On Thursday, May 9, 2024, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) issued an addendum to its Interconnection Process Enhancements (IPE) Track 2 Final Proposal, and issued a revised version of that addendum on May...more
At FERC’s March 2024 Open Meeting, the Commissioners announced a new cooperative effort between FERC and the states: the Federal and State Current Issues Collaborative (“Current Issues Collaborative”)....more
For companies in the energy and chemical sectors, the potential for antitrust scrutiny is an ever-present concern. The next round of enforcement inquiries is never further away than the next jump in commodity prices or the...more
La Comisión Reguladora de Energía (CRE) de México publicó el 20 de julio de 2023, en el Diario Oficial de la Federación (DOF) el "Acuerdo Núm. A/023/2023 de la Comisión Reguladora de Energía por el que se dejan sin efectos...more
Biden Races to Meet 2035 Climate Goal - “He didn’t provide new details of how the U.S. electric grid could be carbon-free by 2035, a top goal for the administration.” Why this is important: The Biden administration...more
On February 24, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released for public comment a draft of its National Transmission Needs Study (“Needs Study”), which endorses boosting overall transmission capacity—and transmission...more
The highly anticipated emergency regulations describe how the direct permitting process will work under AB 205 - The California Energy Commission (“CEC”) recently finalized its highly anticipated emergency regulations...more
...The House Committee on Energy & Commerce: Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met today to discuss legislation to strengthen American manufacturing, competitiveness, and supply chain resiliency. Among the...more
The California ISO held its final Summer 2021 Readiness Update call on September 24. As reported on the call, the California ISO managed to get through summer 2021 without any load-shedding events, in contrast to last...more
In the wake of Governor Newsom’s July 30, 2021 Emergency Proclamation intended to mitigate the strain on the California energy grid, the California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) and the California Energy Commission...more
On August 31, 2021, the California ISO held its August Summer Readiness Update Call. During the month of August, the California ISO grid faired well, as temperatures were more mild, and any hot weather was localized, rather...more
On May 31, 2021, Judge Juan Pablo Gómez Fierro of the Second District Court for Administrative Matters, specialized in Economic Competition, Broadcasting and Telecommunications ("District Judge"), suspended the amendment to...more
The First District Court of Appeal held that Public Resources Code section 22531 unconstitutionally restricted judicial review of licensing decisions by the Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission regarding...more
The combination of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Saudi-Russia price war is wreaking havoc on global demand for crude oil, flooding the market with cheap crude and pushing prices to the low $20/bbl range. In response to these...more
With ever-increasing risks of wildfire across the state, it seems certain that California’s electric utilities will have to continue to rely on – and perhaps increase – their use of Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) to...more
• The California Energy Commission voted unanimously on May 9, 2018, to require solar panels on all new single-family homes and apartment buildings that are three stories or less starting in 2020. • The new regulations...more
Despite the high interest in the country’s energy sector by local and international developers of renewable projects and the government’s commitments and ongoing efforts to diversify the country’s energy matrix, particularly...more
On September 18, 2015, I posted a “Part I” piece on the “efficiency improvements” category of OPR’s Preliminary Discussion Draft of its “Proposed Updates to the CEQA Guidelines” (the “Discussion Draft”). This follow up post...more
New York State garnered worldwide media attention on December 17, 2014, when Governor Andrew Cuomo’s administration announced after six years of study that it was instating a complete ban on high-volume hydraulic fracturing...more
The California Energy Commission ("CEC"), which is charged with overseeing the implementation of the California Nonresidential Building Energy Use Disclosure Program ("AB 1103"), is considering changes to the ongoing program....more
On April 8, 2015, the Regulatory Energy Commission (CRE) issued administrative resolution RES/182/2015 in the Mexico Official Federal Gazette (Diario Oficial de la Federación). The requirements and general information...more
In February 2014, lawyers from Latham & Watkins participated in the inaugural Green Bank Academy held in Washington, D.C. State energy and finance officials from across the US attended the Academy to discuss the role of green...more
In This Issue: - Energy and Climate Debate - Congress - Administration - Department of Energy - Department of Interior - Environmental Protection Agency - Government Accountability Office -...more
The California Energy Commission (CEC) recently issued updated regulations for its new Nonresidential Building Energy Use Disclosure Program. The updated regulations provide practical guidance to building owners for...more
In This Issue: Renewable Energy Focus - Three environmental groups sue BLM over Solar Energy Zones; California sets 50MW target for grid energy storage; Global wind capacity increased almost 20% in 2012 to 282...more