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Utilities Petition FCC for Updates to TCPA Guidelines to Allow “Demand Response” Calls and Texts

Edison Electric Institute (EEI), an association that represents all U.S. investor-owned electric companies, petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to permit calls and texts under the Telephone Consumer...more

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FERC Enforcement Uses Duty of Candor Rule to Impose Penalties on PJM Utility for Allegations Related to Transmission Planning...

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (“FERC” or “Commission”) Office of Enforcement (“Enforcement”) continues to focus on enforcing its duty of candor rules, with a recent action resulting in a $6.6 million civil...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

FERC’s Order No. 1920-A Invites States to Participate in Regional Transmission Cost Allocation Decisions

On November 21, 2024, FERC voted to approve Order No. 1920-A, an order on rehearing and clarification that modifies Order No. 1920, the May 2024 landmark regional transmission planning and cost allocation rule. In this post,...more

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CRE de México publica Acuerdo de Insubsistencia de la RES/1094/2020

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La Comisión Reguladora de Energía (CRE) de México, el 13 de junio de 2024, publicó en el Diario Oficial de la Federación (DOF), el "Acuerdo Núm. A/061/2024 de la Comisión Reguladora de Energía por el que se deja sin efectos...more

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New Legislation Puts Michigan on the Fast Track to Renewable, Clean Energy

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On Nov. 28, 2023, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed into law energy legislation passed by the House and Senate earlier this month. The law will address Governor Whitmer’s 2023 “MI Healthy Climate” initiative, and make...more

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Energy Consumption Analysis: The Impact on Insurance Claims During Extreme Weather Events

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The Role of Energy Consumption Analysis in Extreme Weather Insurance Claims - Water damage to structures is among the most common type of first party property insurance claims. During periods of extreme weather, water...more

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The Race to a Clean Electricity Future in Washington State Begins With WUTC and Commerce Rules

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In May of 2019, the Clean Energy Transformation Act (CETA) became law in Washington state and set bold decarbonization and renewable energy mandates for electric utilities. Under CETA, electric utilities in Washington must...more

Morgan Lewis - Up & Atom

FERC/NERC Notice Gives Utilities Some Compliance Flexibility During COVID-19

FERC and NERC issued a joint notice on Wednesday providing compliance flexibility on certain key reliability standard requirements during the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Worth the Wait? After Thirty-Six Years, the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission Takes Comprehensive Action on Pole...

On October 21, 2015, the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (“WUTC”) adopted a comprehensive set of pole attachment rules (hereinafter “Pole Attachment Rules”), following a year-and-a-half-long rulemaking and...more

Troutman Pepper

Six Things the Private Sector Should Know About EPA's Final Vapor Intrusion Guidance

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The cumulative impact of the EPA guidance is to require the generation of more data, which means more sampling and analysis, more frequent and stringent remediation, and potentially higher remediation costs. At long...more

Carlton Fields

2015 Florida Legislative Post-Session Report

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Carlton Fields Jorden Burt’s Government Law and Consulting Practice Group released its 2015 Florida Legislative Post-Session Report detailing significant bills that passed during the 2015 Regular Session of the Florida...more

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FERC Approves PJM's Capacity Performance Proposal

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On June 9, 2015, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued its long-anticipated order where it conditionally accepted PJM Interconnection, LLC's proposal (PJM) to restructure its Reliability Pricing Model (RPM)...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

CFTC Finalizes Rule to Exclude Swaps with Municipal Utilities From $25 Million De Minimis Swap Dealer Threshold

The CFTC has published its final rule to exclude most swaps used for hedging purposes by municipal and other governmental utilities from counting against the $25 million swap dealer de minimis threshold that currently applies...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Na-Nu Na-Nu – Final Report to Ork From Mork – Information from FCPA Inquiries

A Venezuelan company, Derwick Associates (Derwick), are under investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Manhattan District Attorney’s office. Derwick was reported to have been “awarded hundreds of millions of...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 38-Using a utility industry compliance program as a guide to anti-corruption compliance

In this episode, I discuss the SCCE Utilities and Energy Conference and a session I attended which focused on utility industry compliance. There are many similarities between such compliance and anti-corruption compliance and...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The Alchemist Of Comedy And Utility Industry Compliance

Harold Ramis died on Monday. For a generation of comedians and fans of comedy he was one of the driving lights of that genre. He was one of the screenwriters of Animal House and wrote the screenplays for both of the...more

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Energy Law Alert: FERC Directs NERC To Deregister South Louisiana Electric Cooperative As Distribution Provider And Load Serving...

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On Thursday, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission resolved a two-year-old dispute concerning whether South Louisiana Electric Cooperative was appropriately listed on the NERC Compliance Registry and therefore subject to...more

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Update Regarding Buy America and Utility Relocations

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As we have previously reported, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently adopted policies requiring Buy America compliance for utility relocations for federally funded...more

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