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Texas Bill Sets Goal for Power Plants to Increase Dispatchable Generation or Buy Credits

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On March 24, 2025, the Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 388 setting a legislative goal that 50% of all new power plant capacity in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) power region be sourced from “dispatchable...more

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Energy Law: Month in Review - March/April 2024

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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. Please reach out to any of the authors, listed above, to discuss these issues....more

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The Rise and Decline of Coal Mining Jobs, 1970-2022

Coal production and mining jobs over the past half-century have been influenced by several factors, principally demand from the utility sector, technological breakthroughs in natural gas production, railroad deregulation, and...more

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Renewable Energy Update - July 2020 #5

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Renewable energy provided more than 25% of U.S. electricity in first half of 2020 - Renewables Now – July 28 - Renewable energy sources (biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, and wind) produced significantly more...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Issue 28, July 2020

Chevron’s Patience Pays Off with Bargain Deal for Noble Energy - "Like Anadarko, Noble is also a major player in the oil-rich DJ Basin of Colorado, as well as the oil-rich southwestern piece of the Eagle Ford Shale region." ...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Issue 26, July 2020

Dominion Energy and Duke Energy Cancel Construction of Atlantic Coast Pipeline - "Despite a recent win for the project in the US Supreme Court, ongoing delays, litigation and an expected increase in costs threatened the...more

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Energy Newsletter - November 2019

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The IMO and the Price of Gas or The Impact of the International Maritime Organisation’s Sulphur 2020 Limit for Marine Fuel Oil on the Price of Gas - The main bunker fuel for ships is High Sulphur Fuel Oil (HSFO, with...more

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Renewable Energy Update - June 2019 #4

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Focus - General Electric to demolish California power plant 20 years early - Solar Industry Magazine – June 17 - General Electric Co. said last Friday that it plans to demolish a 750-megawatt natural gas-fired...more

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Renewable Energy Update - February 2019 #3

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Focus - Los Angeles won’t invest $5 billion to rebuild coastal gas plants - Greentech Media - February 12 - Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced on Tuesday that the city will not spend $5 billion to rebuild...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - July 2018 #3

Russian Hackers Penetrated Networks of U.S. Electric Utilities - "Russian hackers gained access to the networks of U.S. electric utilities last year, which could have allowed them to cause blackouts, according to federal...more

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2017 State of the Market Report: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Office of Enforcement Division of Energy Market Oversight

The Office of Enforcement’s Division of Energy Market Oversight (“Division”) of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) undertook a presentation to the Chairman and Commissioners titled: 2017 State of the Markets...more

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New Bloomberg Report Finds that Renewables Supply All-Time High of 18% of U.S. Energy Generation

Analysis by Bloomberg New Energy Finance finds that roughly 18% of U.S. energy generation is supplied by renewable sources. The details can be found in the 2018 edition of the Sustainable Energy in America Factbook,...more

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California Energy Legislation Roundup 2017: A Focus on Protecting the Environment and Environmental Justice

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For energy industry observers, the 2017 California state legislative session produced a few significant bills (concerning extension of the cap and trade program and regulation of criteria air pollutants and toxic air...more

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Renewable Energy Update - December 2017

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PG&E goes for 165MW of energy storage towards 2024 mandate - Energy Storage News - Dec 6 Investor-owned utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) has furthered its commitment towards the state’s mandated target for energy...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - September 2017#4

U.S. Crude Exports to Asia May Shake Up Global Oil Pricing: Russell "The great disruptor that is U.S. shale oil is coming to Asia, as refiners in the energy-hungry region look to expand and diversify their sources of...more

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An Update on Pennsylvania's Oil and Gas Law - Act 13 - After Supreme Court Decisions

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While many key provisions of Act 13 have now been struck down by the Supreme Court’s two Robinson decisions, much of the Act remains. Act 13 of 2012 represented a major overhaul of Pennsylvania’s oil and gas law and...more

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