Electricity

Real Estate Tip – Renewable On-Site Power: Who Pays to Charge a Tenant’s Chevy Volt?

by Richard Smith | Bernstein Shur on 5/10/2013

In two previous LEED tips, Part 1 and Part 2, we explored how taking steps that result in LEED certification may yield little if any improvement in energy efficiency. Another efficiency-neutral LEED concern is clean on-site...more

PG&E Files Rate Application to Allocate a Requested $5.3 Billion in Increased Revenues - Application Protests Due by May 17

by Jason Ackerman, Joshua Nelson | Best Best & Krieger LLP on 4/25/2013

Last week, the Pacific Gas & Electric Company filed its General Rate Case Phase 2 Application with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). The application requests that the CPUC approve new electric rates for...more

PIOGA Launches Gas/Electric Coordination Effort With PJM

by James Dougherty | McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 4/18/2013

In Harrisburg on April 2, 2013, the PIOGA End Use Subcommittee convened its inaugural Gas/Electric Coordination Task Force meeting. Attendees included PIOGA-member representatives of Local Distribution Companies, Exploration...more

Green Energy - Introduction to microFIT

by Matthew J. Wilson | Lerners LLP on 4/12/2013

The microFIT Program was launched in 2009 as part of the Ontario government’s efforts to increase renewable energy in the province. The Program provides eligible participants with the opportunity to develop a small, or...more

Carnival Cruise Class Action Lawsuit

by Lanier Law Group, P.A. on 4/8/2013

The owner of the incapacitated Carnival Triumph is getting hit by lawsuit after lawsuit, including a class action lawsuit seeking for stranding more than 3,000 passengers for five days on a ship without electricity or...more

In Addition To Natural Gas Providers And Water Providers, Bankruptcy Courts Are Now Allowing Electricity Providers To Claim...

by Elizabeth Aboulafia, Gregory G. Nickson | Cullen and Dykman LLP on 3/21/2013

Recent case law may allow electricity providers to benefit from a payment priority for the value of electricity provided to a bankrupt debtor during the twenty (20) days preceding the date of the debtor’s bankruptcy filing...more

Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda - March 2013

by Donna M. Attanasio, Daniel A. Hagan, Earle H. O'Donnell | White & Case LLP on 3/20/2013

In This Issue: - Administrative Items - Electric Items - Gas Items - Hydro Items - Certificate Items - Excerpt from Electric Items: E-1: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (Docket No. ER13-198-000);...more

Bankruptcy Courts Allow Electricity Providers To Claim Administrative Expense Status For Electricity Provided During The Twenty...

by Elizabeth Aboulafia, Gregory G. Nickson | Cullen and Dykman LLP on 3/19/2013

Recent case law may allow electricity providers to benefit from a payment priority for the value of electricity provided to a bankrupt debtor during the twenty (20) days preceding the date of the debtor’s bankruptcy filing...more

Two Steps Forward and Two Steps Back

by Ben Rubin | Nossaman LLP on 3/4/2013

Before you get your hopes up, this is not a reference to "Opposites Attract" by Paula Abdul, and I will not be singing. Rather, I am referring to the Montana Legislature's recent decision to repeal a two-year-old law that...more

Without any night light, will France save energy or fall asleep?

by Stéphane Illouz | Reed Smith on 3/1/2013

As of 12 July 2013, and applicable to all buildings that are used for professional activities, the lights will need to be switched off after working hours....more

Watt’s New? Michigan Energy Newsletter - February 2013

by Laura Chappelle, Matthew B. Eugster, Bruce Goodman, Randall Kraker, Timothy J. Lundgren, Toni Newell, David Preston, Jack Sage, Eric Schneidewind, Matthew Zimmerman | Varnum LLP on 2/22/2013

In This Issue: - Electric Choice Spreads to Two New Utilities - Torrification Plant to Supply Carbon for Pollution Control - Readying Michigan to Make Good Energy Decisions - New Leader for New Michigan Energy...more

Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda - February 2013

by Donna M. Attanasio, Daniel A. Hagan, Earle H. O'Donnell | White & Case LLP on 2/22/2013

Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s February 21, 2013 meeting, pursuant to the agenda as issued on February 14, 2013. Agenda items E-5, E-7 and C-8 have not been...more

