Federal Policy Levers Shaping U.S. Wind, Solar, Storage, and Nuclear Reliability: Mat Merten on Permitting, Credits, and Codes

How do U.S. federal policy levers—tax credits, permitting, and regulators—shape wind and solar deployment, project finance, and grid reliability?

Mat Merten is the owner of SIL Safe, an engineering and consultancy firm in the process-safety industry. His work centers on functional safety compliance, including IEC 61511-1 and safety-lifecycle implementation. He reports experience in power distribution, off-grid electrical design, electrical safety, lithium-ion battery systems, solar power, and nuc…