NV Energy is asking federal regulators for permission to let renewable energy clients out of their transmission agreements without penalty following President Donald Trump’s evisceration of clean energy tax credits for projects on federal land.

Trump’s policies, according to NV Energy’s July 28 waiver request , “may have created significant challenges for solar and wind developers, especially for projects on land controlled by the Bureau of Land Management.”

“The request suggests that developers may abandon renewable energy projects that are no longer feasible,” Utility Dive reported Tuesday. “Projects with solar or wind components make up nearly 80% of NV Energy’s interconnection queue.”

In a filing Monday with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), two trade group

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