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Bowditch & Dewey

Where Do Solar Panels Go When They Die? The Answer Is a Work in Progress.

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Massachusetts’ achievement of 2025 net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions rests upon rapid electrification of the energy grid and substantial growth in solar electricity generation. As of 2023, nearly a quarter of the...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update - 1.19.23 - #3

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved three energy project contracts proposed by San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), as well as four contracts proposed by Southern California Edison (SCE), that will...more

Lewis Roca

The Global Effort to Address Clean Energy Technology End-of-Life Challenges

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On March 18, 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) released its Photovoltaics End-of-Life Action Plan. SETO’s Plan recognizes the current reality for solar PV panels that have...more

Clark Hill PLC

California's New Program To Increase the Recycling of Solar Panels

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We are now starting to see older installed solar panels being upgraded with newer more efficient panels as well as solar panels that are reaching the end of their useful life.   ...more

Wiley Rein LLP

California Rule Facilitating the Recycling of Solar Panels Takes Effect January 1, 2021

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A new rule will take effect in California on January 1, 2021 that will allow generators of decommissioned solar panels (photovoltaic or PV modules) to manage them more economically as universal waste as opposed to hazardous...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - January 2020 #3

Energy Blockchain’s Most Obvious Use Case is Not What You Think - "Instead, a select group of blockchain companies is finding success with a focus on certificates of origin, helping demonstrate the provenance of renewable...more

Harris Beach PLLC

State Legislature Considers Regulations for Decommissioned Solar Panels

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Earlier this summer the New York State Senate passed a bi-partisan bill (S. 942) to require the Department of Environmental Conservation’s (“DEC”) to adopt regulations governing the collection and disposition of solar panels...more

Allen Matkins

Sustainable Development and Land Use Update - May 2019

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Focus - Mayor Garcetti’s ‘Green New Deal’ would phase out gas-fueled cars in L.A. - Los Angeles Times - April 29 - Mayor Eric Garcetti unveiled a sweeping plan for a more sustainable Los Angeles on Monday, imagining a...more

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Solar Panel Recycling: Northeast Recycling Council/GreenMatch Post

The Northeast Recycling Council republished a GreenMatch post titled: What Happens to PV Panels When Their Life Cycle Ends (“Post”) - The Northeast Recycling Council Post addresses what it characterizes as...more

Allen Matkins

Sustainable Development Update - January 2019 #3

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Sustainable Development Focus - L.A. may charge drivers by the mile, adding freeway tolls to cut congestion - LOS ANGELES TIMES - Jan 22 The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is pushing to study how what’s commonly...more

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Sustainable Development Update - July 2018

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Sustainable Development Focus - L.A. will allow more dense development near five Expo Line stations - LOS ANGELES TIMES - Jul 3 The Los Angeles City Council approved plans last Tuesday to allow taller residential and...more

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Renewable Energy Update - June 2016 #3

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Renewable Energy Focus - California utility phasing out nuclear, voluntarily raising renewables target - PV-Tech - Jun 22 - California utility Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) plans to increase investment...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

China Auto Regulatory Trends 2016: New-Energy, Materials Restrictions, Recalls and Emissions Figure Prominently

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China has launched or announced a significant number of regulatory initiatives in the automotive sector over the first months of 2016. I have selected a number of regulatory initiatives representing such trends, below, from...more

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Energy Technology Connections Newsletter: Your Law Firm Link to Industry News - November 2015

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A Note from the Editors - Our November edition of Energy Technology Connections brings you recent industry highlights, the latest news from Capitol Hill, and a list of upcoming energy industry events. In Leaders in the...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Implications of the California Drought on Energy Use and Climate Concerns

California's drought is now in its fourth year, and state leaders are faced with making unprecedented decisions further restricting water use. The brown lawns and dying trees are all too obvious and painful examples of the...more

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Energy And Environment Update -- February 17, 2013

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In This Issue: Energy and Climate Debate; Congress; Department of Defense; Department of Energy; Department of Interior; Environmental Protection Agency; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Government Accountability...more

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