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Environmental Law › Business Organization › Energy & Utilities Law

Read Environmental Law updates, alerts, news, and legal analysis from leading lawyers and law firms:

News & Analysis as of May 22, 2013

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Innovations and Opportunities in Energy Efficiency Finance

by Kendall Bodden, Josh Bushinsky, Charlotte Kim, Randy Lewis, Wendra Liang, Robert O’Connor, Sheridan Pauker, Scott Zimmermann | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 5/21/2013

In this white paper: - Introduction - Energy Efficiency Finance Structures, New and Familiar, and Negotiating Key Agreements - Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs) and Applying REITs to Energy...more

Morrison & Foerster - State + Local Tax...

MoFo New York Tax Insights - Volume 4, Issue 5 - May 2013

by Open Weaver Banks, Hollis L. Hyans, Kara M. Kraman, Irwin M. Slomka | Morrison & Foerster - State + Local Tax... on 5/14/2013

In This Issue: New York Enacts Significant Changes to Related Member Royalty Add-Back Law; Nuclear Power Plant That Produces Steam and Water to Generate Electricity Not Eligible for Investment Tax Credit; Appellate...more

Mintz Levin - Energy & Clean Technology

Master Limited Partnership Parity Act, Nuclear Waste, and the Investment Tax Credit– ML Strategies Weekly Energy and Environmental...

by Mintz Levin - Energy & Clean Technology on 5/6/2013

This week’s Energy & Environment Update recaps the very busy past week for energy and environmental issues both on and off Capitol Hill. Senator Coons introduced the Master Limited Partnership Parity Act on Wednesday. ...more

Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &...

Carbon Market Open for Business While Disputes Loom

by Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &... on 12/6/2012

Results of California’s first cap-and-trade carbon auction are in and the results are mixed. The auction was for carbon permits that permit greenhouse gas emitting businesses the right to release carbon into the air. Each...more

LEVICK

Deryck Palmer on What’s Next for the Energy Sector [Video]

by LEVICK on 12/3/2012

In this LEVICK Daily video interview, we discuss the energy sector’s immediate future with Deryck Palmer, a financial restructuring partner with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. As energy options continue to expand around...more

Robert Freedman - Partner at Tharpe & Howell,...

Solar Power Purchase Agreements: Tips and Tricks Part 1

by Robert Freedman - Partner at Tharpe & Howell,... on 11/30/2012

Solar power panels on residential rooftops are an increasingly common sight these days. But the legal mechanics behind the development and delivery of solar power to consumers can be complex. There are several alternative...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Doing Business in Canada: Climate Change

by Bennett Jones LLP on 10/18/2012

The evolving patchwork of Canadian federal and provincial climate laws and programs has created material risks and opportunities for businesses operating in Canada. Understanding climate change policy and legislation is...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Energy Industry Updates for October 2012

by Foley & Lardner LLP on 10/2/2012

In This Issue: - FERC Approves First Commercial Wave Energy Project - Benefit Corporation Legal Structure Utilized by Companies Focused on Renewable Energy - Massachusetts Provides Additional Policy Support for...more

Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &...

Mixed Results for Renewable Energy as State Assembly Goes on Recess

by Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &... on 9/27/2012

Three out of four is an exceptional batting average, but renewable energy advocates are undoubtedly disappointed by the one big loss they suffered in the recent legislative session. Three bills related to solar energy and...more

Robert Freedman - Partner at Tharpe & Howell,...

Department of Interior Streamlining Utility Scale Solar in Western States

by Robert Freedman - Partner at Tharpe & Howell,... on 9/24/2012

Federal agencies in Washington D.C.and the State of California have been concurrently developing plans to allow development and permitting of utility scale solar energy plants on public lands. The US Department of the...more

Reed Smith

AB 32 and Cap and Trade Design Basics

by Reed Smith on 9/24/2012

California, the world’s fifth-largest economy and 18th in total carbon emissions if it were a separate country1, is rapidly moving forward with the development of its cap and trade program scheduled to be implemented in 2013....more

Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &...

