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Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

DOER Releases SMART 3.0 Program Emergency Regulations – Public Comments Due July 25, 2025

On June 20, 2025, the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (“DOER”) filed emergency regulations for the SMART 3.0 Program, the newest iteration of DOER’s Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (“SMART”) tariff-based...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Solar Industry Group Releases New Standard for Solar Supply Chain Transparency

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), a leading solar industry group, recently published a new supply chain traceability standard, Standard 101, for public comment. The standard is intended to provide “a rubric that...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Canada's Clean Electricity Standard Consultation Underway

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The Government of Canada (through Environment and Climate Change Canada) launched a consultation through the publication of a discussion paper, "A Clean Electricity Standard in support of a net-zero electricity sector:...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

New York Releases Much Awaited Roadmap for Deploying 10 Gigawatts of Distributed Solar by 2030

Can New York State satisfy nearly 30 percent of its electricity needs with solar projects less than five megawatts in size by the year 2030? In September of this year, Governor Hochul announced a framework to do just that,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FERC Considers Whether to Modify Accounting System for Renewables

Through a Notice of Inquiry (“Notice”) approved at its January 19, 2021 open meeting, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) asked whether its Uniform System of Accounts (individually, an “Account,” and for more...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update - January 2021 #3

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President Biden readies second batch of climate orders - Reuters – January 21 - Building on his executive orders signed on the afternoon of Inauguration Day, President Joe Biden will announce a second round of...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update - November 2020

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California leading push for renewable power - Bullet KPBS – October 26 - The use of renewable energy is surging in California. A new report from Environment California Research shows that there has been a huge jump in...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update - October 2020 #2

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SEIA report finds corporations have invested in 8,300 MW of U.S. solar - Bullet Solar Power World – October 7 - Tech giants, major retailers, and other corporate leaders are making significant investments in clean...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Petition Seeks Federal Overturn of Net Metering, Calls into Question Federal vs. State Authority Over Solar Sales

A petition filed in April by the New England Ratepayers Association (NERA) has requested that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reassess its authority over retail solar sales, stating that the federal...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update - June 2020 #2

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Plunging renewable energy prices mean U.S. can hit 90% clean electricity by 2035 without extra cost - Forbes – June 9 - Renewable energy has historically been considered too expensive and too unreliable to power our...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update - March 2020

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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

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Connecticut DEEP Intends to Reissue Stormwater General Permit with New Requirements for Solar Facilities – Public Information...

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The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection notified individuals by e-mail on December 27, 2019 of its Notice of Tentative Decision of Intent to Reissue the General Permit for the Discharge of Stormwater...more

Williams Mullen

Virginia Seeks Comments on Solar PBR Regulations

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On May 27, 2019, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) announced it is considering amending 9 VAC 15-60, Small Renewable Energy Projects (Solar) Permit Regulation by Rule (the “PBR Regulations”). The PBR...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Virginia Proposes to Amend the Permit by Rule Regulations for Small Solar Projects

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) is seeking public comment on whether it should amend the current state regulations governing permits by rule for small solar projects....more

Stoel Rives - Renewable + Law

Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development Issues Staff Report/Clarifications Regarding Proposed Solar PV Rules

As a follow up to last week’s post about the proposed rules that would limit the development of solar PV on certain high-value farmland in Oregon, the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development issued its staff...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

PURPA Dispute at FERC Raises New Questions for Co-Located Energy Storage

On August 31, 2018, NorthWestern Corporation (NorthWestern) petitioned the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) to revoke the qualifying small power production facility (QF) status of four wind projects...more

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