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Renewable Energy Update 7.3.25

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The Republican budget megabill, which makes steep cuts to the Inflation Reduction Act’s clean energy tax credits, now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk after passing both houses of Congress. The House passed the Senate’s...more

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Michigan Prevailing Wage Act: New registration and certification requirements for private energy and state funded projects

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As discussed in our most recent installment, on July 23, 2024, Senate Bill 571 (the “Amendment”) was signed into law, adding certain private energy facility projects to the purview of the Michigan Prevailing Wage Act which...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

April Updates on Maine’s Net Energy Billing Program

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As we discussed in our February alert, the Maine Legislature continues to consider bills that would further limit or eliminate Maine’s Net Energy Billing (NEB) program...more

Morgan Lewis

The State of Nuclear 2025: New Leadership, New Challenges, New Opportunities

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2024 was marked by significant developments in the nuclear energy sector, shaped by evolving regulatory frameworks, legislative action, and growing global interest in nuclear power. In the United States the Accelerating...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 23 - February 2025

Look out biscuits — cornbread is making a comeback in the Georgia State Capitol. After failing to fully bake in the State Senate in 2024, legislation designating cornbread as the official state bread (HB 14) returned to the...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Texas Senate Bill 6 – Are major regulatory changes coming for large loads and behind-the-meter arrangements in ERCOT?

On February 12, 2025, the Texas State Senate unveiled Senate Bill 6, titled “Relating to electricity planning and infrastructure costs for large loads” (SB6). This bill addresses large loads interconnecting at transmission...more

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Ejecutivo Federal de México presenta iniciativas de ley en materia energética

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Fue publicada en la Gaceta del Senado de la República de México el oficio con que se remite, el día 5 de febrero de 2025, la Iniciativa con Proyecto de Decreto (Iniciativa) por el que se expiden: Dicha Iniciativa fue turnada...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights, V 9, Issue 1, January 2025

Welcome to our first Issue of Currents 2025, our energy e-newsletter. While our energy practice is constantly changing and evolving, we too have expanded our focus for 2025 with some new editors involved with this...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

2024 Clean Energy Bill Promotes Electric Vehicle Deployment Across Massachusetts

On November 21, 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healy signed into law a sweeping climate bill (St. 2024 c. 239, An Act Promoting a Clean Energy Grid, Advancing Equity and Protecting Ratepayers) packed with measures aimed...more

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Governor Healey Enacts Transformative Clean Energy and Economic Development Laws: Streamlined Permitting, Equity Protections, and...

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On November 20, 2024, Governor Maura Healey signed the Massachusetts Leads Act, engrossing House Bill 5100 (the “MA Leads Act”), which, among many funding provisions, contains two changes that will significantly benefit...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Governor Signs Economic Development and Clean Energy Bills: Key Insights

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On November 20, 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healy signed a $3.9 billon economic development bill, known as the Mass Leads Act (H 5100), and also signed the Climate and Clean Energy Siting Law (S 2967). These laws are...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Oregon EFSC Adopts Rules to Clarify Contested Case ‎Procedures for Energy Projects

Understanding the New Landscape for Energy Developers - The Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council (EFSC) has introduced rule changes to clarify the contested case procedures for large-scale energy project approvals....more

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Secondary market activity in Australia’s offshore wind sector

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It has been a productive year for the Australian Government through its award of multiple feasibility licences under the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Act 2021 (Cth) and its associated regulatory framework (OEI...more

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Relief from NIMBYism for Renewable Energy: New York’s RAPID Act

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One of the biggest challenges to states meeting ambitious Clean Energy Standards is local opposition to large scale projects, something we’ve written about previously. The federal government and many state legislatures have...more

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Congressional Investigations: A Review of Investigations Likely to Continue in 2024 and into the 119th Congress

This is the sixth in our 2024 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. We will be posting further installments in the series throughout the next several...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California Climate Change Legislation, Policy and Regulation – 2023 in Review

As we enter 2024, we once again review the most significant legislation, policy changes and regulatory actions with respect to climate change taken by California in the past year. In contrast to 2022, which brought a revamp...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Build More, Faster? Newsom Signs Infrastructure and Budget Legislation 

On July 10, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a package of bills intended to accelerate critical infrastructure projects across the State aimed at achieving monumental climate and clean energy goals while...more

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Inflation Reduction Act Increases Funding for Energy Transition Projects in the US

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On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 ("IRA"). In addition to enacting new tax benefits for renewable energy and other energy transition related infrastructure, the IRA...more

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It’s Official: President Biden Signs the Inflation Reduction Act into Law, IRS to Receive Increased Funding

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On August 16, 2022, US President Joe Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Act). A press release from the White House touts the Act as one that will “lower the costs for families, combat the climate...more

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[Webinar] Virginia Solar & Energy Storage 2022 Legislative Update - March 31st, 11:00 am - 11:30 am ET

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The Virginia General Assembly passed several important pieces of legislation affecting the solar and energy storage industry during its 2022 legislative session... join us on Thursday, March 31, from 11:00 – 11:30 am (ET) for...more

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Energy & Sustainability Washington Updates — March 2020

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Senate to Take up Bipartisan Energy Bill - Could this finally be the year for a bipartisan energy bill? Perhaps. On February 27, Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Joe Manchin (D-WV), the leaders of the Senate Energy and...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Dome Report - 2020 West Virginia Legislature Updates, Issue 3

The 2020 Regular Session of the West Virginia Legislature recently passed the one-third mark and, as of this writing, the House has introduced 1155 bills, while the Senate introduced 656. We will continue reporting on and...more

Brooks Pierce

North Carolina Legislative Update - March 2019 #5

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Activity at the General Assembly continued to accelerate this week as joint appropriations committees held their final meetings and prepared to break-off into their separate, chamber-specific committees....more

Hogan Lovells

Significant Legislative Activity Impacting Advanced Nuclear

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Recently, the Hill has been taking a flurry of legislative actions that impact the advanced reactor community across all spectra.  We provide a summary of some of the major bills going through Congress below, including a...more

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