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Developer Perspectives on Today’s Energy Storage Markets

Pillsbury - Gravel2Gavel Construction & Real... on 9/3/2024

In 2023, the world added an impressive 45 gigawatts/97 gigawatt-hours of energy storage capacity, nearly tripling year-on-year growth, with the majority driven by battery storage installations. The global energy storage...more

U.S. Department of Energy Releases Cybersecurity Baselines for Utilities and DERs

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel on 3/7/2024

As part of the Biden Administration’s efforts to align energy cybersecurity efforts across the country, the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) has funded the release of a set of energy distribution cybersecurity baselines for...more

Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for December 2023

White & Case LLP on 12/15/2023

Below are summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's open meeting to be held on December 19, 2023, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on December 12, 2023. In this issue…...more

Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for July 2023

White & Case LLP on 7/25/2023

Below are summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's open meeting to be held on July 27, 2023, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on July 20, 2023....more

The Final Content of California's Budget-Revised Infrastructure and CEQA Reform Trailer Bills

Holland & Knight LLP on 7/18/2023

As stated in Holland & Knight's recent alert detailing Gov. Gavin Newsom's package of 11 bills to amend the venerable California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), meaningful reforms to CEQA have eluded all past governors in...more

FERC Requires Transmission Providers to File Extreme Weather Assessments

Holland & Knight LLP on 6/26/2023

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) on June 15, 2023, finalized a rule requiring interstate electric transmission providers to file one-time informational reports assessing the susceptibility of...more

Key Takeaways for the Energy Industry from the 2023 Texas Legislative Session: What Passed and What Failed

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 6/2/2023

Monday, May 29, 2023, marked the official end of the 88th regular session of the Texas Legislature. It was an especially active session for the energy industry, which saw the passage of several bills that, if signed into law...more

The Bay State's ability to meet its greenhouse gas reduction goals is now in the hands of a Maine jury. Does that make any sense...

Mintz on 4/11/2023

Seems like just yesterday that the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled on New England Clean Energy Connect's challenge to the retroactive initiative petition that might have killed the project to get hydropower from Canada to...more

Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for March 2023

White & Case LLP on 3/15/2023

Electric E-1 – North American Electric Reliability Corporation (Docket No. RD23-3-000). On December 6, 2022, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) submitted a Petition for Approval of Proposed Reliability...more

Rethinking Energy Reliability with Modern Power Systems

J.S. Held on 2/2/2023

Utility-scale wind, solar, and battery resources are challenging the way we assess and value system reliability as part of the ongoing Energy Transition process....more

Physical Sabotage Remains A Substantial Risk to Utility Companies and Other Companies Providing Critical Infrastructure

McGuireWoods LLP on 12/9/2022

While utility companies and critical infrastructure companies have focused on digital sabotage and cybersecurity over the past few years, such companies must remain cognizant about continued risks of physical sabotage....more

Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for October 2022

White & Case LLP on 10/19/2022

Below are summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's October 20, 2022 open meeting, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on October 13, 2022. In this issue… E-1 – New York Independent...more

Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for September 2022

White & Case LLP on 9/21/2022

Electric - E-1 – Incentives for Advanced Cybersecurity Investment, Cybersecurity Incentives (Docket No. RM22-19-000 & RM21-3-000). On December 17, 2022, in Docket No. RM21-3-000, the Commission issued a Notice of Proposed...more

US utilities M&A remains resilient in H1

White & Case LLP on 9/2/2022

The US utilities dealmaking scene appears to be springing back to life. Following two years of below average activity amid the pandemic, there are positive signs of a revival in deal activity. There were 24 deals in the...more

Defense In-Depth: Cybersecurity For Energy

Opportune LLP on 4/7/2022

Glenn Hartfiel, Principal, and Geoff Yut, Consultant, at Opportune LLP discuss why recent geopolitical events are heightening the need for the implementation of improved cybersecurity measures in the energy industry, why...more

[Webinar] Keeping the Lights On: Cyber Threat, Vulnerability, and Oversight Considerations for the Energy Sector - April 7th,...

McDermott Will & Emery on 3/24/2022

What cyber threats are unique to the energy sector? Our Energy Transition Webinar Series continues on April 7 when McDermott Partners Scott Ferber and Carl J. Fleming host two principals in cybersecurity and privacy at PwC,...more

[Webinar] Turning the Tide on Cybersecurity for the Water Sector - November 16th, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PT

Nossaman LLP on 10/25/2021

Cyberattacks on organizations worldwide surged 40% in 2021. September 2021 broke records for the number of weekly cyberattacks, topping all other months since January 2020. Currently, one out of every 61 organizations...more

Energy + Cybersecurity: What's In the Pipeline? [More with McGlinchey Ep. 23]

McGlinchey Stafford on 6/7/2021

You may have heard about recent cyberattacks on utility companies that resulted in large ransoms being paid and our nation’s critical utility infrastructure being compromised. In this episode of More with McGlinchey, Kristi...more

Cannabis and Renewable Energy in New York: Delving into the Weeds of a Budding Industry

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law on 5/17/2021

New York’s recent legalization of recreational marijuana for adult use has set off a flurry of entrepreneurial activity as businesses seek to establish a foothold in the State’s new and lucrative market. Renewable energy,...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Issue 38, October 2020

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 10/13/2020

Noble Energy Shareholders OK $4.1B Sale to Chevron - "The addition of Noble will boost Chevron's U.S. shale oil holdings, making it the No. 2 producer behind EOG Resources, according to data from Rystad Energy." Why this is...more

PLR on the normalization of cost of removal and accounting method changes for repairs and mixed service costs, but questions...

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 8/20/2020

On August, 15, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued PLR 202033002, in which it addressed whether cost of removal (COR) is “protected” by the normalization rules of section 168(i)(9). COR is often embedded in a...more

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