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Impact of Federal Legislation on the Useful Life and Value of Energy Assets

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Domestic energy production was a subject of much attention in the recently passed federal legislation. That legislation eliminated significant future tax incentives for new construction of large-scale wind and solar projects....more

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FERC Temporarily Raises Cost Limits for Blanket Certificate Pipeline Projects to $61.65 Million

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On June 18, 2025, FERC temporarily raised the cost limits for blanket certificate natural gas pipeline projects constructed and placed into service by May 31, 2027, from $41 million to $61.65 million. Citing what it called a...more

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FERC Acts Under Its Emergency Waiver Authorities to Ease Regulatory Burdens on Natural Gas Infrastructure Projects While...

On June 18, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) took four actions to ease regulatory burdens for constructing interstate pipeline and liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities authorized under the Natural Gas...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Ontario Releases Energy for Generations, the Province’s Inaugural Integrated Energy Plan

On June 12, 2025, Ontario released Energy for Generations, its inaugural integrated energy plan that aims to establish a coordinated energy (electricity and natural gas) strategy to ensure access to affordable, secure,...more

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Ohio Passes Bill to Encourage Energy Infrastructure Development

Ohio Governor DeWine recently signed Substitute House Bill 15 (HB 15) which will take effect on August 14, 2025. HB 15 contains many provisions intended to encourage the development of Ohio electric generation facilities and...more

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Redrawing the Map – Energy Provisions in Proposed Budget Bill Seek to Shift the Future of Federal Infrastructure Policy

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On May 22, 2025, the House passed budget reconciliation legislation referred to as “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill” (the “Bill”). As currently written, the Bill would reshape key aspects of federal energy policy by targeting...more

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FERC Denies NGO Transmission, Inc.’s Application to Abandon Jurisdictional Facilities

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On April 24, 2025, FERC denied NGO Transmission, Inc.’s (“NGO Transmission”) application under 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (“NGA”) to abandon its jurisdictional facilities and reclassify them from jurisdictional transmission...more

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Department of Energy Continues to Issue Orders that Support Liquefied Natural Gas Exports with Extension Authorization to Golden...

On March 5, 2025, the United States Department of Energy (DOE) approved Golden Pass LNG Terminal LLC’s (GPLNG) request to extend a deadline to begin exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its terminal facility currently...more

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Texas BACT Is a Fact: The Texas Supreme Court Unpacks the Texas Clean Air Act’s BACT Definition

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Port Arthur Community Action Network (PACAN) v. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality et al. (Tex. Feb. 14, 2025) presented the Texas Supreme Court with a unique opportunity to provide defined guideposts to understand...more

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Trump Administration Outlines Plans for a ‘Golden Era’ of American Energy

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The Trump Administration is beginning to roll out its policy plans to “dominate” the global energy space. These plans tackle energy transition issues in a dramatically different manner than did the Biden Administration,...more

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Navigating the New Energy Landscape: Key Takeaways from Trump's Recent Executive Actions

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In a decisive shift from the prior administration’s energy policies, President Trump has enacted a series of executive orders aimed at bolstering domestic fossil fuel production and overhauling the permitting process for...more

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Se fijan nuevas reglas comerciales en el mercado mayorista de gas natural en Colombia

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La Comisión de Regulación de Energía y Gas (CREG) el 6 de febrero de 2025, expidió la Resolución CREG 102 015 de 20251, que deroga las resoluciones CREG 136 de 2014, 186 de 2020 y 102 013 de 2024, normas que hasta la fecha...more

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D.C. Circuit Vacates PHMSA's LNG-by-Rail Rule

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On 17 January 2025, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a 2020 Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) rule—the “Hazardous Materials: Liquefied Natural Gas by Rail Rule” (the LNG-by-Rail...more

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With Hezbollah Battered, Natural Gas Gives Lebanon A Chance

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The election of General Joseph Aoun as president of Lebanon ended a two-year stalemate in which the position was vacant, and Lebanon basically had no government at all. The cause of the stalemate was obvious. Hezbollah, the...more

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Issues Executive Order to Waive All-Electric Building Requirement for Rebuilding After Los Angeles...

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On January 13, 2025, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass issued Emergency Executive Order No. 1, entitled “Return and Rebuild,” in response to the recent devastating wildfires that destroyed homes and businesses across the city. The...more

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FERC Terminates Draft Policy Statement on Climate Change Impacts of Natural Gas Infrastructure

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Under the direction of Chairman Christie, President Trump's new appointee to lead the agency, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order revoking the draft policy statement that would have assessed the...more

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President Trump Signs Energy Executive Orders on Day One of Administration

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On January 20, 2025, newly sworn-in President Donald Trump signed several executive orders related to energy policy. In the most comprehensive order, the administration declared a national energy emergency, the purpose of...more

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New Executive Orders Mandate Sweeping Changes to US Energy Policy

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President Donald Trump recently issued three executive orders and a memorandum focused on the energy sector: Unleashing American Energy (EO 14154), Declaring a National Energy Emergency (EO 14159), Unleashing Alaska's...more

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Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential

This EO establishes a policy to fully utilize Alaska's abundant natural resources. It directs federal agencies to rescind or revise restrictions, policies and environmental reviews implemented since January 2021 that limit...more

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Low Carbon Hydrogen in the UK - a Universal Solution?

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The scaling up of low carbon hydrogen technologies will be crucial for achieving the UK’s Net Zero target by 2050 and a sustainable energy future. Historically, hydrogen has been produced from fossil fuels and utilised across...more

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Chris Wright Stresses Practical Solutions for Energy

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Yesterday, at his Senate confirmation hearing, Chris Wright, nominee for U.S. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary, advocated for a forward-thinking “all-of-the-above” energy strategy, integrating fossil fuels with...more

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Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for January 2025

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Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly open meeting to be held on January 16, 2025, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on January 8, 2025. ...more

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Southern Tier Residents Fight Back As New York Bans CO2 Fracking

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently doubled down on the Empire State’s refusal to allow fracking by signing a bill that would ban the technique outright using carbon dioxide instead of water. The ban extends the...more

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2024 Clean Energy Bill Addresses Massachusetts Natural Gas Policies

As a further update to our blog series on the landmark 2024 Massachusetts Clean Energy Bill, this post summarizes some changes to Massachusetts law affecting natural gas use. Previous posts addressed how the Clean Energy Bill...more

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New York and New England Play Russian Roulette with their Energy Supply

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In the early hours of Monday, January 6, 2025, a severe winter storm fell on much of the MidAtlantic region and extended into New England. Forecasters predicted that this would only be the first in a series of significant...more

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