Storing Gravitational and Hybrid Energy, With Dr. Raj Talluri, Enovix — Battery + Storage Podcast
Extending the Flexibility of Energy Storage With Julia Souder, LDESC — Battery + Storage Podcast
Power, Privacy, and Protection: Unpacking Security Challenges in the Energy Sector - Energy Law Insights
Duke Develops Flexible Energy Storage Options to Enhance Reliability and Maximize Value With Laurel Meeks, Duke Energy — Battery + Storage Podcast
Podcast - Carbon Markets Lightning Round: State and Federal Updates
Unpacking FERC's Transmission Planning and Permitting Final Rules
Renewable Fuel Standard Outlook
De-Risking Renewable Energy Projects: Identifying and Avoiding Contractual, Economic, Legal, and Regulatory Pitfalls
Powering Anything, Anywhere With Alex Livingston, Joule Case — Battery + Storage Podcast
Flexible Real Estate Financing Solutions for Storage Projects With Laura Pagliarulo, SolaREIT — Battery + Storage Podcast
Building Out Energy Storage Facilities Across the US With Jason Burwen, GridStor — Battery + Storage Podcast
Decoding Battery Analytics With Dr. Kai-Philipp Kairies, CEO of ACCURE Battery Intelligence — Battery + Storage Podcast
The Vital Importance of Pipeline and Transmission Infrastructure to Decarbonization - Energy Law Insights
The Continuing Impact of Coal Ash - Energy Law Insights
Navigating Power Allocation and Customer Choice in a Regulated Landscape
The Capacity Crunch, Part Two: Public Utilities, Resource Planning & Deployment, and the IRA
Advancing Eco-Friendly Battery Recycling With Storm Energia — Battery + Storage Podcast
The Capacity Crunch, Part One: Reliability and Decarbonization in the Short Term
6 Key Takeaways | Legislative Developments in Decommissioning Requirements in North Carolina
New Opportunities for Boosting Grid Security
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
Introduction - The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized four separate rules (Power Plant Rules) that set new standards for power plant emissions in the United States. Collectively, these...more
Earlier this month, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals vacated most of EPA’s startup, shutdown, and malfunction SIP Call. The Court’s rationale boils down to EPA’s failure to make a predicate finding that the SIP call...more
An article in Science published last week indicates that the mortality risk from exposure to PM2.5 from coal-fired electric generating units is roughly twice as high as the risk posed by PM2.5 from other sources. According...more
The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) issued an August 30th report titled: U.S. Capacity to Convert Waste to Energy Declines After Remaining Steady Since 1994 (“Report”) ...more
EPA recently issued a proposed rule (“the Proposed Rule”) regarding the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), which regulate hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions from coal and gas-fired electric generating units (EGUs)...more
Congress addressed the issue of interstate transport of air pollution in the Clean Air Act by enacting a “Good Neighbor Provision.” That provision requires upwind states to eliminate their contributions to air pollution in...more
Last month, I posted that EPA’s decision to retain the current PM2.5 NAAQS of 12 ug/m3 was the single worst decision by Trump’s EPA. Since then, I have not received any comments suggesting that my ranking was incorrect. In...more
On June 20, 2019, the New York State legislature enacted the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. Governor Andrew Cuomo is expected to sign the bill into law....more
U.S. Army Corps Stands by Permit for Dakota Access Oil Pipeline - "The U.S. Army Corps said that a permit it granted for the Dakota Access Pipeline last year was environmentally sound, handing a setback to tribal and green...more
Sustainable Development Focus - Should housing developers be allowed to pay their way out of climate pollution? - THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE - Jul 22 The San Diego County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote...more
CPUC Commissioner’s Meeting - The next Commission meeting is scheduled for 4/26/18. Agenda Items of Interest: #2 Approval of request for modifications to electric Rule 21 tariff to incorporate smart inverter phase 3...more
CPUC Commissioner’s Meeting - The next Commission meeting is scheduled for 4/26/18. Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) (R.1502-020) - On 5/26/17, the ALJ issued a proposed decision implementing new compliance...more
Renewable Energy Focus - Union of Concerned Scientists tracks renewables by state - Power Markets Today - Apr 21 - The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) released a report yesterday called "Clean Energy Momentum" that...more
In yesterday’s Part 1, we discussed the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) rules regulating emissions from existing and new stationary electricity generating units. In today’s post, we discuss EPA’s regulations regarding...more
Environmental and Policy Focus - Federal and state officials sign Klamath River dam removal deal - San Jose Mercury News - Apr 7 - The governors of California and Oregon and several other state, federal, power,...more
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is proposing new regulations to impose air emission limits and operating requirements on distributed generation (“DG”) sources. The proposed rules will respond to...more
Last week, several state agencies and the California Independent System Operator held a symposium on ways to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from electricity generation while maintaining an affordable and reliable...more
During his fourth inaugural address just three months ago, California Governor Jerry Brown announced an ambitious new plan to address the impacts of climate change in California over the next 15 years. The groundbreaking plan...more
On January 15, 2013, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized revisions to standards to reduce air pollution from stationary engines that generate electricity and power equipment at industrial, agricultural,...more