We are pleased to share the August 2024 issue of Wilson Sonsini's Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental,...more
8/29/2024
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Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
IRS ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Sustainability ,
U.S. Treasury ,
UK
We are pleased to share the June 2024 issue of Wilson Sonsini's Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental,...more
6/26/2024
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China ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
IRS ,
Popular ,
Sustainability ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Workplace Violence
Wilson Sonsini is pleased to share the latest issue of Clean Energy and Climate Solutions Resources Roundup. In this issue, we cover -
- updates to Wilson Sonsini's Clean Energy and Climate Solutions Federal Funding...more
We are pleased to share the May 2024 issue of Wilson Sonsini's Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental,...more
Wilson Sonsini is pleased to share the latest issue of Clean Energy and Climate Solutions Resources Roundup. In this issue, we cover...more
On April 26, 2024, Administrative Law Judge Julie Fitch of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a ruling seeking comments on the use and implementation of a centralized procurement mechanism established in...more
Wilson Sonsini is pleased to share our March 2024 update to the Clean Energy and Climate Solutions Federal Funding Database. This month, the database features funding opportunity announcements (FOAs), notices of intent...more
Wilson Sonsini is pleased to share our February 2024 update to the Clean Energy and Climate Solutions Federal Funding Database. This month, the database features funding opportunity announcements (FOAs), notices of intent...more
Wilson Sonsini is pleased to share our January 2024 update to the Clean Energy and Climate Solutions Federal Funding Database. This month, the database features funding opportunity announcements (FOAs), notices of intent...more
1/23/2024
/ Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electricity ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Federal Funding ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Renewable Energy
For decades, clean energy and climate innovation and deployment have relied on, and been accelerated by, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) support through non-dilutive loans, grants, and other financial awards, combined...more
8/17/2022
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Climate Change ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Energy Efficiency ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Funding ,
FEMA ,
Funding Opportunities ,
Renewable Energy ,
Small Business ,
Tax Credits
Wilson Sonsini’s Energy and Climate Solutions group celebrates the historic passage of the energy and climate provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA). Like our clients, we are mission-driven and laser-focused...more
8/17/2022
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Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Energy Tax Incentives ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Inflation Adjustments ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Sustainability
The U.S. is a textbook innovation economy. Exceptional dynamism—intellectual and financial—has driven the country's sustainability sector, and with it domestic and global economic development. The current industrial...more
7/11/2022
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Clean Power Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Resource Management ,
SCOTUS ,
Sustainability ,
West Virginia v EPA
On March 28, 2017, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that significantly rolls back climate change policy enacted under the Obama administration and requires review of agency actions that may negatively impact...more
On March 6, 2017, the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC) released a Draft Report and Policy Statement on the Treatment of Energy Storage Technologies in Integrated Resource Planning and Resource...more
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has announced its final proposal for the successor incentive program—named the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART)—to the successful Renewable Portfolio...more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has taken another important action to open energy markets to energy storage facilities. In November 2016, FERC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) to consider issues...more
On February 3, 2017, Chairman Norman Bay will resign from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), leaving the five-member independent commission without a sufficient quorum to conduct official business. Prior to...more
On November 17, 2016, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) proposing to develop compensation models and participation rules for energy-storage devices and...more
Six months ago, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in EnerNoc v. Electric Power Supply Association, 577 U.S. ___ (2016), holding that the Federal Power Act (FPA) provides the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission...more
On May 16, 2016, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC or Commission) President Michael Picker issued a proposed decision, "Re Revising the Self-Generation Incentive Program Pursuant to Senate Bill 861, Assembly Bill...more
On January 28, 2016, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC or Commission) adopted a decision (Decision) by a vote of 3-2 approving a new tariff structure for future Net Energy Metering (NEM) customers (NEM...more
On December 1, 2014, California's three large investor-owned utilities (IOUs)—Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison Company (SCE), and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E)—issued Requests for...more
On November 20, 2014, Southern California Edison (SCE) launched its Renewable Distributed Generation Preferred Resources Pilot (PRP RFO) for Eligible Renewable Resources (ERRs) in central Orange County. The PRP RFO will be...more
On September 23, 2014, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC or Commission) President Michael Peevey issued a Ruling which sets forth a process to implement changes to the Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP)...more
On April 24, 2014, the New York State Department of Public Service (PSC) issued a report proposing a radical change to the way regulated utilities in the state are structured and the services they provide. The report,...more