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Pennsylvania PUC Reviews Data Center Impacts Amid New Energy Plan

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Key Takeaways: During a recent Pennsylvania Utility Commission (PUC) hearing to evaluate how the rise in data centers is impacting energy demand, grid reliability and utility regulation, stakeholders emphasized fair cost...more

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FERC Initiates Proceeding on Co-Location of Power Demand With Generating Facilities, Raising Issues That Will Reverberate Across...

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently issued an order (Co-location Order) finding that the treatment of load that co-locates behind generating facilities’ points of interconnection with the grid in the PJM...more

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Federal Appeals Court Appears Skeptical of State’s Ability to Question Federal Transmission Planning Decisions

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On December 5, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit heard oral arguments in Transource Pennsylvania LLC v. Steven M. Defrank, et.al. The case presents the question of potential tension between FERC’s...more

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Coalition of 22 State AGs Oppose 3M’s $12.5 Billion PFAS Settlement

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A bipartisan coalition of attorneys general (AGs) from 22 states is urging the federal district court in South Carolina to reject a proposed $12.5 billion settlement between 3M and a group of public water utilities, who are...more

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FERC Expands Scope of Affiliation Between Investor and Public Utility

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More investors in public utilities may now be considered affiliates, thereby significantly increasing compliance obligations and transactions subject to prior FERC approval. On October 20, 2022, the Federal Energy...more

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FERC Increases Regulatory Oversight of Investors With Officers or Directors on Public Utilities’ Boards

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​​​​​​​The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) recently ruled that an investor is deemed an affiliate of a public utility if the investor has a seat on the public utility’s board of directors. This rule indicates...more

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California Strengthens Safety Standards for Overhead Facilities

In May 2020, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) finalized significant changes to its General Order 95 – Rules for Overhead Line Construction (GO 95). ...more

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California Regulatory Happenings - January 2020

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This ruling formally initiates the “procurement track” as outlined in Decision (D.) 19- 04-040. The ruling generally describes the scope and content of the procurement track, and seeks comments from parties on its framing and...more

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Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act Regulations: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Proposed Revisions

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) proposed on September 19th what it describes as a modernization of its regulations governing small power producers and co-generators under the Public Utility Regulatory...more

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FERC Sets $10 Million Threshold on Public Utility Merger Approvals

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On Feb. 21, 2019, the Federal Energy Regulation Commission (FERC) issued a final rule revising its regulations governing public utility mergers or consolidations. The primary effect of this rule is to set a $10 million...more

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FERC Proposes To Lighten Interlocking Directorate Requirements

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On July 19, 2018, FERC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) proposing to lighten some requirements for directors holding multiple Board positions. ...more

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Maine Regulation of Public Utilities: Second Edition

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Verrill Dana’s Utilities Group has released the second edition of Maine Regulation of Public Utilities, the only treatise on the subject of public utility regulation in Maine. “This new edition reflects most of the...more

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California Regulatory Happenings for the Week of April 16 ,2018

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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

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Legal Considerations for Establishing Operations in the United States (Pennsylvania)

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I. Introduction – Business and Legal Climate in the United States. The business climate in the United States, though subject to business cycles, is the largest, most dynamic and durable in the world. The freedom to compete...more

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Recent Decisions Applying the Covalt and Hartwell Test

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Two California Courts of Appeal recently reviewed decisions involving the California Public Utilities Commission in a pair of cases that build on the principles established by the California Supreme Court in Covalt and...more

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