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Executive and legislative actions impacting renewable energy at the federal, state, and local levels have arisen at an unprecedented rate since President Donald Trump took office. In January, we outlined in this legal update...more
On March 20, 2025, FERC denied Ponderosa Power, LLC’s (“Ponderosa”) complaint alleging that NorthWestern Corporation’s (“NorthWestern”) application of its large generator interconnection procedures (“LGIP”) was unjust and...more
Although wind and solar project development in the U.S. experienced record-breaking sales in recent years, headwinds are anticipated to increase. Several challenges continue to delay deployment, such as lack of sufficient of...more
The result of the 2024 U.S. presidential election means uncertainty about future prospects for the renewable energy sector. President Donald Trump has been hostile in the past toward parts of the renewables industry –...more
According to the latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor report from the American Clean Power Association and Wood Mackenzie, the third quarter of 2024 recorded 3,806 MW and 9,931 MWh of energy storage installed across all market...more
George Felcyn, senior director of government affairs in Bracewell’s Policy Resolution Group, discusses the future of the wind industry under a second Trump administration....more
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
Good afternoon! This is Akin’s newsletter on climate change policy and regulatory developments, providing information on major climate policy headlines from the past week and forthcoming climate-related events and hearings...more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday approved a long-awaited rule to make it easier to transmit renewable energy such as wind and solar power to the electric grid — a key part of President Joe Biden’s goal to...more
To promote the production of clean energy, many countries have introduced incentives to encourage investment in the renewable energy sector. These incentives have often included feed-in tariffs (“FiTs”), which generally...more
On September 17, 2020, FERC addressed the American Wind Energy Association’s (“AWEA”) request for rehearing of a December 2019 order finding that Generator Interconnection Agreements (“GIAs”), Facilities Construction...more
The UAE Gets Green Light to Operate the Arab World’s First Nuclear Power Plant - "The project, which national officials describe as a strategic and economic imperative for the UAE, is more than a decade in the making and...more
Lifting U.S. import tariffs would knock 30% off solar system prices, according to new study - Greentech Media – February 4 - Solar system prices dropped 90 percent over the last nine years, but the decline was...more
Iraq Would Face 'Wrath of U.S.' if Oil Pipeline Projects with Iran Go Ahead - "Washington would do anything to prevent an Iran-Iraq oil pipeline from ever being built, even if the Europeans were in favor, policy...more
Focus - Cheaper battery is unveiled as a step to a carbon-free grid - NEW YORK TIMES - Sep 26 Lithium-ion batteries have become essential for powering electric cars and storing energy generated by solar panels and wind...more
Focus - Utility solar procurement booms as the residential market stabilizes in Q2 2018 - GREENTECH MEDIA - Sep 13 Utility solar project procurement soared in Q2 2018 as component prices declined and home solar...more
On May 25, Rocky Mountain Power filed with the Utah Public Service Commission an Application for Approval of Solicitation Process for Solar Photovoltaic and Thermal Resources. The stated purpose of the Application is to meet...more
Focus - GOP senators want to exempt giant solar farm panels from tariffs - BLOOMBERG - May 11 Republican senators from five states with big solar farms are asking the Trump administration to exempt the workhorse of...more
EPA Announces a New Rule. One Likely Effect: Less Science in Policymaking - "The Environmental Protection Agency announced a new regulation that would restrict the kinds of scientific studies the agency can use when it...more
Focus - Wind and solar provided 98% of new U.S. generating capacity in January and February - RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD - Apr 24 Wind and solar accounted for more than 98 percent of all new U.S. electrical generation...more
Focus - New tariffs to curb U.S. solar installations by 11% through 2022 - Greentech Media - Jan 23 President Trump’s decision on the Section 201 solar trade case could have been worse for the U.S. solar market, but it...more
Rajen Ranchhoojee, Special Legal Counsel in Orrick’s Washington, D.C. office, recently spoke with inspiratia [subscription required] regarding news that the South African government may attempt to renegotiate tariffs for the...more
Renewable Energy Focus - Solar industry roiled by trade ruling that some fear could lead to tariffs - Washington Post - Sep 22 - The U.S. solar industry was roiled on Friday by a unanimous ruling in a much...more
The Tunisian Ministry of Energy, Mines and Renewable Energies has launched the first phase of its renewable energy program, which includes the development of 210 megawatts ("MW") as follows...more
NERSA caps Eskom tariff hike at 2.2% - The National Energy Regulator of SA (NERSA) said on Thursday Eskom’s tariff increase for 2017-18 would be limited to 2.2% when the new prices come into effect on 1 April....more