German government compromise could lead to a reduction in consumer costs for renewable energy

by Stefan Schmitz | Reed Smith on 2/20/2013

On 13 February 2013, the two coalition parties in the German government reached a compromise on new measures which should lead to a reduction of costs for renewable energy for consumers. The changes are intended to come into...more

If Ontario Can Do It, Should Michigan Follow?

by Bruce Goodman | Varnum LLP on 2/15/2013

As Gov. Rick Snyder's energy policy forum process kicks off, one question that has to be on the table is "What does Michigan plan to do with its coal-fired generation?" Ontario has asked that question and has answered by...more

President Issues an Executive Order on Cybersecurity

by Bill Cobb, Anna Trimble | Jackson Walker on 2/15/2013

On February 12, 2013, President Barack Obama signed an ExecutiveOrder on cybersecurity designed to defend the nation's critical infrastructure. By passing Congress — which could not agree on a legislative proposal — the...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update: President Issues Cybersecurity Executive Order

by John Beahn, Antoinette Bush, Joshua Gruenspecht, Stuart D. Levi, Ivan A. Schlager | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/14/2013

On February 12, 2013, President Obama signed both an executive order and a presidential directive that together set forth the administration’s approach to two key cybersecurity related issues: (i) regulating critical...more

Legal Alert: New Regulation Under Cybersecurity Executive Order

by Paul Forshay, Daniel Frank, Alison Graab, Meghan R. Gruebner, Jennifer Herbert, Alexandra Konieczny, Sandra Safro, Mark Thibodeaux, David Wochner | Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 2/13/2013

President Obama yesterday issued an Executive Order to address the growing cyber threat to the Nation’s “critical infrastructure,” a term broadly defined to potentially cover natural gas and oil pipelines, storage sites and...more

Shedding Light on Whether Electricity is a "Good:" In re Southern Montana Electric Generation and Transmission Cooperative, Inc.

by Jennifer Wertz | Jackson Walker on 2/12/2013

The question of whether electricity qualifies as a "good" under the Bankruptcy Code's administrative priority provisions has sparked varied rulings from bankruptcy courts. The recent case of In re Southern Montana Electric...more

EPA Finalizes Revisions To Clean Air Standards For Stationary Engines

by Scott Hitch | Burr & Forman on 2/8/2013

On January 15, 2013, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized revisions to standards to reduce air pollution from stationary engines that generate electricity and power equipment at industrial, agricultural,...more

Michigan Community Wind Project Up And Running

by Bruce Goodman | Varnum LLP on 2/8/2013

Leelanau Community Energy, LLC (LCE) has completed a 120 kW wind project as part of the Northport Energy Action Taskforce (NEAT) non-profit community energy efforts. Fifteen local investors are supporting the project and...more

REGULATORY: EU Competition Law: Competition Law and the Energy Sector – EU, UK, and Beyond; Looking Ahead to 2013

by King & Spalding on 2/7/2013

Since it is early in 2013 (according to the Gregorian calendar), this competition law update considers possible competition law developments in the year ahead. Rather than a “Janus” approach of rounding up last year, it...more

First Compliance Period Underway for California’s AB32 Cap-and-Trade Program

by Shannon Broome, Paul Esformes | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 1/31/2013

After years of preparation and controversy, California’s cap-and-trade program has entered a new stage. The first compliance period officially began on January 1, 2013, requiring businesses to comply with GHG emissions limits...more

Legal Duties To Avert, Mitigate, And Recover From Cyber Attacks On The Grid

by Stephen J. Humes | Holland & Knight LLP on 1/31/2013

Introduction. In this brief essay, we have two objectives: first, to provide a glimpse at the complexities that will be faced by electric power utilities, wholesale power generators, power grid operators and their customers...more

FERC Issues Final Policy Statement Permitting Developers to Allocate 100% of the Capacity for New Transmission Projects through...

by Andrew Young | K&L Gates LLP on 1/28/2013

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) has issued a Final Policy Statement to clarify and refine its policies governing the allocation of capacity for new transmission projects. FERC examines four factors in...more

FERC Issues Policy Statement Clarifying Requirements for Capacity Allocation for Merchant Transmission Projects

by Andrea Chambers, John Dunlap | Foley & Lardner LLP on 1/25/2013

On January 17, 2013, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued its Final Policy Statement regarding the allocation of capacity on new merchant and non-incumbent, cost-based, participant-funded transmission...more

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