In this Issue: Permitting Reform, the Supreme Court, EV’s, and Climate Week 2024 -
After nearly a decade as New York State’s environmental chief, I recently joined Foley Hoag to help the firm’s clients emerge as global...more
9/19/2024
/ Climate Change ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Reform ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Renewable Energy ,
Utilities Sector
Last month, after a meeting with the G20 financing ministers, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced that US$3 trillion of additive capital investment will be necessary each year (above and beyond business as usual)...more
9/16/2024
/ Capital Investments ,
Capital Markets ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Infrastructure ,
International Energy Agency (IEA) ,
Investment ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Startups ,
Sustainability ,
Venture Capital
In This Issue: Battery and Energy Storage Systems -
2023 was a banner year for energy storage in the United States. Statistics reported by Wood Mackenzie show that in 2023 alone, energy storage deployment across all...more
6/24/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Batteries ,
Clean Energy ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
FERC ,
Mergers ,
Renewable Energy
The U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have issued proposed regulations interpreting the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements (Labor...more
9/19/2023
/ Apprenticeships ,
Corrections ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Hours of Service ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
IRS ,
Penalties ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Program Participation Agreements (PPAs) ,
Project Labor Agreements ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
U.S. Treasury
New guidance from the US Department of Labor (“DOL”) clarifies the role of environmental, social and governance issues (referred to as “ESG factors”) in investment decisions by ERISA fiduciaries. ERISA Interpretive Bulletin...more
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (MA DOER) has released draft regulations for its SREC II solar program. The regulations are the latest step toward implementing the Commonwealth’s goal to install a total of...more