The Capacity Crunch, Part Two: Public Utilities, Resource Planning & Deployment, and the IRA
Nota Bene Podcast Episode 133: What’s Driving the Shift Toward Renewable Energy? with Paul Kaufman and Ben Huffman
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On August 29, 2024, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (“DPU”) issued a highly anticipated order approving the Electric Sector Modernization Plans (“ESMPs”) filed by the three Massachusetts electric distribution...more
California currently deploys almost 35 GW of renewable energy but expects another 148 GW of renewables will be needed to meet the state’s overarching 2045 clean energy goals. To fill this gap, California expects offshore wind...more
In recent months, the Government of Canada took several steps that may alter the regulatory system for natural resource and infrastructure projects, and "clean growth projects" in particular....more
After a three-year investigation and the receipt of substantial stakeholder input, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU or Department) recently issued an order (D.P.U. 20-80-B) to set forth the role that...more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) will host its November Open Meeting on Thursday, November 16, 2023. The Sunshine Act Meeting Notice issued November 9, 2023 indicates FERC’s intent to act on several...more
New York State announced this week what it is calling the largest state investment in renewable energy with the conditional awards including three of the country’s largest proposed offshore wind farms as well as 22 land-based...more
Eyes on Energy Tax Update is a regular publication of the Holland & Knight Renewable and Alternative Energy Tax Team that provides highlights of important developments. The Renewable and Alternative Energy Tax Team also...more
Beginning October 1, 2023, under a benchmarking program administered by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU), all property owners or operators of commercial properties over 25,000 square feet in New Jersey will be...more
What You Need to Know- •The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has established a permanent statewide Community Solar Energy Program to provide access to clean energy for a broader range of utility customers throughout the...more
In tentative decisions issued on April 26, 2023 (here and here), the Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) proposes to conclude that it lacks jurisdiction under current laws to review battery energy storage...more
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is considering asking electricity providers in the state to procure 4 GW of new capacity to ensure grid reliability, in addition to the 11.5 GW of procurement the regulators...more
New Jersey’s Board of Public Utilities (the “BPU”) just imposed a new requirement on every large (>25,000 sq. ft.) commercial building in the state. On September 7th, the BPU, in following the requirements of the New Jersey...more
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) announced that its third solicitation with a capacity target of 1,200 megawatts for New Jersey’s offshore wind (OSW) development will now be released by January 2023, instead...more
HB 741, a bill passed by Florida’s Senate and House of Representatives and awaiting the signature of Governor Ron DeSantis, is expected to devastate the state’s growing solar power industry. ...more
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (“DPU”) approved the 2022–2024 Three-Year Energy Efficiency Plan (the “2022–2024 Plan”), which allocates $4 billion in energy efficiency incentives. The 2022–2024 Plan...more
The Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC)—like other agencies tasked with addressing energy and climate policies in the state—was busy before the 2021 legislative session. New laws passed this year assure that pace will...more
What You Should Know- •The BPU has announced it will transition to a permanent Community Solar Program a year ahead of its originally intended three-year schedule •The decision to expedite the move to a permanent...more
On July 28, 2021, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) issued a decision and Order establishing a new long-term economic incentive program for solar electric energy generation projects to be constructed in New...more
Clean energy technology has been on the rise. As companies strive to become more sustainable and the cost of manufacturing renewable energy continues to decline, we’re taking a look at the driving factors behind the shift...more
On June 16, Connecticut joined seven other states—California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Oregon, and Virginia—in adopting an energy storage deployment goal as a strategy to address climate change. In...more
On April 7, 2021 the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) released the BPU Staff’s long-awaited recommendation for the adoption of a solar generation economic incentive program to replace the state’s highly successful...more
On April 6, 2021, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) announced that it received a record number of applications for the approval of community solar projects for Program Year 2 (PY2) of the New Jersey Community...more
$2.2 Trillion Infrastructure Spending Proposal Includes Targeted Investments In Domestic Manufacturing And Critical Technology Supply Chains - On March 31, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. proposed $2.2 trillion in new...more
Last week, President Biden released a fact sheet summarizing a proposed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package, which promises to have a broad reaching impact on U.S. businesses. The proposal includes a $15 billion grant...more
When the Massachusetts DPU opened docket DPU 20-75, I described it as a proposal to fundamentally change system planning and cost allocation in Massachusetts. The interconnection process in Massachusetts has been a perpetual...more