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Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

On the Front Burner: Energy Permitting Reform

Energy permitting reform is one of the hottest topics in Congress and state houses nationwide. Federal legislation is building momentum, while parallel efforts at streamlining energy approvals have also emerged at the state...more

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New Ohio Power Siting Board Rules: Effective May 30, 2024

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On July 20, 2023, the Ohio Power Siting Board (Board or OPSB) issued its determination on a comprehensive set of proposed revisions to the rules governing the procedures before the OPSB and its siting criteria. The Order...more

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High-Level Summary of FERC Order No. 1920 on Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation

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On May 13, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) released its Order No. 1920 (Final Rule) to reform its policies regarding Regional Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation.1 The Final Rule follows...more

Holland & Knight LLP

FERC's Transmission Planning and Permitting Final Rules Are Out; Let's Start Building

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued Order No. 1920, which adopts specific requirements for transmission providers to conduct long-term planning for regional transmission facilities and determine how to...more

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DOE Issues Final Rule on Coordination of Federal Authorizations for Electric Transmission Facilities

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The United States electric grid is becoming increasingly stressed as the nation navigates the energy transition and demand for electricity rises. On May 1, 2024, recognizing the stress on the grid and the need for additional...more

Ackerman & Ackerman, P.C.

In cases involving partial takings of easements, just compensation must be based on the condemnor’s maximum possible use of the...

Our office routinely handles utility takings, which often involve partial takings of easements for transmission lines or pipelines. As governments attempt to improve the electrical grid to support the transportation of wind...more

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The Challenges and Opportunities of Interconnection and Transmission of Renewable Energy

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The boost enabled by the Inflation Reduction Act has, to some extent, been counterbalanced by a range of transitional issues. In this video, Troutman Pepper Partners Brian Harms and Fred Wilson discuss these top-of-mind...more

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FERC Clarifies Order on Transmission Line Ratings

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On May 19, 2022, FERC issued Order No. 881-A responding to arguments raised on rehearing of Order No. 881, which revised the pro forma OATT and FERC regulations to increase the accuracy and transparency of electric...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

DOE Seeks Comment on Plans to Fund Dramatic Expansion of Electric Grid

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, provides funding for a once-in-a-generation expansion of the U.S. electric transmission grid. Consistent with the Biden...more

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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

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Southwest Power Pool (Little Rock, Arkansas): Board Announces 2019 Goals

The Southwest Power Pool (“SPP”) issued a January 29th news release referencing its Board’s: • 2019 Goals • Approval of New Rate Schedules • Endorsement of 2018 Transmission Planning Report SPP is based in Little...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

Latham & Watkins LLP

California Energy Agencies Advance Renewable Transmission Line Planning

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California energy agencies and key stakeholders have finished the first step of a statewide planning process to evaluate transmission needs in the state and the region. This process, called the Renewable Energy Transmission...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Policy and Legal Implications of Implementing Renewable Energy at Scale: Renewables Intermittent Power Generation (Part 6 of 6)

Tom Burton, Chair of Mintz Levin’s Energy Technology Practice, has published a weekly installment providing insight into the challenges and possible solutions that, if implemented, promise a bright future as clean energy...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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FERC Rule Gives Gen-Tie Owners Safe Harbor From Third-Party Transmission Requests

On March 19, 2015, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued Order No. 807, a rule that makes it easier for developers of non-utility transmission lines that connect power projects to the grid to avoid having to...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

DOE Issues Draft Triennial National Electric Transmission Congestion Study

On August 19, 2014, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a Notice of Public Comment on its draft triennial National Electric Transmission Congestion Study (“Congestion Study”). DOE prepares such congestion studies every...more

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FERC Proposes to Approve NERC Physical Security Standard

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In proposing to approve NERC’s new Physical Security Reliability Standard, FERC also seeks the ability to identify facilities that must be protected....more

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FERC Defers to Exclusionary State and Local Laws in Transmission Planning

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In three separate rehearing orders issued last Thursday, May 15, 2014, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission reversed course on its decision in Order No. 1000 to prohibit references in transmission tariffs to state laws...more

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