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News & Analysis as of May 18, 2013

Solar Power Purchase Agreements: Tips and Tricks Part 1

by Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &... on 10/25/2012

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

San Francisco Residents May Soon Purchase Renewable Electricity

by Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &... on 10/11/2012

With a veto-proof majority, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors has approved the CleanPowerSF initiative that automatically enrolls Pacific Gas & Electric customers within the City in a “a program offering them 100 percent...more

California Files Suit Against Whittier to Stop Oil Leases

by Robert Freedman - Partner at Tharpe & Howell,... on 10/10/2012

The City of Whittier, California wants to allow oil drilling on a 20 acre parcel of land purchased as part of a much larger parcel acquired by the City in the 1990’s using bond funds approved by Proposition A. The Santa...more

Contract administration - JCT, NEC3 and FIDIC

by BPE Solicitors LLP on 11/14/2011

An article comparing the contract administration and project management roles found in JCT, NEC and FIDIC. May be of most interest to those in the process engineering industries....more

French Solar Projects

by McDermott Will & Emery on 10/4/2011

On 15 September 2011, the French Energy Regulation Committee (CRE) issued a set of rules covering the applicable conditions for the new tender process for photovoltaic (PV) projects in France with a capacity exceeding 250kw. ...more

Nigerian Oil and Gas Local Content Act

by Oserogho & Associates on 8/29/2011

The Nigerian Government recently consolidated into one legislation known as the Nigerian Oil and Gas Oil Content Development Act, which legislation is more commonly referred to as the local content law, various other...more

The Future of Oil & Gas Regulations in the U.S.

by John J. Maalouf on 4/21/2011

The unrest currently taking place in the Middle East, along with the resulting sharp increase in world oil prices, illustrates just how dependent the U.S. has become on foreign oil imports. A generation ago, the U.S. imported...more

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