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Pullman & Comley - For What It May Be Worth

Connecticut Uniform Capacity Tax Bills for Solar PV, BESS Heard

Two bills that aim to advance the concept of a uniform capacity tax for solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and battery energy storage systems (BESS) were the subject of a public hearing before the Connecticut General Assembly’s...more

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Energy Storage Rides a Wave of Growth but Uncertainty Looms: A Global Opportunity and Regulatory Roadmap for 2025

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A Global Opportunity and Regulatory Roadmap for Energy Storage in 2025 The energy storage sector maintained its upward trajectory in 2024, with estimates indicating that global energy storage installations rose by more than...more

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Battery energy storage systems: a complex but promising route to clean-energy transition

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For investors, excitement in the renewable energy landscape is palpable. Renewable energy capacity is being added to the world's energy systems at the fastest rate in two decades, prompting the International Energy Agency to...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights, V 8, Issue 11, November 2024

Welcome to our 11th Issue of Currents 2024, our energy e-newsletter. This will be our last issue of 2024, and we want to sincerely thank you for reading Currents for the past eight years. Our goal is to relay top trending...more

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Battery Energy Storage Systems: U.S. Energy Information Administration Report Addressing Role as a Source of Electric Power...

The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) issued a September 5th report titled: Batteries are a Fast-Growing Secondary Electricity Source for the Grid (“Report”). The source of the data utilized in...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update 8.19.24

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Analyst Wood Mackenzie expects the U.S. community solar sector to add 7.3 GW of new capacity by 2029, which would push the total cumulative installed community solar capacity to above 14 GW, according to a recent report...more

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Extending the Flexibility of Energy Storage With Julia Souder, LDESC — Battery + Storage Podcast

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In this episode of the Battery + Storage Podcast, host Bill Derasmo speaks with Julia Souder, CEO of the Long Duration Energy Storage Council (LDESC). Julia shares her creative background in the energy sector, which has...more

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Beyond Lithium: an AI Test Case

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Chris Taufatofua, Partner, Vinson & Elkins, explains how technology innovation to identify alternatives to critical minerals can accelerate the wider energy transition. The accelerating rate of climate change and the...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Permitting Perils: Navigating Zoning Law Challenges for Battery Energy Storage Projects

While the technology of battery energy storage has advanced rapidly, the law surrounding the permitting and siting of such systems has often been slow to catch up. As a consequence — whether due to local caution or local...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Recently Announced Tariff Rate Hikes Highlight Risks and Opportunities for M&A in the BESS Market

The staged payment of purchase price is a near-universal feature of M&A in development-stage renewable energy and battery energy storage system (BESS) projects. In a typical sale, the buyer pays a comparatively small portion...more

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Gigawatts of BESS Opportunities in Chile: Key Risk Considerations for Owners and Investors

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BESS Opportunities in Chile Battery storage projects cannot come soon enough for Chile. While Chile has been at the forefront of renewable energy generation growth in Latin America for close to a decade, that growth has most...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Electric Storage Resource Growth and Deployment: A Tale of Two Markets

In recent years, the California Independent System Operator (“CAISO”) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (“ERCOT”) have experienced rapid growth and deployment of utility-scale and distributed electric storage...more

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Fires at New York Battery Energy Storage System Facilities Ignite State Response

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On July 28, 2023, in response to three separate fires at Battery Energy Storage System (“BESS”) locations in New York, Governor Kathy Hochul announced the creation of an inter-agency fire safety working group. The Fire...more

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CPUC Considers Party Proposals on Implementing New Prevailing Wage Requirements for Renewable Energy Projects in California

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC or Commission) is weighing party comments on implementation of Assembly Bill (AB) 2143.  Enacted last year, AB 2143 will take effect on January 1, 2024.  This bill extends...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update #4

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The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) has enacted market rule changes to make it easier for energy storage to provide grid ancillary services and help grid reliability....more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Hot Question for Energy Storage Answered by Massachusetts Fire Appeals Board

As battery energy storage systems become a more common element of renewable projects, developers are increasingly adding the need to obtain fire code permits to their list of necessary project permits and approvals. Yet...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Utility-Scale Battery Storage Systems: Legal Issues and Opportunities

Federal and state government mandates and incentives, combined with technological advances, have dramatically increased renewable energy sources during the past decade. Variable renewable energy sources such as solar and wind...more

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Renewable Energy Update - July 2016 #3

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Renewable Energy Focus - Tesla opens Gigafactory to expand battery production and sales NBC News - Jul 27 - It's Tesla Motors' biggest bet yet: a $5 billion factory in the Nevada desert that could nearly...more

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