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Navigating Maine's Renewable Energy Rate Revisions: Key Insights on PUC Docket No. 2024-00137 and 2024-00149

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The Maine PUC has recently opened two related dockets that will significantly impact the renewable energy industry. The first, Docket No. 2024-00137, is a follow-on docket to the PUC’s Investigation into the Stranded Cost...more

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Ohio Power Siting Board Finalizes Rule Revisions Following Multi-Year Process

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On July 20, 2023, the Ohio Power Siting Board (“Board” or “OPSB”) issued its final determination on a comprehensive set of proposed revisions to the rules governing the procedures before the OPSB and its siting criteria. The...more

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The EPA Proposes New Wastewater Discharge Standards on Coal-Fired Power Plants

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The Environmental Protection Agency announced on March 29, 2023 new proposed wastewater discharge standards to reduce discharges of toxic metals and other pollutants from coal-fired power plants. Steam electric power plants...more

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Canada's Clean Electricity Standard Consultation Underway

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The Government of Canada (through Environment and Climate Change Canada) launched a consultation through the publication of a discussion paper, "A Clean Electricity Standard in support of a net-zero electricity sector:...more

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Texas and Federal Government Seek to Protect U.S. Infrastructure From Disruption by Foreign Adversaries

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The Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act (LIPA), a new Texas law that went into effect June 2021, prohibits Texas businesses and governments from contracting with entities owned or controlled by individuals from China,...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FERC Seeks Public Comment on New Potential Reforms to Regional Planning of Electric Transmission and Generator Interconnection

On July 15, 2021, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANOPR) that seeks public comment on a number of potential reforms to improve the electric regional...more

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U.S. FERC considers overhaul to its transmission planning and development rules, a big step in achieving clean energy goals

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On July 15, 2021, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) unanimously approved and issued an advance notice of a proposed rulemaking (ANOPR) seeking public comment on reforms to its transmission and interconnection...more

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FERC To Natural Gas Pipeline Industry: What about Environmental Justice?

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently invited public comment on environmental justice matters it may consider in future natural gas pipeline certificate proceedings, reopening a three-year-old notice and...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update - January 2021 #3

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President Biden readies second batch of climate orders - Reuters – January 21 - Building on his executive orders signed on the afternoon of Inauguration Day, President Joe Biden will announce a second round of...more

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Renewable Energy Update - November 2020

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California leading push for renewable power - Bullet KPBS – October 26 - The use of renewable energy is surging in California. A new report from Environment California Research shows that there has been a huge jump in...more

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FERC Begins to Flex its Jurisdictional Muscles on Carbon Pricing

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Thursday, October 15th, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) weighed-in on the important role that carbon pricing, associated with state initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, could have on the nation’s...more

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Renewable Energy Update - June 2020 #2

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Plunging renewable energy prices mean U.S. can hit 90% clean electricity by 2035 without extra cost - Forbes – June 9 - Renewable energy has historically been considered too expensive and too unreliable to power our...more

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Vermont Regulated Entities (Update 5/21/20)

Regulated Entities - The Vermont Public Utility Commission (“PUC” or “Commission”) is responsible for the general administration of Vermont public utilities, specifically including those responsible for electrical...more

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Renewable Energy Update - March 2020

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CPUC proposes optimal 2030 system portfolio tripling battery storage, more than doubling solar - Bullet Utility Dive – February 27 - The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is proposing to adopt a 46 million...more

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California Regulatory Happenings - January 2020 #2

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CPUC Commissioner’s Meeting - The next Commission meeting is scheduled for 2/6/20 in Bakersfield. IRP Framework Long-Term Procurement Planning Requirements R 16-02-007 - This ruling formally initiates the “procurement...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

DPU Technical Conference Addresses Issues Related to DG Interconnection Tariff and National Grid "Cluster Study"

Distributed generation (DG) projects across the Commonwealth have been stalled in the midst of the “Cluster Study” impacting National Grid’s service territory in central and western Massachusetts. National Grid describes the...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

The Clean Peak Standard Starts to Take Shape

The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources has released its Clean Peak Standard Straw Proposal, providing its thinking on the implementation of that part of An Act to Advance Clean Energy, from 2018. As a reminder, the...more

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California Regulatory Happenings - November 2018

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On 7/12/18 the Commission adopted an Order Instituting a rulemaking to continue implementation of the RPS program. The oversight anticipated in the rulemaking (a successor to R15-02-020) includes review of RPS procurement...more

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California Regulatory Happenings - October 2018

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On 7/12/18 the Commission adopted an Order Instituting a rulemaking to continue implementation of the RPS program. The oversight anticipated in the rulemaking (a successor to R15-02-020) includes review of RPS procurement...more

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EPA Offers ACE Rule to Trump Clean Power Plan

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Outlined in an Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") proposal published on August 31, 2018, the Affordable Clean Energy ("ACE") rule would replace the Obama Administration's Clean Power Plan ("CPP"). A 60-day public comment...more

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California Energy Regulatory Weekly Update - September 2018

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On 10/4/17, the ALJ issued a ruling requesting comment on a staff proposal for implementing AB 1923 provisions related to interconnection rules for bioenergy feed-in tariff under the California RPS. Comments were due by...more

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California Regulatory Happenings - August 2018 #3

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On 10/4/17, the ALJ issued a ruling requesting comment on a staff proposal for implementing AB 1923 provisions related to interconnection rules for bioenergy feed-in tariff under the California RPS. Comments weredue by...more

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EPA Releases Proposed Affordable Clean Energy Rule to Replace Clean Power Plan

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• The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a proposed rule to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from existing coal-fired power plants, a replacement for the Clean Power Plan (CPP) finalized by the Obama...more

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California Regulatory Happenings - July 2018 #2

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On 5/26/17, the ALJ issued a proposed decision new compliance requirements for the RPS program in response to SB350. These new rules for long-term contracts start with the compliance period beginning 1/1/21. The changes...more

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California Regulatory Happenings - July 2018

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On 5/26/17, the ALJ issued a proposed decision implementing new compliance requirements for the RPS program in response to SB350. These new rules for long-term contracts start with the compliance period beginning 1/1/21. The...more

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