In two recent decisions, Connecticut Tax Court Presiding Judge Matthew Budzik found that three facilities consisting of solar panels and related equipment were entitled to property tax exemptions pursuant to Connecticut...more
This year’s Virginia General Assembly was a packed session with several important pieces of legislation under consideration to further Virginia’s energy transition. Register for our annual webinar where we will provide an...more
Representative Fite of Benton and Senator Dismang of Beebe have introduced House Bill 1370 (“HB 1370”) which would amend the Arkansas Renewable Energy Development Act of 2001. HB 1370 is denominated the Cost-Shifting...more
On August 11, 2022, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law An Act driving climate policy forward. After months of heavy legislative activity involving a wide range of stakeholders in the clean energy and...more
HB 741, a bill passed by Florida’s Senate and House of Representatives and awaiting the signature of Governor Ron DeSantis, is expected to devastate the state’s growing solar power industry. ...more
On October 12, 2021, members of the Ohio House of Representatives introduced House Bill 450 to permit community solar in the territories of the electric distribution utilities (EDUs). To date, community solar has not been...more
On May 7, 2021, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) issued a Staff Memo updating recommendations to its April 7, 2021 Straw Proposal, which sets forth the BPU Staff’s detailed proposal regarding the design and...more
On July 16, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) dismissed the controversial petition filed by the New England Ratepayers Association (NERA) requesting FERC declare its "jurisdiction over energy sales from...more
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
In the past ten years, the cost of a solar panel installation has fallen by over 60 percent. As a result, onsite solar power has become an increasingly attractive way for consumers to manage electric costs and achieve...more
Democratic lawmakers recently submitted a letter urging the Federal Regulatory Commission (FERC) to reject a petition for declaratory order filed by the New England Ratepayers Association (NERA) that could impact state-run...more
On April 14, 2020, the New England Ratepayers Association (NERA) filed a Petition for Declaratory Order (Petition) asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) to reverse its policy on net...more
Industry Expert Insights - We reached out to a well-known expert in Mexico in the energy and legal industries to get his thoughts on the current energy climate. Juan Serra is a partner in the Mexico City office of...more
A nonprofit advocacy group recently asked FERC to overturn a policy that has been in effect for more than a decade and assert jurisdiction over energy sales from rooftop solar facilities and other distributed generation...more
2020 was a blockbuster year in the Virginia General Assembly for clean energy legislation with the passage of several important bills, including most notably the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA). The overall goal of the VCEA...more
The Virginia General Assembly passed several important pieces of legislation affecting the solar industry during its 2019 legislative session. Join us on Thursday, March 28, from 11:00 – 11:30 am (EST) for an informative and...more
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
The Lamont Energy Policy Committee (part of the Lamont Transition Team) recommended the Governor-elect to adopt a “Green New Deal” with Connecticut and its ratepayers. The suggested Green New Deal includes a reduction of...more
On December 17, 2018, the Maine PUC exempted medium and large non-residential customer classes of CMP and Emera from compliance with the Commission’s net energy billing provisions in Chapter 313, section 3(f), which require...more
Topics covered include tax equity, the solar start of construction rules, the investment tax credit (“ITC”) and tax basis risk after the Federal Circuit’s opinion in Alta Wind, the inverted lease structure, back-leverage...more
On September 19, 2018, the Connecticut Public Utility Regulatory Authority (PURA) issued a declaratory ruling requested by Solar Connecticut, Inc. that existing net-metering rules would continue for existing distributed...more
Focus - California breaks solar power, renewable energy output records - PV MAGAZINE - May 1 California blew through a series of peak solar and renewable energy generation records in the last week of April, showing not...more
On January 12, 2018, the Vermont Supreme Court decided in favor of Stowe Cady Hill Solar LLC and reversed the Vermont Public Utility Commission’s sua sponte dismissal of a petition for a net-metered solar facility. The...more
An uncommon opportunity for “utilities, environmental groups and other stakeholders” to testify before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) elicited diverse opinions on the PUCO’s recent changes to net metering...more
On October 3, 2017, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (“DPU”) opened a new docket (D.P.U. 17-146) to investigate two issues: whether energy storage systems paired with net metering facilities are eligible for...more