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Can't Get the Utility to Connect You? CPUC to Address California's Backlog of Electric Service Connections

Electrification is a key pillar in California's effort to decarbonize and combat climate change. Unfortunately, the rapid electrification of buildings, appliances, and transportation, not to mention the proliferation of...more

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First “City of Yes” Zoning Initiative Approved by NYC Council

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On December 6, 2023, the New York City Council approved the first of Mayor Adams’ three “City of Yes” zoning initiatives (Res. 0858-2023). The initiative, known as the City of Yes for Carbon Neutrality (COYCN), eliminates...more

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The Aluminum Paradox/Aluminum Industry: Environmental Integrity Project Report

The Environmental Integrity Project (“EIP”) published a September 27th report titled: The Aluminum Paradox: Vital for Clean Energy, but also a Major Source of Greenhouse Gases, Air and Water Pollution (“Report”)...more

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Here Comes the Sun: Common Considerations for Solar Installation Agreements

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In recent years, environmental concerns, skyrocketing electricity costs, and tax incentives have led to a boom in both residential and commercial use of solar panels. Stated differently, the masses have flocked to solar not...more

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Biden Administration Announces 24-Month Tariff Moratorium on Solar Panel Imports and Plans to Encourage Domestic Panel...

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The Biden Administration has announced plans to ease restrictions on solar panel imports from Southeast Asia, a move prompted by U.S. solar industry concerns. On June 6, the Administration declared a 24-month tariff...more

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Commercial Property Owners: New Financing Available For Existing And New Energy Cap-Ex Projects

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Property Assessed Clean Energy (“PACE”) (also sometimes referred to as C-PACE) financing is a little-known financing tool now available to commercial property owners in more than 35 states, including New York, New Jersey, and...more

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Is Pittsburgh International Airport’s New Energy Microgrid Sustainability In Action Or The Opposite?

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Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) announced this week that it is establishing a microgrid to supply power at the airport, connected to the main electrical power grid in case of emergency but otherwise separate from it. ...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Issue 40, October 2019 #5

Expenses and Delays Continue for Mountain Valley Pipeline, Where Work has Halted Again - "The pipeline’s developers announced that construction now isn’t expected to concluded until late next year at a cost of $5.3 to $5.5...more

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Sustainable Development and Land Use Update - June 2019

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Focus - Los Angeles homelessness rises sharply as housing crisis deepens - Reuters – June 4 - Los Angeles County’s homeless population has swelled by 12 percent during the past year as a shortage of affordable housing...more

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Developers Face New Climate Change Initiatives to Decarbonize Buildings

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Developers and landlords faced the first generation of “green building” initiatives with LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification and EPA’s Energy Star programs. Now, the states are ready to embark...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - February 2019

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal Would Reshape the Economy in 10 Years. That Could Shock the Energy Sector. "The concern is that Ocasio-Cortez's plan to achieve climate goals in just 10 years will not only tee up...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - December 2018

The 'Trump Effect' is Slowing International Progress on Climate Change, Think Tank Warns - "The report from the Institute of International and European Affairs ("IIEA") considered the impact President Donald Trump was...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - January 2018 - Issue 3

Northeast Could be Second U.S. Petrochemical Hub - "'While the region with its ample and reliable supply of ethane is primed for the emergence as a second major petrochemical manufacturing hub in the United States, it...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update - August 2017 #3

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Renewable Energy Focus - Solar trade case weighs whether protection will save or sink industry - Washington Post - Aug 15 - Two solar manufacturers are begging the federal government for help, arguing that...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update - March 2017 #3

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Renewable Energy Focus - Can California go 100 percent green? - Scientific American - Mar 13 - Environmentalists are cheering California Senate President Pro Tempore Kevin de León's (D) plan to double, and...more

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Renewable Energy Update - January 2017 #4

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Renewable Energy Focus - Treasury nominee backs existing phaseout of the wind energy tax credit - Greentech Media - Jan 24 - Amid the flurry of news leading up to the inauguration of President Trump,...more

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Renewable Energy Update - July 2016 #3

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Renewable Energy Focus - Tesla opens Gigafactory to expand battery production and sales NBC News - Jul 27 - It's Tesla Motors' biggest bet yet: a $5 billion factory in the Nevada desert that could nearly...more

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Massachusetts Church Alleges Solar Panel Denial Violates Religious Freedom

A Massachusetts Superior Court is soon to consider the interplay of three important planning principles – historic preservation, sustainable development, and freedom of religion. A Unitarian Universalist church is suing the...more

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Sustainable Development Update - June 2016 #3

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Sustainable Development Focus - A suburban experiment aims for free energy - New York Times - Jun 3 - At first glance, Anthony and Vanessa Genau’s home in a subdivision beneath the San Gabriel Mountains is like...more

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Renewable Energy Update - January 2016 #2

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Renewable Energy Focus - Clean Energy Got a Record $330 Billion in Investment Last Year - Fortune - Jan 14 Despite the plunge in oil prices, investors and governments around the world put $330 billion into clean...more

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Implications of the California Drought on Energy Use and Climate Concerns

California's drought is now in its fourth year, and state leaders are faced with making unprecedented decisions further restricting water use. The brown lawns and dying trees are all too obvious and painful examples of the...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update - June 2015 #3

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Renewable Energy Focus - EPA warns of high cost of climate change: New York Times - Jun 22: In the absence of global action to curb greenhouse gas emissions, the United States by the end of the century may face up to...more

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Energy & Environment Update - July 2014 #3

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In This Issue: - Commerce Department Action on Solar Trade Case - Energy and Climate Debate - Congress - Administration - Department of Agriculture - Department of Commerce -...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update -- January, 9, 2014

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Renewable Energy Focus - Catching rays in California, and storing them - New York Times - Dec 23: Solar power is growing so fast in California — with installations by customers increasing tenfold since 2006 — that it is...more

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Energy And Environment Update -- September 9, 2013

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In This Issue: Energy and Climate Debate; Congress; Administration; Department of Commerce; Department of Energy; Department of Interior; Environmental Protection Agency; International; States; Sustainability; and...more

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