City of Los Angeles Waste Hauling Takes Big Step to Exclusive Franchise System

by Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &... on 9/20/2012

The City of Los Angeles took another step towards granting exclusive franchises for commercial trash hauling within the City, franchises that would also cover large apartment complexes. Under a plan approved by two City...more

Robert Freedman - Partner at Tharpe & Howell,...

The Next Big Step For Renewables: Energy Storage

by Robert Freedman - Partner at Tharpe & Howell,... on 9/17/2012

The promise of renewable energy has been partly realized as renewables, including wind and solar, have attracted significant investment over the years and now generate output that comprises a useful contribution to our...more

Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &...

New State Bill to Bring Community-Based Renewable Energy to California

by Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &... on 9/13/2012

Environmentally minded renters who are unable to install solar panels on their roofs because they don’t own their buildings, will have a new way to take part in the generation of solar power, and benefit as a result, if SB843...more

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Challenge to Changes in the Feed-in Tariff Program Dismissed by Divisional Court

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 9/12/2012

Introduction - In its recent decision in SkyPower CL I LP et al v Minister of Energy issued on September 10, 2012, the Divisional Court dismissed the Applicants’ assertions that the Minister of Energy and the Ontario Power...more

Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &...

New State Bill Aims To Make Solar Power A Reality For Renters

by Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &... on 9/6/2012

Homeowners and renters in California may soon be able to access solar or other renewable energy from community based self-generation programs as an alternative to the power grids offered by the state’s three major public...more

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Legislative Update Report No. 2012-14 -- August 1, 2012

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 8/1/2012

In This Article: Federal Government; Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland; Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; Nunavut; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Québec/Quebec; Saskatchewan; and...more

Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &...

Global Warming Solutions Act Starts To Heat Things Up In California

by Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &... on 7/27/2012

California enacted the Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32) in 2006. The wide-reaching environmental law is aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions by implementing a market based cap-and-trade program tied to an...more

Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP

Episode 69 – Gary Price Discusses How Clean Energy Can Save Businesses Money

by Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP on 7/20/2012

In Episode 69 of The Wendel Forum (originally aired on July 7, 2012, on 960 KNEW AM radio), show moderator Dick Lyons, co-founder of Wendel Rosen’s sustainable business practice group, welcomes Gary Price, a tax partner at...more

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

Generator of Fraudulent Renewable Fuel Credits Found Guilty in Federal Court

by Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 6/26/2012

In the first ever criminal prosecution associated with fraudulently generating renewable fuel credits known as Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs), on June 25, 2012, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of...more

Dechert LLP

U.S. Tax Proposals to Help the Renewable Energy Industry

by Dechert LLP on 6/19/2012

A variety of tax proposals are now under consideration in the U.S. that, if enacted, could help to stimulate investment in U.S. renewable energy projects. One proposal would expand the beneficial tax attributes of...more

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Legislative Update Report No. 2012-11

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 6/15/2012

In This Article: Federal Government; Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland; Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; Nunavut; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Québec/Quebec; Saskatchewan; and Yukon....more

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Legislative Update Report No. 2012-10 - May 30, 2012

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 5/31/2012

In This Article: Federal Government Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland Northwest Territories Nova Scotia Nunavut Ontario Prince...more

Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP

Episode 61 – Greenstart Helps Start-Ups Solve Cleantech Problems

by Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP on 5/9/2012

In Episode 61 of The Wendel Forum (originally aired on May 5, 2012, on 960 KNEW AM radio), show moderator Dick Lyons, co-founder of Wendel Rosen’s sustainable business practice group, welcomes Rachel Barge, a partner at...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Natural gas encourages industrial and large commercial end-users to revisit their operational plans [Video]

by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 5/8/2012

Natural gas is easily one of the most important areas of energy-related matters in the United States. In this video, McNees attorney James P. Dougherty provides an overview of Marcellus Shale and its significance in the...more

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