We are pleased to share the August 2024 issue of Wilson Sonsini's Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental,...more
8/29/2024
/ Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
IRS ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Sustainability ,
U.S. Treasury ,
UK
On May 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service released long anticipated Proposed Regulations regarding clean electricity production tax credits and clean electricity investment tax...more
We are pleased to share the June 2024 issue of Wilson Sonsini's Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental,...more
6/26/2024
/ Biden Administration ,
China ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
IRS ,
Popular ,
Sustainability ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Workplace Violence
Wilson Sonsini is pleased to share the latest issue of Clean Energy and Climate Solutions Resources Roundup. In this issue, we cover -
- updates to Wilson Sonsini's Clean Energy and Climate Solutions Federal Funding...more
We are pleased to share the May 2024 issue of Wilson Sonsini's Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental,...more
Wilson Sonsini is pleased to share the latest issue of Clean Energy and Climate Solutions Resources Roundup. In this issue, we cover...more
On April 26, 2024, Administrative Law Judge Julie Fitch of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a ruling seeking comments on the use and implementation of a centralized procurement mechanism established in...more
Wilson Sonsini is pleased to share our March 2024 update to the Clean Energy and Climate Solutions Federal Funding Database. This month, the database features funding opportunity announcements (FOAs), notices of intent...more
Wilson Sonsini is pleased to share our February 2024 update to the Clean Energy and Climate Solutions Federal Funding Database. This month, the database features funding opportunity announcements (FOAs), notices of intent...more
Wilson Sonsini is pleased to share our January 2024 update to the Clean Energy and Climate Solutions Federal Funding Database. This month, the database features funding opportunity announcements (FOAs), notices of intent...more
1/23/2024
/ Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electricity ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Federal Funding ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Renewable Energy
In press releases issued in late June, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced its enforcement division’s creation of a task force on environmental fraud, and publicized its whistleblower office’s alert to...more
This past month saw a potential new era ushered in across the pond regarding corporate funding of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) programs. In the UK, an environmental law firm filed a lawsuit against 11 members...more
On August 12, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 5376, the "Inflation Reduction Act" (the Act), which was signed into law by President Biden on August 16, 2022. The approval and subsequent enactment follow...more
Wilson Sonsini’s Energy and Climate Solutions group celebrates the historic passage of the energy and climate provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA). Like our clients, we are mission-driven and laser-focused...more
8/17/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Energy Tax Incentives ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Inflation Adjustments ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Sustainability
The U.S. is a textbook innovation economy. Exceptional dynamism—intellectual and financial—has driven the country's sustainability sector, and with it domestic and global economic development. The current industrial...more
7/11/2022
/ Clean Air Act ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Resource Management ,
SCOTUS ,
Sustainability ,
West Virginia v EPA
On March 28, 2017, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that significantly rolls back climate change policy enacted under the Obama administration and requires review of agency actions that may negatively impact...more
On January 28, 2016, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC or Commission) adopted a decision (Decision) by a vote of 3-2 approving a new tariff structure for future Net Energy Metering (NEM) customers (NEM...more
On December 1, 2014, California's three large investor-owned utilities (IOUs)—Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison Company (SCE), and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E)—issued Requests for...more
On November 20, 2014, Southern California Edison (SCE) launched its Renewable Distributed Generation Preferred Resources Pilot (PRP RFO) for Eligible Renewable Resources (ERRs) in central Orange County. The PRP RFO will be...more
A recent California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) decision will protect the net metering rights of existing distributed generation customers. Under Decision 14-03-041 (Decision), customers taking electric service under a...more
In October 2013, California broke new ground in energy policy with an energy storage procurement mandate. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) unanimously approved a decision (D.13-10-040 or the Decision)...more
Following Historic Boardwalk Hall LLC v. Commissioner, 694 F.3d 425 (3d Cir. 2012), which rejected a partnership's allocation of rehabilitation tax credits to a purported partner, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently...more
1/8/2014
/ Exempt Organizations ,
Historical Landmarks ,
Investors ,
IRS ,
Partnerships ,
Real Estate Holding Companies ,
Real Estate Market ,
Renovations ,
Safe Harbors ,
Tax Credits ,
Wind Power
On June 10, 2013, Commissioner Carla Peterman of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC or Commission) issued a ruling (Ruling) proposing energy storage procurement targets for California's investor-owned utilities...more
On February 13, 2013, the California Public Utilities Commission (the Commission) issued Decision 13-02-105 to authorize the procurement of electrical capacity by Southern California Edison Company (SCE) to meet long-term...more
3/12/2013
On November 14, 2012, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) held the first auction for greenhouse gas (GHG) emission allowances under the state's pioneering cap and trade program. More than 70 entities participated in the...more