On April 9, 2026, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) hosted a meeting on Tribal engagement in long-term transmission planning. The purpose of the meeting was to share information about transmission planning and…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Indigenous Peoples, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
On March 9, 2026, the California Court of Appeal handed down a decision in favor of the California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) Net Billing Tariff, which was adopted in 2022 as a successor to the then-current Net Energy…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
On February 19, 2026, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order in Branch Street Solar Partners, LLC, addressing a rehearing and clarification request filed by several solar qualifying facilities (QFs)…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities
On September 13, 2025, Assembly Bill (AB) 825, titled the Independent System Operator: Independent Regional Organization Act, passed the California state Senate on a 34-0 vote, and a 74-1 approval in the Assembly. The bill now…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
On September 9, 2025, the D.C. Circuit in Solar Energy Industries Association v. FERC affirmed FERC’s prior decisions in Broadview Solar, holding that a qualifying facility’s capacity under the Public Utility Regulatory Policy…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities
Klickitat County, Washington has proposed a new land use ordinance that, if passed, would impose sweeping restrictions on nearly all solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) development in the county. The ordinance,…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
For nearly a decade, tension has grown in Oregon between the desire for agricultural and wildlife conservation and the desire for renewable energy development. In 2023, the Oregon Legislature passed House Bill 3409, directing…
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/ Agriculture, Energy & Utilities, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
On August 7, 2025, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in Center for Biological Diversity, Inc. v. Public Utilities Commission (Cal., Aug. 7, 2025, No. S283614), 2025 WL 2253765 (Center for Biological Diversity)…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
On August 4, 2025, U.S. Department of Interior Deputy Chief of Staff-Policy Gregory Wischer issued a memorandum directing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to take multiple actions related to the Service’s eagle permitting…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
Last month, the Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council (EFSC) proposed changes to its rules on site certificate amendments in OAR 345 Division 27. These rules govern the process by which the Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE) and…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
On December 13, 2024, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (“PJM”), filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“Commission”) a modification to Part VII of its Open Access Transmission Tariff (“Tariff”), adding provisions to…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Energy & Utilities
On November 21, 2024, Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) filed an application at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC or Commission) seeking approval of a new Electric Rule No. 30 (Electric Rule 30) to address the…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Science, Computers, & Technology
On April 12, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) published notice in the Federal Register of a final rule (89 Fed. Reg. 26070) that amends regulations regarding the issuance of enhancement of survival and…
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/ Administrative Law, Agriculture, Environmental Law
On May 1, 2024, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) published notice in the Federal Register of a final rule amending its regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The final rule,…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
On May 13, 2024, at a special transmission reform meeting, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) issued Order No. 1920 “Building for the Future Through Electric Regional Transmission Planning and Cost…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
