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Congress Holds Hearing on Energy and AI Data Centers — AI: The Washington Report

The emergence of DeepSeek has complicated the outlook for the amount of investment necessary in data centers and electricity generation for AI advancements. Against that backdrop, on March 5, the House Committee on Energy and...more

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FERC Ends Reactive Power Compensation

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On October 17, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued Order No. 904, Compensation for Reactive Power Within the Standard Power Factor Range (the “Final Rule”), determining it unjust and unreasonable for...more

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Pause on Renewable Project Approvals Part 2: AUC Launches Inquiry into Renewable Electricity Development

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On September 11, 2023, the Alberta Utilities Commission (“AUC”) formally launched an inquiry into the ongoing economic, orderly, and efficient development of electricity generation in the province (“Inquiry”)....more

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Troutman Pepper Summary of FERC Order No. 2023 on Generator Interconnection Reform

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On July 28, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) issued Order No. 2023 (Order No. 2023 or Final Rule), which updates the procedures for interconnecting large generating facilities (20MW and above)...more

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The UK Government Consults on Lower Emissions for Power Plants

On January 9, the UK’s Department of Business, Energy & Industry Strategy (BEIS) launched a consultation aimed at better aligning the UK’s electricity generation market with the UK government’s net zero targets, including a...more

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New Jersey Delays Its Next Offshore Wind Solicitation for Transmission Planning

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The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) announced that its third solicitation with a capacity target of 1,200 megawatts for New Jersey’s offshore wind (OSW) development will now be released by January 2023, instead...more

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US Offshore Wind Development: 2021 Year in Review and Looking Ahead

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The new year has only just begun, and it is already shaping up to be another exciting one for the energy transition. In the US and elsewhere, governments, traditional and non-traditional energy corporations, and investors are...more

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Interior Department: Three Milestones for Offshore Wind Energy Development in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico

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On October 28, 2021, in furtherance of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy by 2030, the US Department of the Interior announced three major offshore wind development...more

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Massachusetts Kicks Off Third Offshore Wind Solicitation

Three Massachusetts utilities, in coordination with the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER), issued a request for proposals on May 7, 2021 seeking bids for offshore wind projects. The utilities are seeking to...more

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Texas Bills Would Burden Renewable Generation

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The Texas House of Representatives and Senate are considering three similar, but not identical, legislative drafts that could impose substantial grid charges directly on renewable generation businesses....more

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Biden Administration Jumpstarts Offshore Wind Energy Projects to Create Jobs

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On March 29, 2021, the Biden administration issued a fact sheet (Fact Sheet) announcing a “set of bold actions that will catalyze offshore wind energy, strengthen the domestic supply chain, and create good-paying, union...more

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Mexico – Senate Approves Amendment of Mexico’s Electricity Industry Law

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Following the House of Representatives discussion and approval of the draft Amendment of the Electricity Industry Law proposed by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on February 1, 2021 (the “Amendment”), on March 03, 2021,...more

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FERC Clarifies Limits on Incidental, Non-Wholesale Activities of EWGs

On February 18, 2021, FERC approved the recertification of Brunner Island, LLC’s status as an exempt wholesale generator (EWG) subject to conditions that limit the economic activity of Brunner unrelated to wholesale power...more

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FERC Amends Definition of Useful Thermal Energy Output

FERC has issued a final rule, Order No. 874, expanding the eligibility criteria for Qualifying Facilities (QFs) as defined under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) to enable certain fuel cell–based...more

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U.S. Offshore Wind Keeps Spinning in July — Legislative Update

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While offshore wind has been on the radar for many years in the United States, there has been a palpable surge in the momentum behind the industry over the past several months....more

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New Jersey Enacts Bill Authorizing Solicitation of Open Access Transmission Facilities

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In November 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy issued Executive Order 92 increasing the state’s offshore wind generation goal from 3,500 MW by 2030 to 7,500 MW by 2035....more

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