I think that the Leu awards are only around the corner and we...

I think that the Leu awards are only around the corner and we will see a decision on the RFP within the next 2 weeks. Just prior to the Election.
Below is an extract pf part of an announcement released today. The emphasis put on what Granholm is saying is mine as it is quite significant.

https://apnews.com/article/clean-energy-offshore-wind-election-biden-trump-harris-4a6d561ff06841504b6713ed48c920f1?utm_source=ST&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ShareTrader+AM+Update+for+Saturday+19+October+2024

Bidenadministration races to shell out billions for clean energy as election nears

By JENNIFERMcDERMOTT and MATTHEW DALY

Updated 7:47 AM GMT+13,October 19, 2024

WASHINGTON(AP) — The Biden administration is shelling out billions of dollars for cleanenergy and approving major offshore wind projects as officials race to securemajor climate initiatives before President Joe Biden’s term comes to an end.

Biden wantsto establish a legacy for climate action that includes locking in a trajectoryfor reducing the nation’s planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions. FormerPresident Donald Trump has pledged to rescind unspent funds in Biden’s landmark climate and health care bill and stop offshore wind development if he returns to the White House in January.

EnergySecretary Jennifer Granholm told The Associated Press on Friday it would be“political malpractice” to undo clean energy incentives that are benefiting allpockets of America, with most of the investments going to counties withbelow-average weekly wages and college graduation rates.

“A lot ofit is going to parts of America who have felt left behind. And this is givingthem opportunity,” she said. “Why would we take that away? And why would weprevent counties and cities and people and families from having future-facingjobs in industries like clean energy, which young people are very excited aboutbeing a part of?”

Still, Granholm said, she’s racing to commit funding and get contractssigned.

VicePresident Kamala Harris, who became the Democratic nominee after Biden droppedfrom the race this summer, has said she will pursue a climate agenda similar toBiden’s,