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New Jersey BPU Takes Action on Community Solar & Competitive Solar Incentive Programs: Interesting Comments from the Bench

On August 13, 2025, at the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities’ (Board or BPU) regularly scheduled Agenda Meeting, the Board voted 3-0 to extend the deadlines for completion of construction for community solar projects as...more

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Section 401/Clean Water Act: Energy Marketers of America (formerly PAA) EPA Requests for Comments Addressing Implementation

The trade association Energy Marketers of America (“EMA”) (formerly, Petroleum Association of America) submitted August 6 comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) addressing: Establishment of...more

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Israel’s Energy Influence Expands Even During Gaza War

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Nearly two years after the Hamas massacre of October 7, 2023, and the resulting Gaza war that has further isolated Israel diplomatically, the Jewish State announced the largest export deal in its history. Originally...more

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Inside DOE’s 10-Reactor Fleet Program: A Practical Guide

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) unveiled its Reactor Pilot Program – also known as the 10 Reactor Fleet Program – in reaction to one of the May 23, 2025 Executive Orders directed at nuclear energy. Section 5 of Executive...more

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Will New Jersey Reregulate Utility Rates?

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With New Jersey's gubernatorial election campaign season underway, increasingly high energy costs have become a contentious, high-profile issue. Some blame the state's focus on alternative energy over traditional fossil...more

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DOE’s New NEPA Guidance: Streamlines Review and More Opportunity

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Recent changes to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) procedures for complying with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), geared at streamlining the environmental review process, may offer some benefits to...more

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After the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Could C-PACE for C&I Solar have its Moment in the Sun?

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...more

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North Carolina General Assembly Enacts Power Bill Reduction Act

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On July 29, 2025, the North Carolina General Assembly enacted the Power Bill Reduction Act, overriding Gov. Josh Stein’s veto. This landmark legislation introduces significant reforms to North Carolina’s electric utility...more

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EC Action Plan for the Chemicals Industry Includes Measures to Strengthen the Sector

The European Commission (EC) released on July 7, 2025, a Chemicals Industry Action Plan (Action Plan) to strengthen the competitiveness and modernization of the European Union’s (EU) chemical sector. According to the EC, the...more

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Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage in the United States

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Jones Day released a White Paper titled, “CCUS Regulation and Incentives in the Asia-Pacific Region: A Comparative Table for Strategic Decision-Making.” This White Paper is a continuation on that topic, covering carbon...more

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Energy Law: Month in Review - July 2025

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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

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P2N0 - Edition 34 - News and Views on the Drive Towards Net-Zero GHG Emissions

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Welcome to Edition 34 of P2N0 covering the drive to avoid, reduce and remove greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to progress to net-zero GHG emissions (NZE). P2N0 covers significant news items globally, reporting on them in short...more

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Analysis of Renewable Energy Credit Amendments and Changes Under the 2025 Tax Legislation

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There is a possibility of one or more additional reconciliation bills during late 2025 and 2026 and therefore further opportunities for enactment of additional provisions, as well as changes and improvements to the...more

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Oil & Gas Newsletter: Producer's Edge, Vol. 7, Issue 1

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The McGinnis Lochridge Oil and Gas Practice Group publishes the Producer’s Edge with the purpose of keeping our valued clients and contacts in the oil and gas industry updated and informed regarding interesting Texas case law...more

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What You Need to Know about Maine’s New Department of Energy Resources

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Maine just launched a new cabinet-level energy policy office. Last month, Governor Janet Mills signed LD 1270 into law, creating the new Maine Department of Energy Resources. This cabinet-level agency will lead energy...more

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Renewables in the Crosshairs: DOI and DOT Announce Numerous New Anti-Wind and Solar Orders and Policies

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During the week of July 28, the Trump administration unleashed a new burst of actions aimed squarely at blocking wind and solar energy with the announcement of two new secretarial orders (SO) and three new policies by the...more

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More ‘Big Beautiful’ Leasing in the Gulf of America

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Section 50102 of the OBBBA makes changes affecting what Section 18 of the OCS Lands Act calls the Five-Year Oil and Gas Leasing Program. Although the program is accompanied by thousands of pages of analysis, it is a one-page...more

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Solar Energy System/Tree Removal: Massachusetts Appellate Court Addresses Zoning Issue

Co-Author Andrew Kutchka The Appeals Court of Massachusetts (“Court”) addressed in a July 9th Opinion an issue arising out of the siting of a governmental solar energy system. See Sunpin Energy Servs., LLC v. Zoning Bd. of...more

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The Shifting Winds in Federal Energy Policy: Department of the Interior Implements Sweeping New Review Requirements for Wind and...

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On July 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) issued a memorandum establishing significantly heightened review procedures for federal decisions, actions, consultations, and other undertakings related to wind and...more

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EPA Introduces Rule To Repeal Endangerment Finding

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...more

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One Big Beautiful Bill Act— Impact on Energy Tax Credits

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBBA”), which was passed on July 4, 2025, included several changes to the energy tax credits introduced and expanded by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”). The key changes to...more

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Clean Energy Tax Credit Changes under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBBA”) limits future opportunities for some of the clean energy tax credits previously enacted under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”). During the election campaign...more

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Trump Administration’s AI Action Plan to Promote the U.S. AI Industry Through Deregulation, Expanded Infrastructure, and Diplomacy

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Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team breaks down the three “pillars” of the Trump Administration’s AI action plan to foster innovation and growth domestically and abroad in the U.S. artificial intelligence sector....more

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Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Connections — August 2025

Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Connections brings the latest developments in energy investing, legal insights, company activity, and industry events straight to your inbox...more

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Energy & Sustainability Washington Update — August 2025

July was a big month for federal energy and sustainability policy. A series of major actions out of Congress and the executive branch signaled significant shifts in direction — on everything from spending and permitting to...more

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