The Biden administration’s approach to policy setting in the offshore wind context can already be seen in recent legislation and executive orders related to tax law, maritime law, and environmental law. We address the...more
3/26/2021
/ CERCLA ,
Energy Policy ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Jones Act ,
NEPA ,
Offshore Wind ,
Outer Continental Shelf ,
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Renewable Energy ,
Vessels
On January 20, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States. In his short time in office so far, the new Biden administration has been very busy setting an aggressive policy...more
On September 18, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Senate Bill 232 into law requiring the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) “to evaluate the environmental and public health impacts of...more
In developments of interest to New Jersey electric utilities, solar developers, subscriber organizations, and eligible consumers, on October 2, 2020, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) moved forward with New...more
10/15/2020
/ Applications ,
Clean Energy ,
Electricity ,
Energy Projects ,
Infrastructure ,
Public Utility ,
Real Estate Development ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
State and Local Government ,
State Pilot Programs ,
Urban Planning & Development
On August 21, 2020, Governor Murphy announced that the voluntary moratorium on utility shut-offs for non-payment of bills was extended to October 15, 2020. The moratorium applies to electric, gas, water, and wastewater...more
On April 14, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 127 (EO-127), which took effect immediately, to extend: (i) pending deadlines for Initial Decisions and Final Decisions in contested administrative...more
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We earlier reported that while New Jersey’s state of emergency order (Executive Order No. 107) did not halt the construction industry’s physical operations, considering the construction industry, generally, to...more
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has led governors and state emergency management officials to impose very stringent mandates on construction-related activities and supply inventories of utilities — even though such...more