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Currents - Energy Law Insights, V 9, Issue 6, June 2025

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 6/20/2025

Welcome to our sixth issue of Currents 2025. We are covering a multitude of issues in this edition, but we want to pass along a couple of announcements first. Again, thank you for reading! Amazon and Pennsylvania Join the...more

Microwave Transmission of Space-Based Solar Power: The Focus of New Attention

Pillsbury - Gravel2Gavel Construction & Real... on 6/16/2023

Scientists have long proposed that solar electricity generation in space could be an integral component of the world’s carbon-free future. In the 1970s, a U.S. Navy experiment showed that it might be possible to capture solar...more

Renewable Energy Update - October 2022 #3

Allen Matkins on 10/25/2022

First lease sale to be held for offshore wind on West Coast - Associated Press – October 18 - The Biden administration will hold the first-ever lease sale for offshore wind energy on the West Coast, officials said October 18....more

Renewable Energy Update - October 2022

Allen Matkins on 10/7/2022

U.S. proposal would permit eagle deaths as renewables expand - Associated Press – September 29 - The Biden administration on September 29 proposed a new permitting program for wind energy turbines, power lines, and other...more

Renewable Energy Update - September 2022 #4

Allen Matkins on 9/29/2022

Governor Newsom signs sweeping climate legislation - ABC News – September 16 - Governor Gavin Newsom on September 16 signed a package of bills to expand California's reliance on clean energy and reduce carbon emissions...more

The IRA’s transformative tax incentives for solar energy projects and manufacturing operations

Hogan Lovells on 8/15/2022

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), as passed by the House and Senate, is a major political achievement for the Biden Administration, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Democrats of the 117th Congress. This is...more

Let there be light: European Solar ABS & Renewable Energy Financing

Hogan Lovells on 7/5/2022

Hogan Lovells was an advocate sponsor of the 26th Annual Global ABS 2022 Conference held in Barcelona. Dietmar Helms (Hogan Lovells European Structured Finance and Securitisation partner) and Spencer Hunsberger (Managing...more

Renewable Energy Update - January 2022 #3

Allen Matkins on 1/24/2022

California offshore wind energy area reaches new milestone - Offshore WIND – January 12 - The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the draft Assessment on...more

Renewable Energy Update - December 2021 #4

Allen Matkins on 1/3/2022

Renewable energy became the second-most prevalent U.S. electricity source in 2020 - Solar Industry Magazine – December 23 - In 2020, renewable energy sources – including wind, hydroelectric, solar, biomass, and geothermal...more

Renewable Energy Update - December 2021

Allen Matkins on 12/7/2021

Renewables made up 87.6% of new electrical generating capacity for first 3 quarters of 2021 - Solar Power World – November 23 - According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data recently released by the Federal Energy...more

Renewable Energy Update - July 2021 #2

Allen Matkins on 7/12/2021

Historic drought to shrink California’s hydroelectric generation by 19% Renewable Energy World – July 8 - As a result of harsh drought conditions in California in 2021, the U.S. Energy Information Administration expects...more

Renewable Energy Update - July 2021

Allen Matkins on 7/8/2021

IRS extends safe harbor provisions for renewable energy projects impacted by COVID-19 - Renewables Now – June 30 - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has granted extra time to renewable energy projects impacted by the...more

Renewable Energy Update - December 2020

Allen Matkins on 12/7/2020

U.S. Senate approves Allison Clements and Mark Christie for FERC - Bullet PV-Tech – December 2 - The U.S. Senate has approved two candidates for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that were nominated by...more

Renewable Energy Update - July 2020

Allen Matkins on 7/6/2020

House Democrats pass major clean energy bill as Senate GOP mulls timeline for economic stimulus - Bullet Utility Dive – July 2 - The House this Wednesday passed a $1.5 trillion green recovery package, the Moving Forward...more

Renewable Energy Update - June 2020

Allen Matkins on 6/5/2020

As utility solar costs drop 82%, U.S. renewable leaders target majority generation share by 2030 - Bullet Utility Dive – June 3 - The cost for utility-scale solar PV power has declined 82 percent since 2010, and the costs...more

Energy in ASEAN: Solar Energy in Vietnam

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 6/4/2020

In the second installment of our series “Energy in ASEAN: The Essentials,” we will take a deeper dive into the solar energy market in Vietnam. In this article, we will provide a recap of the solar story and give an overview...more

Renewable Energy Update - March 2020

Allen Matkins on 3/9/2020

CPUC proposes optimal 2030 system portfolio tripling battery storage, more than doubling solar - Bullet Utility Dive – February 27 - The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is proposing to adopt a 46 million...more

Renewable Energy Update - October 2019 #4

Allen Matkins on 10/25/2019

Focus - Renewable energy to expand by 50% in next five years - The Guardian – October 21 - Global supplies of renewable electricity are growing faster than expected and could expand by 50 percent in the next five years,...more

Renewable Energy Update - October 2019 #3

Allen Matkins on 10/18/2019

Focus - Governor Newsom signs ‘clean power, smart power’ bill into law - Solar Industry Magazine – October 15 - Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law a bill designed to help California meet its electric grid...more

Unpacking California Solar Taxation: What to Know During Development

Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 9/25/2019

Development of solar projects in California has been spurred by California’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS), which requires that 60% of retail electricity sales must be served by renewable resources by 2030 and requires...more

Renewable Energy Update - August 2019 #5

Allen Matkins on 9/3/2019

Focus - Los Angeles has lined up record-cheap solar power. But there’s a problem - Los Angeles Times – August 27 - Los Angeles has been sitting on a contract for record-cheap solar power for more than a month, but the...more

Renewable Energy Update - June 2019

Allen Matkins on 6/10/2019

Focus - California has too much solar power. That might be good for ratepayers - Los Angeles Times – June 5 - California set two renewable energy records last week: the most solar power ever flowing on the state’s main...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - November 2018

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 11/2/2018

New York Sues Exxon Mobil, Saying It Deceived Shareholders on Climate Change - "The litigation, which follows more than three years of investigation, represents the most significant legal effort yet to establish that a...more

Renewable Energy Update - April 2018 #3

Allen Matkins on 4/23/2018

Focus - SunPower buys U.S. rival SolarWorld to head off Trump tariffs - REUTERS - Apr 18 SunPower Corp. on Wednesday said it would buy U.S. solar panel maker SolarWorld Americas, expanding its domestic manufacturing as...more

Renewable Energy Update - December 2017 #2

Allen Matkins on 12/18/2017

Focus - U.S. tax bill to preserve key renewable energy credits, sources say - Reuters - Dec 14 The final version of comprehensive tax legislation being negotiated by House and Senate lawmakers will preserve key...more

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