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Morgan Lewis - Power & Pipes

Pennsylvania Moves on Governor Shapiro’s Vision for Power Infrastructure

The Pennsylvania General Assembly on April 23, 2025 introduced a suite of legislation to implement Governor Josh Shapiro’s six-part “Lightening Plan” to secure the commonwealth’s energy future. A key element of the Lightening...more

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Ohio Legislature Passes Landmark Energy Legislation

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The Ohio Senate passed House Bill 15 (Klopfenstein) unanimously on April 30, 2025, and the Ohio House later the same day concurred by a vote of 94 to 2. The legislation heads to Governor Mike DeWine for his approval....more

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FERC Chairman Chides PJM Over Preemption Dispute on Regional Transmission Project

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During the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) open meeting on April 17, 2025, Chairman Mark Christie vigorously criticized PJM Interconnection LLC (PJM) for arguing that its regional transmission project approval...more

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Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 23 - February 2025

Look out biscuits — cornbread is making a comeback in the Georgia State Capitol. After failing to fully bake in the State Senate in 2024, legislation designating cornbread as the official state bread (HB 14) returned to the...more

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H.B. 15 Proposes Largescale Changes to Ohio’s Energy Landscape

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Ohio legislators just unveiled a plan to address forecasts that Ohio could face an energy shortfall in the near future. Introduced on Thursday, January 23, 2025. H.B. 15, sponsored by Rep. Roy Klopfenstein (R-Haviland),...more

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North Carolina’s General Assembly ratifies House Bill 130: Energy Choice/Solar Decommissioning Requirements – Now it goes to...

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Background - North Carolina’s General Assembly enacted significant two-pronged legislation that restricts the ability of municipalities to regulate the use of energy and places new statewide requirements on decommissioning...more

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Maine PUC Asked to Fix “Leapfrogging” Problem Triggered by 2022 Changes to Maine’s Generator Interconnection Rule

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The Maine Public Utilities Commission is currently considering whether to commence a formal emergency rulemaking process to amend Chapter 324 of its rules governing generator interconnections. The purpose of the rulemaking...more

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[Webinar] Virginia Solar & Energy Storage 2022 Legislative Update - March 31st, 11:00 am - 11:30 am ET

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The Virginia General Assembly passed several important pieces of legislation affecting the solar and energy storage industry during its 2022 legislative session... join us on Thursday, March 31, from 11:00 – 11:30 am (ET) for...more

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Maine PUC Releases Report on Evolution of Electrical Grid to Meet Climate Goals

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On December 1, 2021, the Maine PUC released a Report on the first phase of its investigation into necessary design and operational changes to the electrical distribution grid to facilitate the State’s clean energy goals. In...more

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Ohio Legislature Adopts New Wind and Solar Siting Law S.B. 52 Requires County Commission Approval

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On June 28, 2021, the Ohio General Assembly passed Substitute Senate Bill 52, a significant revision to Ohio’s power siting approval process for utility-scale solar and wind projects. Governor Mike DeWine is expected to sign...more

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New Regulations Expand CFIUS’s National Security Authorities to U.S. Energy Sector Investments

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Changes May Impact Foreign Acquisition of Critical Infrastructure and Real Estate Necessary for Solar, Wind, and Other Energy Projects - On February 13, 2020, the U.S. Treasury implemented updated regulations that could...more

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The Dome Report - 2020 West Virginia Legislature Updates, Issue 3

The 2020 Regular Session of the West Virginia Legislature recently passed the one-third mark and, as of this writing, the House has introduced 1155 bills, while the Senate introduced 656. We will continue reporting on and...more

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University of Iowa Vows to Go Green with its Utility Public-Private Partnership

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The University of Iowa has entered into a 50-year utility public-private partnership (P3), engaging a private partner to operate, maintain, optimize, and improve the University’s existing utility system and help the...more

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Massachusetts SMART Solar Program Opens

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On November 26, 2018 the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) Program opened for applications. SMART is a new renewable incentive program established to support development of 1600 MW of new solar projects in...more

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Ohio kicks off interconnection rulemaking: Implications for distributed generation

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As part of the state process requiring that all state agencies conduct a review of their rules every five years, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) recently opened a docket to review Ohio Adm. Code Chapter...more

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Rise In CCAs In Cities Reshaping California Electric Business - Ryan Baron Weighs The Community Choice Aggregation Question For...

California communities are shaking up the electric business. Pursuing lower costs, local control and renewable sources, communities from Humboldt to San Diego are embracing government-run energy programs — or Community...more

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Outcome of utility rate cases could mean $20 million in battery storage projects for Ohio

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In April 2018, Bricker & Eckler published an overview of Ohio’s current energy storage landscape, which discussed recent Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) decisions with battery storage pilots, the Federal Energy...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Update on Massachusetts SMART Program: Where Are We Now?

It has been over two years since Governor Baker enacted the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) Program, and nearly one year since the state’s Department of Energy Resources (DOER) released its final set of proposed...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Massachusetts Achieves Milestone with over 2,000 Megawatts of Installed Solar Capacity

On February 7, the Baker-Polito Administration announced that Massachusetts has installed more than 2,000 megawatts (MW) of solar electricity through 78,646 projects across the state. The achievement represents the...more

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MA Department of Energy Resources Files Final Revised Regulations for Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target Program

On August 11th, 2017, the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) released its final set of proposed regulations for the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) program, which aims to deploy another 1,600 MW...more

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