Massachusetts’s first “Section 83E” procurement for energy storage is underway, with bids due Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at noon. As we’ve previously discussed, Governor Maura Healy last year signed into law sweeping clean…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Government Contracting
Last month, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) published an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making (ANPRM) to solicit stakeholder input on future proposed regulations for closed-loop geothermal…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
The recent passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) has introduced significant hurdles to obtaining the tax equity financing upon which solar developers have traditionally relied. As the industry seeks to adapt to this…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Commercial
On July 29, 2025, the New York Power Authority (“NYPA”) released for public comment a draft of the NYPA Renewables Updated Strategic Plan (the “Updated Plan”). The Updated Plan lays out a pathway for NYPA to contract with…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Energy & Utilities, Government Contracting
On Tuesday July 29, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced a proposed rule to repeal its 2009 finding that greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions from new motor vehicles contribute to pollution and endanger public…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law, International Law & Trade
The most recent Maine legislative session produced a slate of new major energy-related legal updates. Ranging from sunsetting and recalibrating net energy billing to overhauling renewable portfolio standards and creating a…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
On July 28, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul announced the launch of New York State’s first bulk energy storage competitive solicitation. In this initial solicitation (the 2025 “Index Storage Credit Request for Proposals,” or…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Energy & Utilities, Government Contracting
We’ve previously covered the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (“DOER”) emergency regulations released last month for the SMART 3.0 Program, which significantly revise DOER’s Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
As New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s commitment to renewable energy has been challenged both by Washington and by her own Administration’s evolving priorities, she has embarked on a new strategy to elevate the profile of nuclear…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Energy & Utilities, Government Contracting, Science, Computers, & Technology, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
A recent decision of the Massachusetts Appeals Court sets an important precedent in favor of solar development in the Commonwealth. In Sunpin Energy Services, LLC v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Petersham, the court unanimously…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
On June 13, 2025, industry leaders, regulators, and stakeholders gathered at Foley Hoag for the 186th New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable. The event, titled “The Future of Gas in New England,” tackled the region’s…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
On June 20, 2025, the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (“DOER”) filed emergency regulations for the SMART 3.0 Program, the newest iteration of DOER’s Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (“SMART”) tariff-based…
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/ Energy & Utilities
On February 1, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14193, “Imposing Duties to Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border,” (the “Canada Tariff EO”), rattling Northeastern policymakers and market…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, International Law & Trade
In the first six months of his second term, President Donald Trump has set a new benchmark for the use of executive orders, proclamations and emergency declarations, surpassing all previous presidents since Franklin D. Roosevelt…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Elections & Politics
The EV industry continues to face federal regulatory and political uncertainty and now, the clock is ticking on the Inflation Reduction Act’s electric vehicle (EV) tax credits and incentives. The recently proposed House and…
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/ Environmental Law, Taxation, Transportation
