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FERC NOPR seeks comment on proposed ratemaking incentives for transmission owner cybersecurity investments and expenses

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On September 22, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (2022 NOPR) setting forth proposed utility incentives for expenses and investments relating to...more

Downey Brand LLP

California Public Utilities Commission Proposes Eliminating Financial Incentives to Developers for Natural Gas Appliances and...

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On November 16, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a staff proposal in its ongoing building decarbonization proceeding (Rulemaking 19-01-011) that would eliminate approximately $145 million in annual...more

Perkins Coie

New Jersey Buries the Needle on Electric Vehicles With New Legislation

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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed landmark legislation (S2252/A4819) on January 17, 2020 that is poised to dramatically accelerate the electrification of New Jersey’s transportation sector. The legislation increases...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Senate Considers Bill to Protect Electric Grid from Cyber Attacks

The Senate is considering bipartisan legislation to boost the defenses of the nation’s power grid against cybersecurity threats. The bill—the Protecting Resources on the Electric Grid with Cybersecurity Technology Act, or...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

NYSERDA Bulk Storage Incentive Program Aims to Jumpstart Utility Transition Following New York Storage Order

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On March 11, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (“NYSERDA”) filed its proposed Implementation Plan to administer its Energy Storage Market Acceleration Bridge Incentive Program and support the...more

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D.C. Circuit Sides with FERC; Prevents Full Abandonment

In 2005, Congress sought to encourage investment in the nation’s power grid by requiring the Federal Energy Recovery Commission (FERC) to establish “incentive-based” rate treatments for electric transmission facilities. Order...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Administration's Infrastructure Plan Supports Reuse of Brownfields and Superfund Sites

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• The Trump Administration released an ambitious $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan on Feb. 12, 2018 – a plan that includes many provisions focused upon encouraging the reuse of contaminated brownfields and Superfund sites. ...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House

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Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House. Senate Votes to Request Solemn Occasion for Constitutional Ruling on Ranked Choice Voting - At...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

California Reauthorizes Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) through 2020 and Begins to Implement Program Changes

On September 23, 2014, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC or Commission) President Michael Peevey issued a Ruling which sets forth a process to implement changes to the Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP)...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Fourth Circuit Upholds FERC Transmission Incentives Order Despite Intervening Change in Policy

On January 24, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld an order issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in 2012 denying rehearing (Rehearing Order) of a 2008 order granting Virginia Electric...more

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