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Chicago Advances Ordinance Mandating Data Center Impact Study

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A key Chicago city council committee advanced an ordinance at its meeting today directing city departments to study the environmental and energy impacts of data centers within Chicago....more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update 9.13.24

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Federal officials announced on Wednesday that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved a three-year-old rule — known as the Warehouse Indirect Source Rule (Rule) — targeting air pollution linked to Southern...more

Troutman Pepper

FERC Rejects Basin’s Special Rate for Crypto and Large Load Customers, Sparking Further Interest in “Large Load” Policy...

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On August 20, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued an order rejecting, without prejudice, a contested proposal from Basin Electric Power Cooperative (“Basin”) to establish special wholesale power...more

Morgan Lewis

ESG Investing: A Global Regulatory Review and Outlook

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As environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations become increasingly central to investment strategies worldwide, the regulatory landscapes governing ESG investing are evolving rapidly across different regions....more

IR Global

Towards Sustainable Future: ESG Reporting in the UAE and Saudi Arabia

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Thomas Paoletti, Managing Partner at Paoletti Law Group, provides expert opinion on ESG in the Middle East – the current situation and what still needs to be done to work towards a more sustainable future....more

Troutman Pepper

Eighth Circuit Applies FERC’s Filed Rate Doctrine to Reject Allegations that SPP Breached an Oral Contract Made During Winter...

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On August 5, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (“Eighth Circuit”) denied Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.’s (“AECI”) petition for review of a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”)...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Treasury Issues Proposed Regulations on Clean Electricity Low-Income Communities Bonus

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On August 30, 2024, the Department of Treasury (the “Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) providing additional guidance to taxpayers on the...more

Mintz - ML Strategies

2024 Pre-Election Analysis: Infrastructure

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In this installment of ML Strategies’ Pre-Election Analysis series, we join with our partners in the Public Finance Practice at Mintz to discuss the potential implications of the 2024 general election for infrastructure...more

Houston Harbaugh, P.C.

Texas Appeals Court Rules that Surface Owner Could Not Enforce Pipeline Burial Covenant in Oil and Gas Lease

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Let’s assume that you purchase a 105 acre farm in Greene County in 2022. You purchase only the surface estate while the seller, Farmer Jones, retains the underlying oil and gas rights. You intend to grow corn and winter...more

Oliva Gibbs LLP

Carbon Copy: Pennsylvania’s CO2 Storage Plan Breaks New Ground

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On July 17, 2024, Pennsylvania joined a growing number of states establishing a legal framework for the underground storage of carbon dioxide. Carbon capture and underground sequestration (“CCUS”) is promoted as a technology...more

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International Legal Developments Year in Review: 2023

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Notable Supreme Court Decisions - In 2023, the Mexican Supreme Court addressed several high-profile decisions asserting the limits between public branches and entities to preserve the constitutional order and to protect...more

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Big Data Meets Big Green: Data Centers and Carbon Removal Compete for Zero-Emission Energy

Artificial intelligence, data centers, carbon removal and zero-emission power may sound like a winning line (plus the Free Space) on a 2024 Buzzword Bingo card. But the concepts have come into dramatic real-world tension as...more

Opportune LLP

RightAngle ETRM Maintenance Strategies on Azure

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The migration of RightAngle ETRM applications to the Azure cloud presents both opportunities and challenges. To fully capitalize on the benefits of cloud computing and ensure uninterrupted operations, a robust support plan is...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Solar PV Project Repowering - Best Practices and Insights

In August 2022, the United States (U.S.) Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”), landmark legislation that modified and extended the longstanding 30% investment tax credit (ITC) for solar photovoltaic...more

Alston & Bird

Extended Reporting Timelines Expected for California Climate Laws

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Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group explains how – if approved by the governor – the deadline to set precise compliance dates for the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (CCDAA) and Climate-Related...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

U.S. Access Board Issues Proposed Rule for Accessible Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

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Seyfarth synopsis:  Public accommodations planning to add EV charging stations to their properties should take note of these proposed guidelines and file comments by November 4, 2024....more

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Proposed Regulations Regarding Section 48E Clean Electricity Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program

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On September 3, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) published proposed regulations relating to the Clean Electricity Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program (the...more

Paul Hastings LLP

The Net-Zero Industry Act

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In order to reach its “net-zero” goals, the European Union is continuing to build out a regulatory framework focused on scaling up the investment into the manufacturing and development of “net-zero technologies”. The latest...more

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Effective Utility Management/A Primer for Water Sector Utilities: Association of Clean Water Administrators Issues New Publication

The Association of Clean Water Administrators (“ACWA”) announced the issuance of a document titled: Effective Utility Management – A Primer for Water Sector Utilities (“Primer”). ...more

Miller Starr Regalia

First District Holds CEQA Class 1 Categorical Exemption Applies To Approval of Project Converting Existing Oil Well Into...

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In a published decision filed September 6, 2024, the First District Court of Appeal (Div. 5) reversed the trial court’s judgment granting a writ of mandate and upheld the use of CEQA’s Class 1 categorical exemption (CEQA...more

ASKramer Law

Energy Tax Credits for a New World Part VI: Energy Community Bonus Credits

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What is the purpose of the Energy Community Bonus Credit? The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) introduced the Energy Community Bonus Credit to encourage renewable energy project developers to locate their facilities and energy...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Shifting Risks in Renewable Energy

The renewable energy industry in the United States has entered a new era of (relative) policy predictability and unprecedented economic incentives. From a legal perspective, the only certainty in a renewable energy practice...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: Under Jarkesy, FERC’s Penalty Assessment Schemes Are Unconstitutional

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In SEC v. Jarkesy, the Supreme Court considered whether the Seventh Amendment permits the SEC “to compel respondents to defend themselves before the agency rather than before a jury in federal court.” The Court held that the...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Energy Law: Month in Review - August 2024

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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

Pierce Atwood LLP

Will Treasury Use Energy Tax Credits to Assist PFAS-Impacted Communities?

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Proposed tax regulations to be released this year may clarify whether agricultural land contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) qualify for a federal tax credit that would incentivize renewable energy...more

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