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Extending the Lives of Fossil Fuel Power Plants Based on Arguably Tenuous Assumptions May Increase Power Prices

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In July, the Trump administration’s Department of Energy (DOE) issued a report on the adequacy of electric generation resources to meet the current and projected demand for electricity. The DOE report ostensibly supports the...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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The UK Government Consults on Lower Emissions for Power Plants

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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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Limit Smartly: Kazakhstan Renewables and Wind Power Generation Equipment Capacity

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The Kazakhstan renewables market has been gaining momentum during the last few years. Reasons for such development include (1) government support (including periodic amendments to industry laws and regulations to address...more

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FERC Issues Rule to Implement Revisions to PURPA Regulations

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FERC has issued a final rule, Order No. 872, revising the Commission’s regulations governing qualifying small power producers and co-generators (collectively, qualifying facilities or QFs) under the Public Utility Regulatory...more

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FERC Revisions to PURPA Rules Create Uncertainty For “Qualifying” Renewable and Cogeneration Projects

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On July 16, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued a final rule that largely adopts FERC’s proposed revisions to its regulations under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (“PURPA”)....more

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Amendment of the Criteria for the Issuance of Clean Energy Certificates

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One of the main principles of the constitutional energy reform of 2013 is the sustainability of the national power industry. To such effect, the creation of certain mechanisms was envisioned to enable compliance with public...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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Mexico Power Industry: The end of Legados to push private markets

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• The new Mexican Administration has started to study and make adjustments to energy policy and regulation. That work along with rulings from Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) and Centro Nacional de Control de Energía...more

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