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Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Executive Order Targets Renewable Energy Incentives, Adds Compliance Risk for Developers

The Trump administration issued an executive order on July 7, 2025, titled Ending Market‑Distorting Subsidies for Unreliable, Foreign‑Controlled Energy Sources, aimed at accelerating implementation of the recently enacted One...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FERC Proposes to Eliminate WECC Soft Price Cap

On July 15, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) issued an order proposing to eliminate the soft price cap of $1,000 per megawatt-hour (MWh) for bilateral spot sales in the Western Electricity...more

K&L Gates LLP

Brussels Regulatory Brief: May and June 2025

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Antitrust and Competition - The European Commission Imposes First Digital Markets Act Fines on Apple and Meta - On 23 April 2025, the European Commission (Commission) has issued its first ever fines under the Digital Markets...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

New Executive Order Targets Wind and Solar Tax Credits

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On July 7, 2025, President Trump signed the executive order “Ending Market Distorting Subsidies for Unreliable, Foreign-Controlled Energy Sources.” The EO directs the Secretary of the Treasury to “strictly enforce” the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Ending Market Distorting Subsidies for Unreliable, Foreign Controlled Energy Sources (Trump EO Tracker)

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue new guidance within 45 days to enforce the termination of Sections 45Y and 48E tax credits for wind and solar under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including restricting safe...more

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Energy Efficiency Enforcement: California Energy Commission and Battery Charger Manufacturer Enter into Settlement Agreement and...

The California Energy Commission (“CEC”) and Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (“Black & Decker”) entered into a May 21st Settlement Agreement and Release (“Agreement”) addressing alleged violations of the California Appliance...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Department of Energy Issues Policy Memo on Clean Energy Grant Spending Reviews

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In March 2025, the Department of Energy was rumored to be reviewing projects, which were awarded billions of dollars under the Biden Administration. This review reportedly targeted any program or project that had spent less...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Rescission of Useless Water Pressure Standards (Trump EO Tracker)

Directs the Secretary of Energy to rescind or amend specific appliance efficiency regulations, suspend enforcement of those provisions and related statutory standards. It also instructs the Secretary and the Director of...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

FERC Enforces “Rule of Reason,” Requiring CAISO to Embed Business Practice Manual Provision in Tariff

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On April 29, 2025, FERC partially granted rehearing in the case of Cometa Energia, S.A. de C.V. (“Saavi”) against the California Independent System Operator Corporation (“CAISO”), finding a provision of CAISO’s Business...more

Mayer Brown

New Federal Decree Regulates Renovabio Penalties

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On April 17, Federal Decree No. 12,437/2025 (the “Decree”) was published, regulating recent amendments to the National Biofuels Policy (Renovabio) introduced by Law No. 15,082/2024. The Decree aims to strengthen oversight...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

State Climate Laws and Litigation Face Federal Pushback Under New Executive Order

On April 8, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14260, Protecting American Energy From State Overreach​. Framed as part of the Administration’s broader strategy of unleashing American energy, the Order directs...more

DLA Piper

Horizon - ESG Regulatory News and Trends, March 2025

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SEC withdraws defense of US climate disclosure rules; Uyeda speaks on ESG and materiality. On March 27, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) notified the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit that the SEC...more

Cozen O'Connor

The State AG Report – 03.27.2025

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Republican AGs Pen Fiery Letter About Coal to Interior...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

FERC Accepts SPP’s Tariff Revisions Incorporating a Mark-to-Auction Mechanism for SPP’s Transmission Congestion Rights Market

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On March 20, 2025, FERC approved Southwest Power Pool, Inc.’s (“SPP”) tariff revisions to incorporate a mark-to-auction collateral requirement for SPP’s Transmission Congestion Rights (“TCR”) market. In doing so, FERC found...more

Mayer Brown

Europe Daily News, 19 March 2025

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COMPETITION - Judgment of the Court of 19 March 2025 in Case T-142/23, Ivo Swenters Vs. European Commission Re: Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Abuse of a dominant position - Market for the...more

McGuireWoods LLP

EPA Announces Major Shift in Enforcement Priorities for Energy Sector

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On March 12, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) issued a memorandum titled “Implementing National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives Consistently with...more

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FERC Grants BP Energy’s Complaint Appealing CAISO Meter Data Reporting Penalty

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On February 27, 2025, FERC granted a complaint filed by BP Energy Retail Company California LLC (“BP Energy” or “Company”) under sections 206 and 306 of the Federal Power Act appealing a penalty the California Independent...more

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Proposed Reforms to the Energy Performance of Buildings Regime: A Welcome Change or Just More Costs?

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The consultation on the proposed reform of the Energy Performance of Buildings regime was launched on 4 December 2024 and outlines significant proposed reforms to the Energy Performance of Buildings (EPB) framework in England...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FTC adjusts maximum civil penalty amounts for 2025

On February 11, the FTC announced adjustments to the maximum civil penalty amounts for violations of 16 provisions of laws it enforces, as mandated by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act. The...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FERC Approves Settlement with Bitcoin Mining Company for Violations of PJM Must-Offer Requirements

On January 30, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) approved a Stipulation and Consent Agreement (Agreement) between the Office of Enforcement (OE) and Stronghold Digital Mining Inc....more

Mayer Brown

Brasília em Pauta – Edição Nº 186

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Prezados e prezadas, O “Brasília em Pauta” é um boletim semanal preparado pela equipe de Contencioso de Brasília, contendo os principais casos a serem julgados pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), Superior Tribunal de...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update 8.19.24

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Analyst Wood Mackenzie expects the U.S. community solar sector to add 7.3 GW of new capacity by 2029, which would push the total cumulative installed community solar capacity to above 14 GW, according to a recent report...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Cadwalader Climate - March 2024 - #2

Greenwashing Beef Production - On February 28, New York State Attorney General (NYAG) Letitia James filed a lawsuit with the New York Supreme Court against meat processing company JBS USA for misleading the public about its...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Croatia, Hungary and Portugal Referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union by the European Commission

On February 15, 2023, the European Commission referred Croatia, Hungary, and Portugal to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to transpose the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive (Directive) into national...more

Wiley Rein LLP

SEC’s First ESG Enforcement Action Is Latest Move In Agency’s ESG Efforts

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As we expected to see in 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is continuing an aggressive push in policing Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) related matters. In just the first few months of this...more

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