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[Webinar] Renewable Energy Series: 2024 Virginia Energy Legislative Update - April 3rd, 11:00 am - 11:30 am EDT

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This year’s Virginia General Assembly was a packed session with several important pieces of legislation under consideration to further Virginia’s energy transition. Register for our annual webinar where we will provide an...more

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Dark Days Ahead for Solar Power in the Sunshine State

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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

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Community solar legislation introduced in Ohio General Assembly

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On October 12, 2021, members of the Ohio House of Representatives introduced House Bill 450 to permit community solar in the territories of the electric distribution utilities (EDUs). To date, community solar has not been...more

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Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Further Defines Qualifying Alternative Energy Sources

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Pennsylvania’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act (AEPS Act) requires that a certain percentage of the electric energy that electric distribution companies (EDCs) and electric generation suppliers (EGSs) sell to...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

BPU Updates Recommendations To New Jersey Solar Successor Program Straw Proposal: Deadline For Written Comments To Proposal...

On May 7, 2021, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) issued a Staff Memo updating recommendations to its April 7, 2021 Straw Proposal, which sets forth the BPU Staff’s detailed proposal regarding the design and...more

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FERC Dismisses Petition to Federalize Net Metering by Unanimous Decision

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On July 16, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) dismissed the controversial petition filed by the New England Ratepayers Association (NERA) requesting FERC declare its "jurisdiction over energy sales from...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

FERC Issues Pair of Orders with Significant Implications for Solar Resources

Last week, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) issued a pair of highly anticipated orders that will significantly impact the regulatory landscape for solar resources across the United States....more

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The ABCs of solar PPAs for public sector entities

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In the past ten years, the cost of a solar panel installation has fallen by over 60 percent. As a result, onsite solar power has become an increasingly attractive way for consumers to manage electric costs and achieve...more

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Democratic Lawmakers Seek FERC’s Rejection of Net Metering Proposal

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Democratic lawmakers recently submitted a letter urging the Federal Regulatory Commission (FERC) to reject a petition for declaratory order filed by the New England Ratepayers Association (NERA) that could impact state-run...more

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Net Metering/Energy: Arkansas Public Service Commission Issues Order No. 28

The Arkansas Public Service Commission (“PSC”) issued on June 1st Order No. 28 in Docket No. 16-026-R which is styled: In the Matter of Net Metering and the Implementation of Act 827 of 2015 - Order No. 28 (“Order 28”)...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Challenge to FERC Disclaimer of Jurisdiction over Net Metering Riles Small-Scale Solar Community

On April 14, 2020, the New England Ratepayers Association (NERA) filed a Petition for Declaratory Order (Petition) asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) to reverse its policy on net...more

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Several Pennsylvania PUC Regulations Concerning Net Metering Ruled Invalid and Unenforceable

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On May 12, 2020, a three-judge panel of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that certain net metering regulations of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) are invalid and unenforceable. ...more

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Advocacy Group Asks FERC to Reverse Course on Net-Metering Policy

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A nonprofit advocacy group recently asked FERC to overturn a policy that has been in effect for more than a decade and assert jurisdiction over energy sales from rooftop solar facilities and other distributed generation...more

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[Webinar] Virginia Clean Economy Act - Blockbuster General Assembly Session - April 1st, 11:00 am - 11:45 am EST

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2020 was a blockbuster year in the Virginia General Assembly for clean energy legislation with the passage of several important bills, including most notably the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA). The overall goal of the VCEA...more

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[Webinar] Virginia Solar 2019 Legislative Update - March 28th, 11:00am ET

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The Virginia General Assembly passed several important pieces of legislation affecting the solar industry during its 2019 legislative session. Join us on Thursday, March 28, from 11:00 – 11:30 am (EST) for an informative and...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update - February 2019 #3

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Focus - Los Angeles won’t invest $5 billion to rebuild coastal gas plants - Greentech Media - February 12 - Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced on Tuesday that the city will not spend $5 billion to rebuild...more

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Net-metering News from Maine and California

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On December 17, 2018, the Maine PUC exempted medium and large non-residential customer classes of CMP and Emera from compliance with the Commission’s net energy billing provisions in Chapter 313, section 3(f), which require...more

Mayer Brown

Solar Power International 2018: Soundbites

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Topics covered include tax equity, the solar start of construction rules, the investment tax credit (“ITC”) and tax basis risk after the Federal Circuit’s opinion in Alta Wind, the inverted lease structure, back-leverage...more

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Connecticut Public Utility Authority Approves Grandfathering of Net Metering After Feed-In Tariff Approval and Encourages Year 8...

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On September 19, 2018, the Connecticut Public Utility Regulatory Authority (PURA) issued a declaratory ruling requested by Solar Connecticut, Inc. that existing net-metering rules would continue for existing distributed...more

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California Regulatory Happenings for the Week of April 30, 2018

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CPUC Commissioner’s Meeting - The next Commission meeting is scheduled for 5/10/18 in Fontana, CA. Items of Interest: #10 Decision establishing reentry fees and financial security requirements for CCA’s. R.03-10-003...more

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Renewable Energy Update - May 2018

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Focus - California breaks solar power, renewable energy output records - PV MAGAZINE - May 1 California blew through a series of peak solar and renewable energy generation records in the last week of April, showing not...more

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DRM Win for Renewable Energy at Vermont Supreme Court

On January 12, 2018, the Vermont Supreme Court decided in favor of Stowe Cady Hill Solar LLC and reversed the Vermont Public Utility Commission’s sua sponte dismissal of a petition for a net-metered solar facility. The...more

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Net metering rules: reasonable limitations or detrimental restrictions? PUCO hears both sides

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An uncommon opportunity for “utilities, environmental groups and other stakeholders” to testify before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) elicited diverse opinions on the PUCO’s recent changes to net metering...more

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Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities Investigates Issues Relating to Net Metering, Energy Storage, and Forward Capacity...

On October 3, 2017, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (“DPU”) opened a new docket (D.P.U. 17-146) to investigate two issues: whether energy storage systems paired with net metering facilities are eligible for...more

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New York Public Service Commission Adopts Compensation Values for Distributed Energy Resources in Reforming the Energy Vision...

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On September 14, 2017, the New York Public Service Commission (NYPSC or the Commission) issued its Order on Phase One Value of Distributed Energy Resources Implementation Proposals, Cost Mitigation Issues, and Related Matters...more

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