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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

L’Ontario publie son premier plan énergétique intégré, L’énergie pour les générations à venir

Le 12 juin 2025, le gouvernement de l’Ontario (le « gouvernement ») a publié son plan intitulé L’énergie pour les générations à venir, soit son premier plan énergétique intégré, lequel a pour but d’établir une planification...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Quebec Government Adopts Bill 69 to Modernize Energy Legislation

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On June 6, 2024, the Minister of Economy, Innovation and Energy tabled Bill 69 - An Act to ensure the responsible governance of energy resources and to amend various legislative provisions (the "Bill"). Over the past year,...more

Jenner & Block

How Geothermal and Hydropower are Positioned to Thrive in the Coming Years

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This year’s Earth Week theme, “Our Power, Our Planet,” focuses on renewable energy, specifically “championing solar, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal, and tidal generated energy.”...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update 3.19.25

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The Northwest’s largest hydropower supplier announced it intends to join a new day-ahead energy market based in Arkansas over one based in California. Bonneville Power Administration officials announced in a draft policy...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents Energy Industry Insights: V 8, Issue 2, February 2024

Welcome to the second 2024 issue of Currents - our e-newsletter focused on energy topics. Business today is characterized by relentless change. To assist our clients in navigating this dynamic landscape, we pride...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Department of Energy issues Request for Information on Hydropower Funding Provisions

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As we previously reported, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), which President Biden signed into law on November 15, 2021, included over $900 million in...more

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DOE Moving Forward to Implement Significant Hydrogen Programs: Seeks Public Input

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On February 14, 2022, the Department of Energy (“DOE”) issued two Requests for Information (“RFIs”) related to its rollout of significant hydrogen programs. The RFIs seek input from the public (including “industry,” “energy...more

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Mississippi Renewable Energy Projects Poised For Continued Growth As New Tax Incentives Go Forward

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Pursuing and developing clean, renewable energy continues to play an important role in economic development momentum across the U.S. As states across the Southeast continue to grow their energy independence by prioritizing...more

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Carbon Pricing/Policy Options: Organizations Submit Joint Request to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Requesting Technical...

A number of organizations submitted an April 13th document titled Request for Technical Conference or Workshop (“Request”) to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) asking that it convene a technical conference or...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

It’s Not Going to Be Easy to Be Green

The New York Citizens Budget Commission has released a report regarding the state’s ability to meet its ambitious GHG reduction targets. It’s sobering reading. The CBC states that it is “uncertain” whether New York can meet...more

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Integrated Resource Plan 2019 - Where to from here?

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South Africa's Integrated Resources Plan 2019 ("IRP") continues to espouse the need to balance supply and demand on a least-cost basis, and gives limited guidance in relation to the "Where from here?"...more

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Reinvigorating Hydropower: April 2019 National Hydropower Association Report

The National Hydropower Association (“NHA”) prepared and issued a report titled: Reinvigorating Hydropower – A Cornerstone of Our Clean, Affordable, Reliable Electric Future (“Report”) The Chelan County Public Utility...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

More on the Green New Deal: Nukes, Hydro, and a Carbon Tax Aren’t Dead Yet.

Yesterday, Ed Markey and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez released a proposed congressional resolution providing a framework for the so-called Green New Deal. I am pleased to note that it would not exclude use of nuclear power or...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Energy Storage and Hydropower Experts Offer Industry Perspectives at 2018 Grid Scale Energy Storage Summit

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Sullivan & Worcester counsel recently participated in the “Grid Scale Energy Storage Summit,” part of the expansive Hydrovision International conference held at the end of June in Charlotte, North Carolina. For the first time...more

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FERC Energy Storage Rule Creates New Opportunitites For Small, Low-Impact Hydropower Projects

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OVERVIEW - The United States has produced clean, renewable electricity from hydropower for more than 100 years. Today there are approximately 2,500 domestic dams and pumped-storage facilities that provide roughly 100...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Funding Opportunities Available for Energy Development on Tribal Lands

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As the Trump Administration seeks to promote American energy independence, new funding opportunities for deploying tribal energy projects on tribal lands are now available. These opportunities are the first step by the...more

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Massachusetts Issues New RFP For Clean Energy Projects; Seeks 9,450,000 MWh Annually

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Today, the Massachusetts investor-owned electric distribution companies and the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) issued a joint request for proposals (the RFP) for renewable energy generation and renewable...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Legislative Roundup on Energy from the New England States

On Thursday, September 10, The New England Clean Energy Council (NECEC) hosted its third annual Legislative Roundup. The event brought together clean energy advocates and technology developers from around the Northeast to...more

Bracewell LLP

Africa Energy Update

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The latest news on legal and regulatory developments in Africa's energy sector with perspectives from our offices in New York, Washington and London. This third Africa energy update focuses on North Africa, Africa's most...more

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President Obama Signs Into Law Legislation To Advance Permitting Of Small Hydropower Projects

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On August 9, 2013, President Obama signed into law both H.R. 267, the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act, and H.R. 678, the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act. ...more

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President Obama Signs Two Bills to Streamline Hydropower Development

On August 9, 2013, President Barack Obama signed into law two bipartisan energy bills intended to streamline the development of small hydroelectric power projects. The Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013 (H.R. 267)...more

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