Welcome to Dorsey’s Energy Law: Month in Review. We provide this update to our clients to identify significant developments in the previous month. ...more
4/3/2025
/ Batteries ,
CAISO ,
Charging Stations ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Efficiency ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Storage ,
FERC ,
MISO ,
Renewable Energy ,
RTO ,
Safety Standards ,
Site Remediation ,
State and Local Government ,
Transmission Lines ,
Utilities Sector
Welcome to Dorsey’s Energy Law: Month in Review. We provide this update to our clients to identify significant developments in the previous month. ...more
3/7/2025
/ Clean Energy ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Storage ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Funding ,
FERC ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Nuclear Power ,
Pending Litigation ,
PJM ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Renewable Energy
Welcome to Dorsey’s Energy Law: Month in Review. We provide this update to our clients to identify significant developments in the previous month. ...more
2/7/2025
/ Appeals ,
Clean Energy ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Environmental Policies ,
FERC ,
Infrastructure ,
Presidential Appointments ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Renewable Energy ,
State and Local Government ,
Wind Power
Welcome to Dorsey’s Energy Law: Month in Review. We provide this update to our clients to identify significant developments in the previous month. Please reach out to any of the authors, listed above, to discuss these issues....more
Welcome to Dorsey’s Energy Law: Month in Review. We provide this update to our clients to identify significant developments in the previous month....more
12/9/2024
/ CAISO ,
Clean Energy ,
Data Centers ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electricity ,
Energy Efficiency ,
Energy Market ,
FERC ,
Hydrogen Power ,
MISO ,
PJM ,
Public Utilities Commission ,
Renewable Energy ,
SCOTUS ,
Severe Weather ,
Standing ,
Tax Credits ,
Transmission Grid ,
Transmission Planning ,
Utilities Sector ,
Utility Rates ,
Writ of Mandamus
Welcome to Dorsey’s Energy Law: Month in Review. We provide this update to our clients to identify significant developments in the previous month....more
11/7/2024
/ Corporate Liability ,
Duke Energy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
FERC ,
IRS ,
Power Plants ,
SCOTUS ,
Semiconductors ,
Tax Credits ,
Transmission Grid ,
Transmission Lines ,
Tribal Governments
Welcome to Dorsey’s Energy Law: Month in Review. We provide this update to our clients to identify significant developments in the previous month. ...more
10/14/2024
/ Capacity Market ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Infrastructure ,
NEPA ,
Net Metering ,
Pending Litigation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Supply Chain ,
Tax Credits ,
Tribal Governments
Welcome to Dorsey’s Energy Law: Month in Review. We provide this update to our clients to identify significant developments in the previous month....more
8/15/2024
/ Amended Complaints ,
Article III ,
AZ Supreme Court ,
Capacity Market ,
Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Department of Revenue ,
En Banc Review ,
Entergy ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
FERC ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Hurricane Season ,
Interconnections ,
MISO ,
Power Plants ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Renewable Energy ,
Standing ,
Subsidies ,
Tariffs ,
Tax Court ,
Transmission Grid ,
Unconstitutional Condition ,
Wind Farm ,
Wind Power
Welcome to Dorsey’s Energy Law: Month in Review. We provide this update to our clients to identify significant developments in the previous month. ...more
6/10/2024
/ Air Pollution ,
Chapter 11 ,
Corporate Liability ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electricity ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
FERC ,
Flat Fees ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Investor-Owned Utilities ,
Jurisdiction ,
Negligence ,
New Rules ,
PG&E ,
Power Plants ,
Public Utilities Commission ,
Public Utility ,
Securities Fraud ,
Shareholders ,
Spinoffs ,
Sua Sponte ,
Transmission Grid ,
Transmission Planning ,
Wildfires ,
Wrongful Death
Governor Tim Walz recently signed the Minnesota Energy Infrastructure Permitting Act and amendments to the certificate of need requirements (Permitting Act). The Permitting Act includes significant reforms to streamline...more
6/6/2024
/ Building Permits ,
Certificate of Need ,
Electric Generation Suppliers ,
Electricity ,
Energy Projects ,
Infrastructure ,
Land-Use Permits ,
Operational Permits ,
Public Utilities Commission ,
Renewable Energy ,
Transmission Lines
Welcome to Dorsey’s Energy Law: Month in Review. We provide this update to our clients to identify significant developments in the previous month. ...more
5/7/2024
/ CAISO ,
Clean Air Act ,
Damages ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of the Interior ,
Derivative Suit ,
Energy Projects ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Forestry ,
NEPA ,
Offshore Wind ,
Outer Continental Shelf ,
PG&E ,
Power Plants ,
Rental Property ,
Transmission Grid ,
Utility Rates ,
Wildfires ,
Zero-Emission Vehicles
Welcome to Dorsey’s Energy Law: Month in Review. We provide this update to our clients to identify significant developments in the previous month. Please reach out to any of the authors, listed above, to discuss these issues....more
4/10/2024
/ Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
GAO ,
Gross Negligence ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Renewable Energy ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Utilities Sector
Welcome to Dorsey’s Energy Law: Week in Review. We provide this update to our clients to identify significant developments from the previous week....more
Welcome to Dorsey’s Energy Law: Week in Review. We provide this update to our clients to identify significant developments from the previous week....more
On February 14, 2023, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld FERC’s broad definition of qualifying facilities (“QF”) under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (“PURPA”). In Broadview Solar, LLC, 174 FERC ¶...more
On December 30, 2022, FERC issued an order approving a stipulation between the Office of Enforcement and FirstEnergy Corp., which required FirstEnergy to pay a civil penalty and submit to compliance monitoring because...more
1/9/2023
/ Bribery ,
Compliance ,
Duty of Candor ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Statements ,
Federal Power Act ,
FERC ,
Lobbyists ,
Public Utility ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Settlement
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) recently ruled that an investor is deemed an affiliate of a public utility if the investor has a seat on the public utility’s board of directors. This rule indicates...more
On September 19, 2019, a divided Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) in which it proposed significant changes to its regulations implementing sections 201 and 210 of the...more
On July 18, 2019, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued Order No. 860, a final administrative rule that changes information submission requirements for “Sellers” with market-based rate (“MBR”)...more