Capacity Crunch Series Continued: Balancing Reliability, Unprecedented Load Growth & Affordability in the Energy Transition (Part 2) - Energy Law Insights
Unpacking FERC's Transmission Planning and Permitting Final Rules
Building Out Energy Storage Facilities Across the US With Jason Burwen, GridStor — Battery + Storage Podcast
The Vital Importance of Pipeline and Transmission Infrastructure to Decarbonization - Energy Law Insights
Navigating Power Allocation and Customer Choice in a Regulated Landscape - Energy Law Insights
The Capacity Crunch, Part Two: Public Utilities, Resource Planning & Deployment, and the IRA - Energy Law Insights
The Capacity Crunch, Part One: Reliability and Decarbonization in the Short Term - Energy Law Insights
6 Key Takeaways | Legislative Developments in Decommissioning Requirements in North Carolina
New Opportunities for Boosting Grid Security
Distributed Generation 2.0: What You Need to Know
May I Inquire? The Michael Silver pLAWdcast - Episode 2 - Melissa Seixas (Duke Energy)
Defense In-Depth: Cybersecurity For Energy
Reuse to the Rescue: Talking Water Reuse with Pat Sinicropi, Executive Director, WateReuse Association - Reflections on Water Podcast
The Nexus of Transmission and Storage: A Conversation With American Transmission Company GC and Executive VP Bill Marsan - Battery + Storage Podcast
H2Oklahoma: Interview With Secretary Ken Wagner - Reflections on Water Podcast
How Battery Storage Is Reshaping the Energy Transition Ecosystem: An Interview With FlexGen CEO Kelcy Pegler - Troutman Pepper Battery + Storage Podcast
How the $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Affects Texas
Rethinking Global Supply Chain Resiliency & Efficiency
Interview With Mike Niggli, Chairman of ESS, Inc. - Battery + Storage Podcast
Interview With Freeman Hall, Co-Founder and President of B2U Storage Solutions - Battery + Storage Podcast (Episode 10)
Welcome to Dorsey’s Energy Law: Month in Review. We provide this update to our clients to identify significant developments in the previous month....more
On August 29, 2024, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (“DPU”) issued a highly anticipated order approving the Electric Sector Modernization Plans (“ESMPs”) filed by the three Massachusetts electric distribution...more
The Maine PUC has recently opened two related dockets that will significantly impact the renewable energy industry. The first, Docket No. 2024-00137, is a follow-on docket to the PUC’s Investigation into the Stranded Cost...more
Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or the Commission) open meeting to be held on December 19th, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The summaries below are based on publicly...more
In a “FERC after dark” order issued late yesterday, November 29, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) largely accepted a comprehensive reform of the PJM interconnection process that applies to both generation and...more
The Texas PUC recently approved an amendment to its rule 16 Texas Administrative Code § 25.53 governing Emergency Operations Plans (“EOP”). The amended rule requires all power generation companies (“PGCs”), retail electric...more
Regulated Entities - The Vermont Public Utility Commission (“PUC” or “Commission”) is responsible for the general administration of Vermont public utilities, specifically including those responsible for electrical...more
California utilities and clean energy groups urge CPUC to move quickly to free up energy supply - Utility Dive – August 11 - Utilities and clean energy groups are urging the California Public Utilities Commission...more
Distributed energy helped fight California’s grid outages, but it could do much more...According to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) and California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), consumer conservation...more
Renewable energy provided more than 25% of U.S. electricity in first half of 2020 - Renewables Now – July 28 - Renewable energy sources (biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, and wind) produced significantly more...more
On May 1, 2020, the PUCT adopted regulations implementing §39.3555 in Title II of the Texas Utilities Code, which was passed by the Texas Legislature in 2019 requiring any person that provides “brokerage services” for...more
Ohio Commission Requests Comment Delay for COVID-19 Emergency On March 18, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C (PJM) filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) proposed changes to its Tariff in compliance with FERC’s...more
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
It may be 2020, but some big issues have carried over from the last decade at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, including the question of what the Commission will do to facilitate customer and third-party access to AMI...more
CPUC Commissioner’s Meeting - The next Commission meeting is scheduled for 2/6/20 in Bakersfield. IRP Framework Long-Term Procurement Planning Requirements R 16-02-007 - This ruling formally initiates the “procurement...more
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
In a stakeholder call yesterday, the CAISO discussed the Revised Draft Final Proposal in the Generator Deliverability Assessment stakeholder initiative. During the call, the CAISO addressed outstanding stakeholder questions,...more
On October 7, 2019, Ohio’s newly promulgated net metering rule takes effect. This concludes a rule revision process dating back to 2012, although another iteration is possible after the conclusion of a pending Ohio Supreme...more
On June 4, 2019, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Texas Senate Bill (SB) 1211, which amends § 39.158 of the Texas Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA) relating to prior approval of certain transactions by the Public...more
This proceeding will focus on the following broad policy issues: 1) what data is necessary in order for the CPUC to consider a “cost-effectiveness” framework in this proceeding; 2) how should the CPUC’s annual report...more
On April 25, the California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”) adopted a decision (“Decision”) in its Integrated Resource Plan (“IRP”) proceeding, R.16-02-007....more
The next Commission meeting is scheduled for4/25/19. At the meeting held on 3/28/19, the Commission took the following actions: Held over to 4/25/19: PG&E's Application for Catastrophic Event Memorandum Account...more
On March 11, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (“NYSERDA”) filed its proposed Implementation Plan to administer its Energy Storage Market Acceleration Bridge Incentive Program and support the...more
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