WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48762) on Dec. 12, 2025, entitled "Data Center Energy Infrastructure: Federal Permit Requirements." The report is written by energy policy specialists Paul W. Parfomak, Ashley J. Lawson and Martin C. Offutt and telecommunications policy specialist Ling Zhu. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY A data center is a physical facility that houses computer systems for managing and transmitting data.  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12624) on Dec. 12, 2025, by public finance analyst Nicholas E. Buffie. Here are excerpts: * * * IRA Tax Credit Repeal in the FY2025 Reconciliation Law: Part 1 Since the enactment of the FY2025 reconciliation law, commonly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), policymakers have expressed interest in the status of energy tax provisions enacted or modified in P.L. 117-1  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Momentum Technologies CEO Mahesh Konduru from a Dec. 3, 2025, hearing entitled "Unleashing American Energy Dominance and Exploring New Frontiers": * * * Chairman Gosar, Ranking Member Dexter, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee: thank you for the opportunity to appear today. My name is Mahesh Konduru, and I am the CEO of Momentum Technologies, Inc. (MTI)  more