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U.S. Senate Passes Bill to Boost Nuclear Energy Deployment

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The U.S. Senate has passed a groundbreaking bill aimed at accelerating the deployment of nuclear energy capacity. The ADVANCE (Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy) Act seeks to expedite...more

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Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: Legislators Leave Raleigh After Passing Various Bills but Not a New Budget

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After a busy week, legislators left Raleigh on Thursday for the foreseeable future. Although they did not pass a new 2024 budget bill, they did appropriate funds for certain purposes and are authorized to return later this...more

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California Legislature Passes Four Aggressive Climate Bills and Authorizes Extension of Diablo Canyon

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The climate bills championed by Governor Newsom stand to alter the state’s climate policy for years to come. On August 31, 2022, the last day of its 2021-2022 session, the California Legislature passed four climate bills...more

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The Inflation Reduction Act: Summary of the Budget Reconciliation Act

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The U.S. Senate on Aug. 7, 2022, passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA). This comprehensive legislation is the result of many months of negotiations among Democrats to advance some of President Joe Biden's highest...more

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Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: The energy tax provisions you need to know about

​​​​​​​The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act) runs 725 pages and includes numerous energy tax provisions aimed at enhancing US energy security. The Act, if enacted, would extend and expand the renewable and alternative...more

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Key Senators Agree to Significantly Expand Tax Incentives for Clean Energy

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The Inflation Reduction Act, which includes the most dramatic expansion of clean energy tax credits in recent history, would provide a multi-year extension of existing tax credits for wind and solar, increase tax credits for...more

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Summary of Bill 206 and Proposed Amendments to the Responsible Energy Development Act

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Bill 206, Property Rights Statutes Amendments Act, 2020, 2nd Sess, 30th Leg, Alberta, 2020 (Bill 206) is a private member's bill currently at second reading in the Alberta Legislature. It includes amendments to Alberta's...more

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H.B. 110 FY 2022-2023 biennium budget overview and review of first half of 2021

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The Ohio General Assembly recently completed an exhaustive and comprehensive first half of 2021. The legislature tackled the state’s two-year operating budget, COVID-19 relief funding, residential broadband expansion, reforms...more

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[Webinar] Virtual Energy Exchange - April 28th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am EST

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Join us for an online briefing of Ohio's energy development and future, with a focus on post-HB 6 efforts in the Ohio General Assembly and the first 100 days of the Biden Administration. Energy companies, policy makers,...more

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Mexico's Lower House Approves Bill to Reform Oil and Gas Sector

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After approval from the Mexican Energy Commission of the Chamber of Representatives (Cámara de Diputados), the country's lower house of congress approved on April 14, 2021, the bill to reform the Hydrocarbons Law (Ley de...more

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Mexico's Congress to Vote on Electricity Reform Bill

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The Mexican government has introduced a bill that seeks to reform the electricity market in Mexico in order to favor the Federal Electricity Commission (Comisión Federal de Electricidad o CFE), the state-owned utility...more

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Congress unveils 2020 energy tax extenders

Congress is moving rapidly towards passing the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020 (Extenders Bill) as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. If enacted, the Extenders Bill would extend certain...more

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Holland & Knight's Energy and Natural Resources Quarterly Newsletter: Summer 2020

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This newsletter provides a look around the corner, highlighting top issues and emerging opportunities for the private sector. This edition covers, among other relevant topics, a number of recent U.S. political developments...more

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Summary of the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA) and Other Renewable Energy Bills

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After an extremely busy session, the Virginia General Assembly adjourned its 2020 legislative session on March 12th. The 2020 legislative session was a blockbuster year for clean energy legislation with the passage of several...more

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The Dome Report - 2020 West Virginia Legislature Updates, Issue 3

The 2020 Regular Session of the West Virginia Legislature recently passed the one-third mark and, as of this writing, the House has introduced 1155 bills, while the Senate introduced 656. We will continue reporting on and...more

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Good News For C&I Solar – Maine Passes New Legislation

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Good news this week, in that Maine has officially paved the way for solar in the state, particularly for C&I and community solar. Two new bills (LD 1494 – RPS bill, and LD 1711 – Solar bill) passed the Senate and House last...more

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North Carolina Legislative Update - May 2019

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It was a busy week at the North Carolina General Assembly as the House passed its version of the budget bill and both houses worked intensely in advance of the May 9 crossover deadline. Budget Bill (H966)- The House on...more

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Nevada Legislative Update - March 2019

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The second month of Nevada’s 80th Regular Session of the State Legislature began marred by scandal. First, Nevada’s Senate Majority Leader Kelvin Atkinson resigned amid federal charges of misappropriating campaign funds to...more

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Colorado Legislature Passes Sweeping Oil and Gas Reform

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Members of the Colorado State Senate, on a strictly party-line vote, approved amendments to SB-181 made by the State House. SB-181 will now make its way to the Governor’s desk, where it is all but certain to be signed into...more

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West Virginia Legislative Brief: Commentary from Gil White - February 2019 #4

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Legislative Action by the Numbers: 1134 bills introduced in the House of Delegates 668 bills introduced in the State Senate 133 bills have passed the House of Delegates 137 bills have passed the State Senate 34 bills...more

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House bill proposes tax credit extensions for renewable energy, biodiesel and alternative fuels and other energy tax provisions

On November 26, the House of Representatives released a tax bill (Extenders Bill) that, if enacted, would extend certain tax credits for the renewable energy and alternative fuels industries and would make other changes...more

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Carbon tax in South Africa

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Reasons for the implementation of a carbon tax in South Africa - Carbon tax seeks to give effect to the polluter pays principle by ensuring that the real cost of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the environment and...more

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California Legislature Eyes 100% Clean Energy Target

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The California Assembly is expected to vote this summer to establish increased renewable energy targets and set a target of 100% clean energy by 2045. SB 100, Senator Kevin De Leon’s renewable energy bill, would increase...more

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Some practical considerations regarding carbon tax

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Carbon tax seeks to give effect to the polluter pays principle by ensuring that the real cost of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the environment and society are explicitly incorporated into the prices of carbon intensive...more

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Updates to Energy-Related Bills in the 2017-2018 California Legislative Session

Stoel Rives’ Energy Team has been monitoring and providing summaries of key energy-related bills introduced by California legislators since the beginning of the 2017-2018 legislative session. Legislators have been busy moving...more

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