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Bowditch & Dewey

Mass. Solar Potential Greater than Required by State’s Clean Energy and Climate Plan but Municipalities Are Key to Implementation

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The July 6, 2023, report presented by Synapse Energy Economics, Inc. concludes that “Massachusetts’ technical solar potential is 506 GWAC, 15 to 18 times greater than the amount required by the [Massachusetts Clean Energy and...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Stick It Where the Sun Don’t Shine: Land Use Challenges Siting Large-Scale Ground-Mounted Solar Projects

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Federal and state authorities throughout the country have adopted pro-renewable energy policy goals to promote the growth of alternative energy sources using climate-friendly technologies. With the passage of the Inflation...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Massachusetts SJC Sheds Light on Zoning Protection for Solar Facilities in Tracer Lane II Realty, LLC v. City of Waltham

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On June 2, 2022, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) issued its much-anticipated decision in Tracer Lane II Realty, LLC v. City of Waltham, SJC-13195, interpreting for the first time the statutory protection for...more

Williams Mullen

[Webinar] Virginia Solar & Energy Storage 2022 Legislative Update - March 31st, 11:00 am - 11:30 am ET

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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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California Mandatory Solar Update: First Community Solar Program Approved by California Energy Commission

On February 20, 2020, the California Energy Commission approved its first community solar system under the 2019 Energy Code, which allows developers of new homes within Sacramento Municipal Utility District (“SMUD”) to meet...more

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Solar Energy Project/Municipal Regulation: Massachusetts Land Court Addresses Challenge to Special Permit Requirement

The Massachusetts Land Court (“Land Court”) in a December 24th decision addressed a challenge to the Town of Ware’s (the “Town”) requirement that PLH LLC (“PLH”) obtain a special permit for its proposed ground-mounted solar...more

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Solar Energy Services Agreement/Easement: U.S. District Court Addresses TRO Request Related to Alleged Breach

A United States District Court (E.D. CALIF.) (“Court”) addressed in an April 23rd Memorandum and Order (“Order”) a request for a Temporary Restraining Order (“TRO”) related to a solar energy services agreement and easement...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Court finds that Brooklyn landfill solar project does not violate Ohio Constitution

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A recent ruling sheds additional light on Ohio municipal utilities’ authority to sell surplus power to customers outside their boundaries. On May 10, 2019, Judge Robert C. Pollex, sitting as a visiting judge on the Cuyahoga...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Local LU&Z Preempted in the Solar Field

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On a day yielding no sunshine, but rather the first snow of the winter season in parts of Maryland, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals reissued its decision in Board of County Commn. of Washington County v. Perennial...more

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Municipal Solar Procurement Toolkit Supports Project Development on Underused Land

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There’s a bright side to everything, even landfills and brownfields; and now municipalities have a toolkit to reveal it. This week, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced a new...more

McCarter & English, LLP

EPA Clean Power Plan Considerations: Wheeling Renewable Power

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Here’s what you need to know about the opportunities and regulatory impacts. Investment in renewable generating capacity is a key building block of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA’s”) Clean Power Plan to...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

California’s Record-Setting Solar Generation can be Furthered by Municipality Action

California is in the midst of a record-setting year in terms of generating solar power, according to a recent article in The Desert Sun. The first five months of 2015 have already seen the state’s high mark from 2014...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update -- August 2014 #5

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Renewable Energy Focus - Los Angeles' city-owned electric utility raises its energy efficiency ambitions: Energy Collective - Aug 13: The five-member Board of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has...more

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