europa.euEuropean Union

EU Council: Denmark Comments on 2nd TEN-E Compromise (Chapters V–VIII)

In March 2026, Denmark submitted detailed comments on the second Presidency compromise text of the recast TEN-E Regulation, focusing on offshore grids, hydrogen network planning, cross-border cost sharing and financing arrangements in Chapters V–VIII. These non-binding positions signal Denmark’s priorities for shaping final EU energy infrastructure rules, highlighting support for integrated offshore and hydrogen planning, regionally pooled financing and cautious ring-fencing of congestion revenues, which will influence future grid and hydrogen investment incentives across the EU.

23 May 2026, 08:47data.consilium.europa.euEuropean Union

EU Council: Austria Submits Comments on Proposed TEN-E Regulation (Chapters V–VIII)

In March 2026, Austria submitted detailed drafting comments on the Council Presidency’s compromise text for a recast TEN-E Regulation, focusing on offshore grids, hydrogen infrastructure and cross-border cost allocation. These positions signal pressure for stronger EU-level de-risking tools and tariff safeguards for cross-border hydrogen and electricity projects, shaping how future TEN-E rules could influence network investment costs and financing for energy-intensive industry.

23 May 2026, 08:46data.consilium.europa.euEuropean Union

EU Council Circulates Second Presidency Compromise on Permitting Directive for Energy Infrastructure

In March 2026 the Council circulated a second Presidency compromise for the EU Permitting Directive, which would amend key renewable, electricity and gas market directives to impose strict, harmonised deadlines, tacit approval options and digital portals for permitting energy infrastructure across the Union. If adopted broadly as drafted, Member States will need to redesign permitting systems for renewables, grids, storage, recharging and hydrogen projects around short statutory timelines, overriding public‑interest tests and community benefit‑sharing, materially accelerating investment planning while reshaping project and siting risk.

22 May 2026, 19:02data.consilium.europa.euEuropean Union

EU Council: Hungary Comments on TEN‑E Regulation 2nd Presidency Compromise (Chapters V–VIII)

In March 2026, the Council circulated Hungary’s detailed comments on the second Presidency compromise for the recast TEN-E Regulation, setting out strong reservations on proposed rules for cross-border cost allocation, project bundling and mandatory ring-fencing of congestion income. These non-binding but politically significant positions signal resistance from highly interconnected Member States to more automatic cross-border cost sharing, which could lead to softer obligations or additional safeguards in the final EU framework for financing electricity and hydrogen infrastructure projects.

22 May 2026, 19:00data.consilium.europa.euEuropean Union

EU Council: Hungary Comments on Second Compromise Text of Draft Permitting Directive

Hungary has submitted detailed comments on the second EU Council Presidency compromise text of the Permitting Directive, pushing back on strict deadlines, broad tacit approvals and mandatory digital permitting portals for clean energy infrastructure. If these positions gain traction in Council, the final directive may still tighten EU-wide permitting rules but with more flexibility for national authorities on timelines, digitalisation and environmental assessment safeguards, affecting how quickly energy and grid projects can move from planning to operation.

22 May 2026, 19:00data.consilium.europa.euEuropean Union