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Energy Law: Month in Review - May 2024

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Welcome to Dorsey’s Energy Law: Month in Review. We provide this update to our clients to identify significant developments in the previous month. ...more

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Renewable Energy Update - August 2022 #4

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Expansion of clean energy loans is ‘sleeping giant’ of climate bill - The New York Times – August 22 - Tucked into the Inflation Reduction Act that President Biden signed last week is a major expansion of federal loan...more

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Renewable Energy Update - July 2022

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State considers more aggressive goals for offshore wind development Bullet Eureka Times-Standard – July 2 Last Monday, the California Energy Commission held a workshop regarding potentially advancing higher offshore wind...more

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PG&E Proposes Significant Rates Increases for Agricultural, Commercial, and Industrial Customers

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PG&E intends to increase average electric rates for its agricultural, commercial, and industrial customers between 7 and 25 percent starting in 2023, with a corresponding increase in average gas rates of up to approximately 4...more

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Renewable Energy Update - January 2022 #4

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CPUC delays vote on controversial rooftop solar proposal - The San Diego Union-Tribune – January 21 - The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has postponed a vote on a controversial proposal that would...more

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Renewable Energy Update - December 2021 #2

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EIA: California hydroelectric facilities continue to respond to prices despite drought - Renewable Energy World – December 7 - Despite widespread drought conditions, hydroelectric power plants in the California...more

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Renewable Energy Update - June 2021 #3

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U.S. solar installations soared by 46% in the first quarter - CNBC – June 15 - In the first quarter, solar installations soared 46% to more than 5 GW, according to a report by energy research firm Wood Mackenzie and...more

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Renewable Energy Update - March 2021 #2

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California’s latest demand-side emergency plan draws criticism from providers - Greentech Media – March 10 - The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued the latest proposal to prevent rolling blackouts....more

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Renewable Energy Update - August 2020

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CCAs eye PPAs for 1 TWh of renewable power - Bullet Renewables Now – August 3 - California community choice aggregators (CCAs) San Jose Clean Energy and Peninsula Clean Energy are jointly seeking proposals to buy 1...more

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Renewable Energy Update - May 2020

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Developer sPower teams up with Navajo Power to replace coal plant with solar - Bullet Greentech Media – May 6 - For decades, the massive coal-fired Navajo Generating Station powered the great cities of the Desert...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - March 2020 #3

Coronavirus Throws EU Climate Plans into Disarray - "Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said last week that the EU should 'forget about' the Green Deal for now while it focuses on Coronavirus." Why this is important: ...more

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Financial Daily Dose 12.18.2019 | Top Story: Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot Boards Agree to $50 Billion Merger

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Fiat Chrysler and rival Peugeot have agreed to binding merger terms that, if approved by US and European regulators, would create a “$50 billion auto giant that would rank among the world’s largest car companies by sales”....more

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Financial Daily Dose 12.09.2019 | Top Story: States Begin Trial Today Challenging T-Mobile/Sprint Merger on Antitrust Grounds

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Thirteen states and the District of Columbia are suing to block the $26 billion plan to merge T-Mobile US Inc. and Sprint Corp. The trial is slated to begin today with state officials arguing the deal would create “a more...more

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Financial Daily Dose 12.05.2019 | Top Story: CBS and Viacom Finalize Deal to Reunite Media Empire

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CBS and Viacom are back together again. The deal to reunite the former partners, which closed late yesterday, was pushed by National Amusements’ chief Shari Redstone since 2016 and hasted along recently by the precipitous...more

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Federal Bankruptcy Court Denies PG&E’s Attempt to Set Aside Inverse Condemnation Liability

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On November 27, 2019, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali issued a Memorandum Decision on Inverse Condemnation (“Memorandum Decision”) in PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas & Electric’s (together, “PG&E”) Chapter 11 Bankruptcy...more

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California Energy Regulatory Weekly Update - November 2019 #2

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This ruling formally initiates the “procurement track” as outlined in Decision (D.) 19-04-040. The ruling generally describes the scope and content of the procurement track, and seeks comments from parties on its framing and...more

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Gov. Newsom Pledges $75 Million in Funds for State and Local Governments to Mitigate Power Shutoff Impacts

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City Proposals for Funding Due Nov. 4 - In response to the recent and continued utility-initiated power shutoffs that are leaving millions of Californians without power, Gov. Gavin Newsom launched a Local Government Public...more

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Financial Daily Dose 10.22.2019 | Top Story: WeWork Bailout Would Cost Company $39 billion in Valuation

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SoftBank’s plan to help bail out WeWork would mean not only a takeover by Masa Son’s crew but also “would slash the co-working company’s valuation to about $8 billion”—a staggering drop of nearly $40 billion. The plan would...more

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Financial Daily Dose 10.14.2019 | Top Story: WeWork Board Weighing Bailout Options from SoftBank and JPMorgan

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We Work’s largest investor, SoftBank, is reportedly sketching out plans in which it would drop billions of additional money on the company in return for giving Masa Son control of WeWork “and further sidelin[ing] its founder...more

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Financial Daily Dose 10.11.2019 | Top Story: France’s Renault Cans CEO Over Ties to ex-Nissan Chief Carlos Ghosn

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Because the Nissan leadership scandal is about as well-contained as Chernobyl in the early days [thanks, HBO], French automaker Renault has voted this morning to remove Chief Executive Thierry Bolloré amid concerns over the...more

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California Energy Regulatory Weekly Update - April

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The next Commission meeting is scheduled for4/25/19. At the meeting held on 3/28/19, the Commission took the following actions: Held over to 4/25/19: PG&E's Application for Catastrophic Event Memorandum Account...more

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Renewable Energy Update - April 2018 #3

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Focus - SunPower buys U.S. rival SolarWorld to head off Trump tariffs - REUTERS - Apr 18 SunPower Corp. on Wednesday said it would buy U.S. solar panel maker SolarWorld Americas, expanding its domestic manufacturing as...more

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Renewable Energy Update - May 2017

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Renewable Energy Focus - California Senate leader unveils new proposal to phase out use of fossil fuels to generate electricity - Los Angeles Times - May 2 - California would completely phase out the use of...more

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Renewable Energy Update - April 2017 #4

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Renewable Energy Focus - Union of Concerned Scientists tracks renewables by state - Power Markets Today - Apr 21 - The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) released a report yesterday called "Clean Energy Momentum" that...more

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Renewable Energy Update - February 2017 #4

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Renewable Energy Focus - California Senate leader puts 100% renewable energy on the table in new legislation - Los Angeles Times - Feb 21 - Senate leader Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) is proposing...more

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