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UK Water Infrastructure: A Waterfall of Investment Opportunities, RAPID Success?

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The UK's water sector is not just evolving; it is undergoing a monumental transformation, presenting infrastructure investors with an extraordinary chance to participate in building a more resilient and sustainable future...more

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2025 Reliable Public Power Utilities Designees: American Public Power Association Lists Hope (Arkansas) Water & Light

The American Public Power Association (“APPA”) announced the public power utilities that earned the Reliable Public Power Provider (“RP3”) designation. APPA states that this designation is provided to public power...more

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Cumulative United States Utility-Scale Battery Power Capacity: U.S. Energy Information Administration Report Addresses 2011-2025...

The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) issued a March 12th report titled: Cumulative U.S. utility-scale battery power capacity (2011-2025) (“Report”). The Report provides statistics for United...more

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The Data Center Power Crunch: How Businesses and Governments Are Addressing Energy Demands

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The world’s insatiable demand for digital infrastructure is running headlong into an increasingly pressing problem: energy supply. The rapid expansion of data centers, fueled by artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing,...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Power and Energy in Data Centers

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We have the pleasure of presenting insights from Belton Zeigler, co-leader of the Womble energy sector, and Steve Snyder, an expert in federal regulatory issues involving power....more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

2024 Rhode Island Environmental and Climate Priorities Update

In a time of rapidly shifting priorities on environmental and climate policies, our attorneys recently attended the Environmental Business Council’s annual R.I. Department of Environmental Management update, where leaders...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Key Takeaways from the Sustainable Water Investment Summit

Set against the context of unprecedented demand for water supply solutions, Brownstein and WestWater Research brought together water industry and finance leaders for the second annual Sustainable Water Investment Summit. The...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

FERC Initiates New Proceeding to Review Its Policy on Federal Power Act Section 203(a)(2) Blanket Authorizations, Posing Potential...

On December 19, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) to request public comments on questions relating to FERC’s current policy on providing blanket authorizations for the...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

New York Releases Preliminary Outline of Cap-and-Invest Program

On December 20, 2023, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) released a pre-proposal outline of New York State’s...more

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Energy & Sustainability M&A Activity — August 2022

July 1, 2022: GRNE Solar, a provider of renewable energy installation services intended to generate electricity that is self-sustaining, was acquired by Nelnet (NYS: NNI) for an undisclosed amount. GRNE Solar offers solar...more

K&L Gates LLP

HUB Talks: Sustainable Outlook: The Push to Modernize the Grid From Smart Buildings With Courtney Blodgett, Director of Strategy...

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On this week’s episode of Sustainable Outlook, Molly Barker of K&L Gates interviews Courtney Blodgett of Edo, which is a startup energy venture that works to enable building-to-grid integration and reduce building costs for...more

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Energy & Sustainability Legal Feature — Massachusetts Approves $4B 2022–2024 Efficiency Plan

The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (“DPU”) approved the 2022–2024 Three-Year Energy Efficiency Plan (the “2022–2024 Plan”), which allocates $4 billion in energy efficiency incentives. The 2022–2024 Plan...more

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Reuse to the Rescue: Talking Water Reuse with Pat Sinicropi, Executive Director, WateReuse Association - Reflections on Water...

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In this podcast, WateReuse Association Executive Director Pat Sinicropi joins Anna Wildeman and Dave Ross to talk about the role of water reuse as a water management strategy for the 21st century. Specifically, Pat discusses...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Nota Bene Podcast Episode 133: What’s Driving the Shift Toward Renewable Energy? with Paul Kaufman and Ben Huffman

Clean energy technology has been on the rise. As companies strive to become more sustainable and the cost of manufacturing renewable energy continues to decline, we’re taking a look at the driving factors behind the shift...more

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The Risks and Rewards of Sustainable Building Design

The shift towards a “greener” environment has resulted in cities and states implementing electrification mandates, which will have a major impact on both current and future building design. Currently, most commercial and...more

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Biden Administration Executive Clean Energy Actions: Fleet Procurement

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President Joe Biden signed three Executive Orders (EOs) on Jan. 27, 2021, to launch a "whole of government" approach to align federal policy with climate change, building upon three prior EOs that President Biden signed on...more

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Is Pittsburgh International Airport’s New Energy Microgrid Sustainability In Action Or The Opposite?

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Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) announced this week that it is establishing a microgrid to supply power at the airport, connected to the main electrical power grid in case of emergency but otherwise separate from it. ...more

Allen Matkins

Sustainable Development and Land Use Update - April 2019 #4

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Focus - High-profile California housing bill clears hurdle after tense debate over local control - Los Angeles Times - April 24 - High-profile housing legislation to allow mid-rise apartment construction near mass...more

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New Jersey Approves Zero Emission Credits for Nuclear Plants

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The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) approved applications submitted by PSEG Nuclear LLC seeking subsidies of up to $300 million annually, in the form of zero emission credits (ZECs), for PSEG’s Hope Creek and Salem...more

Allen Matkins

Sustainable Development Update - February 2019

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California construction workers and developers are near deal that could mean a flood of new building - Los Angeles Times - January 28 - California developers and construction workers, who have long been fighting over...more

Allen Matkins

Sustainable Development Update - July 2018 #2

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Sustainable Development Focus - California Democratic Party endorses rent control expansion - CURBED SAN FRANCISCO - Jul 16 On Sunday, the California Democratic Party endorsed Proposition 10, a November 6 ballot...more

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Sustainable Development Update - March 2018 #2

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Sustainable Development Focus - 20,000 new homes by BART stations? A new California zoning bill aims to speed building - The Mercury News - Mar 5 Cities reluctant to approve housing on BART’s expansive parking lots and...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Massachusetts Named Most Energy Efficient State for Seventh Consecutive Year by American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

For the seventh consecutive year, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) named Massachusetts the most energy-efficient state in the United States. The council’s 11th annual report, released September 28,...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

State Street Global Advisors Gets on the Climate Disclosure Express — In a Big Way

Earlier this month, State Street Global Advisors joined the chorus of money managers urging corporate boards, particularly those in “high-impact sectors” – meaning “oil and gas, utilities and mining” – to do a better job...more

Allen Matkins

Sustainable Development Update - August 2017 #4

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Sustainable Development Focus - LADWP fast-tracks major solar battery project - Solar Industry Magazine - Aug 17 - The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) last Tuesday advanced a utility-scale...more

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