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Real Property Taxation of Solar and Wind Energy Systems in New York State

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In 2019, the New York State Legislature enacted the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (“CLCPA”), which requires New York State to rapidly decrease greenhouse emissions and scale up renewable energy capacity....more

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2023 Electric-Generating Capacity: U.S. Energy Information Administration Predicts More Than 50 Percent of New Facilities Will Be...

The United Stated Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) published a February 6th report titled: More Than Half of New U.S. Electric-Generating Capacity in 2023 Will Be Solar (“Report”)...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update - August 2020 #2

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U.S. sitting on 145 GW of unused commercial solar potential, according to new Wood Mackenzie study - Bullet Greentech Media – August 10 - Wood Mackenzie is forecasting a 32 percent drop in commercial solar...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Divided FERC Revamps PURPA Regulations: What the Final Rule Does and Why It Matters

On July 16, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) overhauled its regulations under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA), which had been largely unchanged since 1980....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Challenge to FERC Disclaimer of Jurisdiction over Net Metering Riles Small-Scale Solar Community

On April 14, 2020, the New England Ratepayers Association (NERA) filed a Petition for Declaratory Order (Petition) asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) to reverse its policy on net...more

Morgan Lewis

Advocacy Group Asks FERC to Reverse Course on Net-Metering Policy

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A nonprofit advocacy group recently asked FERC to overturn a policy that has been in effect for more than a decade and assert jurisdiction over energy sales from rooftop solar facilities and other distributed generation...more

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2020 Sources of New Electric Generating Capacity: U.S. Energy Information Administration Projects Predominance of Wind and Solar

The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) issued a January 14th report titled: New Electric Generating Capacity in 2020 Will Come Primarily from Wind and Solar (“Report”) - EIA states that its most...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Takeaways from the 2019 Solar + Storage Midwest Conference for the Ohio Solar Sector

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In November 2019, the Solar Energy Industries Alliance (SEIA) and the Smart Electric Power Association (SEPA) hosted the Solar + Storage Midwest Conference. (This conference was formerly named the “Solar Power Midwest”...more

White & Case LLP

Integrated Resource Plan 2019 - Where to from here?

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South Africa's Integrated Resources Plan 2019 ("IRP") continues to espouse the need to balance supply and demand on a least-cost basis, and gives limited guidance in relation to the "Where from here?"...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

9th Circuit Says CPUC’s Standard Contract and Re-MAT Program for Certain Renewable Generators are not PURPA Compliant

In a recent opinion, the Ninth Circuit held that the California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) Renewable Market Adjusting Tariff (Re-MAT) program and alternative Qualifying Facility (QF) standard offer contract...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update - June 2019 #4

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Focus - General Electric to demolish California power plant 20 years early - Solar Industry Magazine – June 17 - General Electric Co. said last Friday that it plans to demolish a 750-megawatt natural gas-fired...more

Holland & Knight LLP

The Empire Strikes Back: NY Reclaims Lead in Adopting the Most Ambitious Climate Goals in the U.S.

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The New York State Assembly last week successfully passed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), which lays out sweeping decarbonization targets for New York's electric generating sector and economy at...more

Stoel Rives - Renewable + Law

Renewable Energy Trending in State Legislative Sessions

State legislatures across the country have been active this spring debating ambitious new targets and renewable energy market reforms, following the successful passage of multiple renewable energy mandates in certain...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FERC Eases Small Residential Solar QF Filing Burden for Sunrun

On April 18, 2019, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) granted Sunrun, Inc. (Sunrun) limited waivers of FERC’s filing requirements for obtaining qualifying small power production facility (QF) status under the...more

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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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NYSERDA Unveils $350/kWh Retail Energy Storage Incentive in Implementation Plan and Program Manual

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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

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Connecticut Public Utility Authority Approves Grandfathering of Net Metering After Feed-In Tariff Approval and Encourages Year 8...

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On September 19, 2018, the Connecticut Public Utility Regulatory Authority (PURA) issued a declaratory ruling requested by Solar Connecticut, Inc. that existing net-metering rules would continue for existing distributed...more

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Projects and energy snippets

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Development agendas to curb power woes - Sub-Saharan Africa is burdened with a complex and persistent electricity gap that is difficult to bridge in the medium to long-term owing to population growth, says...more

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Taxation/Valuation of Solar Panels: Arizona Court Addresses Assessment Issues

The Supreme Court of Arizona addressed in a March 16th opinion whether the Arizona Department of Revenue (“ADOR”) or County assessors are authorized to value solar panels owned by taxpayers and leased to residential and...more

Tonkon Torp LLP

Batteries and Solar Might Be Like Chocolate and Peanut Butter

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Currently, the largest operating solar energy facility in Oregon is the 56 megawatt Gala Solar facility near Prineville, which generates electricity for Apple. But homegrown Oregon developer Obsidian Renewables has plans for...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

New Bloomberg Report Finds that Renewables Supply All-Time High of 18% of U.S. Energy Generation

Analysis by Bloomberg New Energy Finance finds that roughly 18% of U.S. energy generation is supplied by renewable sources. The details can be found in the 2018 edition of the Sustainable Energy in America Factbook,...more

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Solar Energy Generating Systems: Judicial Challenge of California County's Tax Assessment

California’s Fourth District Court of Appeals considered the validity of the assessment methodology used by the San Bernardino County Assessor to calculate the annual tax on solar properties. See Luz Solar Partner Ltd., III...more

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Court Holds Federal Law Preempts California Regulations Promoting Renewable Energy Projects

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• A solar developer claimed that California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) orders promoting solar and wind generation under 3 megawatts (MW) prevented it from securing a contract from a utility under the Public Utility...more

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LUPC Proposes New Rules Allowing Grid-Scale Solar Facilities

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Responding to increasing interest in developing grid-scale solar farms in Maine’s unorganized territory, the Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC) yesterday proposed a rulemaking to allow development of grid-scale solar energy...more

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International Trade and Investment Disputes in the Solar Energy Industry – A Hurdle to Renewable Power Generation?

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In 2040, renewable energy sources will account for more than 50 percent of global power generation, and solar and wind power alone will produce 50 percent of the electricity generation in Australia, Germany, Mexico, and the...more

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