The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has taken another important action to open energy markets to energy storage facilities. In November 2016, FERC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) to consider issues...more
On February 3, 2017, Chairman Norman Bay will resign from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), leaving the five-member independent commission without a sufficient quorum to conduct official business. Prior to...more
On November 17, 2016, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) proposing to develop compensation models and participation rules for energy-storage devices and...more
Six months ago, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in EnerNoc v. Electric Power Supply Association, 577 U.S. ___ (2016), holding that the Federal Power Act (FPA) provides the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission...more
On May 16, 2016, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC or Commission) President Michael Picker issued a proposed decision, "Re Revising the Self-Generation Incentive Program Pursuant to Senate Bill 861, Assembly Bill...more
On January 28, 2016, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC or Commission) adopted a decision (Decision) by a vote of 3-2 approving a new tariff structure for future Net Energy Metering (NEM) customers (NEM...more
On December 1, 2014, California's three large investor-owned utilities (IOUs)—Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison Company (SCE), and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E)—issued Requests for...more
On November 20, 2014, Southern California Edison (SCE) launched its Renewable Distributed Generation Preferred Resources Pilot (PRP RFO) for Eligible Renewable Resources (ERRs) in central Orange County. The PRP RFO will be...more
On September 23, 2014, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC or Commission) President Michael Peevey issued a Ruling which sets forth a process to implement changes to the Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP)...more
On April 24, 2014, the New York State Department of Public Service (PSC) issued a report proposing a radical change to the way regulated utilities in the state are structured and the services they provide. The report,...more
A recent California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) decision will protect the net metering rights of existing distributed generation customers. Under Decision 14-03-041 (Decision), customers taking electric service under a...more
In October 2013, California broke new ground in energy policy with an energy storage procurement mandate. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) unanimously approved a decision (D.13-10-040 or the Decision)...more
Following Historic Boardwalk Hall LLC v. Commissioner, 694 F.3d 425 (3d Cir. 2012), which rejected a partnership's allocation of rehabilitation tax credits to a purported partner, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently...more
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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC or Commission) has expanded the California Solar Initiative (CSI) Thermal Program to include solar pool heating systems. Decision 13-08-004 (Decision), issued on August 19,...more
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On May 23, 2013, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC or Commission) approved Decision 13-05-034 (Decision), which adopts the terms of a standard contract and revised tariffs for California's renewable Feed-in...more