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Renewable Energy Civil Monetary Penalty

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Stormwater Enforcement: United States/Alabama/Illinois and Solar Energy Construction Firm Enter into Consent Decree

The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and two states entered into a January 8th Consent Decree (“CD”) in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California with the following entities: ...more

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California Combats Greenwashing with New Voluntary Carbon Offset and Carbon-Neutral and Low-Carbon Product Disclosure Law

California’s unprecedented AB 1305 law purports to target “greenwashing” by mandating public disclosures about virtually any claim of “significant” carbon reductions, but its broad wording and uncertain effective date raise...more

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FERC Issues Landmark Generator Interconnection Reforms

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On July 28, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued Order No. 2023, its long- awaited final rule implementing sweeping reforms to generator interconnection processes. Order No. 2023 comes in the context...more

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Site Preparation/Solar Electric-Generation Facilities: Vermont Supreme Court Addresses Challenge to Public Utility Commission...

The Supreme Court of Vermont (“Court”) addressed in a December 3rd opinion an issue involving two proposed solar electric-generation facilities (“Facilities”). See In Re Investigation Pursuant to 30 V.S.A. §§ 30 and 209 into...more

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Is Your Green Marketing Deceptive? Look To The FTC Green Guides To Limit The Risk Of An FTC Enforcement Action

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In the mid-2000s, businesses unleashed “a virtual tsunami of environmental marketing,” responding to increased consumer demand for products and services perceived to be environmentally friendly, or “green.”1 This consumer...more

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Transaction Structuring Matters: North Carolina Rejects Third-Party Rooftop Solar Power Purchase Agreements

A North Carolina appeals court has reminded energy developers in the state of the importance of structuring a transaction so as not to trigger the state’s utility franchise laws. For one unfortunate developer, that reminder...more

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