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Corporate power purchase agreements (cPPAs) have seen exponential growth in the Southeast Asia region over the last year. This has largely been on account of increased corporate and governmental decarbonisation targets,...more
The European Commission has recently launched a public consultation regarding an upcoming reform of the European electricity market. The proposal could lead to the biggest reform on the electricity market since the first...more
The Virginia General Assembly passed several important pieces of legislation affecting the solar and energy storage industry during its 2022 legislative session... join us on Thursday, March 31, from 11:00 – 11:30 am (ET) for...more
The first wind and solar farms in the United States were built in 1980 and 1982, respectively. The United States built the world’s very first wind farm, which was capable of producing only 600 kWh of electricity, while the...more
The Kazakhstan renewables market has been gaining momentum during the last few years. Reasons for such development include (1) government support (including periodic amendments to industry laws and regulations to address...more
Building on the progress from the 2020 legislative session and the passage of the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA), the Virginia General Assembly passed several important pieces of legislation affecting the solar and energy...more
On May 1, 2020, the President issued Executive Order 13920, “Securing the United States Bulk-Power System” (“E.O. 13920”) to address what the Trump Administration considers to be national security threats to the U.S....more
Earlier this year, Secretary Brouillette of the U.S. Department of Energy launched the Trump Administration’s Energy Storage Grand Challenge Program. The initiative is designed to be a comprehensive effort to accelerate the...more
The global offshore wind market has grown nearly 30 percent per year since 2010 and is projected to be a US$1 trillion industry over the next two decades. Markets around the world are seeing significant increases in offshore...more
On June 26th, Governor Janet Mills signed new legislation to broaden customer access to net metering (known in Maine as net energy billing, or NEB) and to promote distributed energy generation, including through competitive...more
On July 11, 2017, the Connecticut General Assembly enacted H.B. 7208 (“Revised C-PACE Statute”) to make several minor changes to the existing statute governing the State’s commercial property assessed clean energy (or...more
The community solar program in California is off to a slow start. The reasons for this slow start were discussed at a solar developer’s forum held by the state’s major utilities and policymakers on April 5, 2017....more
The Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) recently released Report 151: Developing a Business Case for Renewable Energy at Airports (the Report). Foley partner David Bannard is a co-author of the Report, assisting lead...more
Following a raucous debate fueled by intense lobbying by environmental organizations and the oil industry, the California Legislature has approved an ambitious plan by Gov. Jerry Brown (D) to boost targets for renewable...more
Mexico’s President recently signed into law a historic package of legislation to restructure the nation’s electrical power sector. This article discusses the legislation, which will create a more open and competitive power...more