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
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
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
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
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
On January 11, 2024, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) held virtual stakeholder meetings to receive public comment on the MassDEP’s suggested options for strengthening the ability of the...more
Renewable energy projects share many of the same characteristics as traditional construction projects. To some extent, the approach to managing risk from a legal perspective will therefore be familiar. However, in other ways,...more
The Biden administration is making available $20 billion from a federal "green bank" for clean energy projects such as residential heat pumps, electric vehicle charging stations, and community cooling centers....more
United States House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Washington) introduced on June 12th legislation titled: Hydropower Clean energy Future Act (“Act”)...more
Hydrogen can play a vital role in the transition to a carbon-neutral economy, and momentum for it has never been stronger. Both governments and companies see the enormous potential of low-carbon hydrogen for storing energy,...more
The development of hydrogen fueling infrastructure across the United States will need to keep pace with the projected production and deployment of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. The Biden administration has made significant...more
Last week, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced two separate programs that together will award nearly $600 million to fund hydroelectric power and advance marine energy. The DOE will award $554 million through...more
On May 4, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing titled “Hearing to Conduct Oversight of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.” This alert provides a high-level summary of the discussion....more
Seems like just yesterday that the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled on New England Clean Energy Connect's challenge to the retroactive initiative petition that might have killed the project to get hydropower from Canada to...more
Electricity generated from renewables surpassed coal in the United States for the first time in 2022, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced Monday. Renewables also surpassed nuclear generation for the...more
2022 was an active year for the hydropower industry, and as 2023 begins, it’s appropriate to review last year’s highlights and forecast the anticipated trends to continue this year. ...more
On October 21, 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) announced three new funding opportunities to support research and development projects for hydropower infrastructure in the United States. The funding totals $28...more
On September 9, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that it would distribute $13.5 million to incentivize hydroelectric generation in the United States. The financial support is part of the Hydroelectric Production...more
The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) issued a September 9th report titled: In the First Half of 2022, 24% of U.S. Electricity Generation Came from Renewable Sources (“Report”) ...more
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
California’s 2022-2023 budget includes $380M to support long-duration energy storage projects - Energy Storage News – January 11 - California’s state budget for 2022-2023 includes $380 million in support for...more
If 2020 was the year of the great energy disconnect, 2021 was the year the people carrying out the energy debate appeared to be living on different planets, floating aimlessly through time and space and never intersecting...more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently issued a final rule, Order No. 880, revising its hydropower project inspection and safety regulations. The updates revise part 12 of FERC’s regulations and conclude an...more
On December 3, 2021, Judge Barbara Rothstein of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington dismissed a suit brought by the Sauk-Suiattle Tribe, finding that the district court lacks jurisdiction over the...more
EIA: California hydroelectric facilities continue to respond to prices despite drought - Renewable Energy World – December 7 - Despite widespread drought conditions, hydroelectric power plants in the California...more