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Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

New Laws Powering Maine’s Clean-Energy Future

The most recent Maine legislative session produced a slate of new major energy-related legal updates. Ranging from sunsetting and recalibrating net energy billing to overhauling renewable portfolio standards and creating a...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

FERC November 2023 Open Meeting Preview

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) will host its November Open Meeting on Thursday, November 16, 2023. The Sunshine Act Meeting Notice issued November 9, 2023 indicates FERC’s intent to act on several...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

D.C. Circuit Upholds FERC’s “Send-Out” Approach to PURPA

In a win for independent power producers, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ("D.C. Circuit" or the "Court") recently affirmed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's ("FERC's") "send-out"...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update - 1.26.23 #4

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is considering asking electricity providers in the state to procure 4 GW of new capacity to ensure grid reliability, in addition to the 11.5 GW of procurement the regulators...more

Stoel Rives - Renewable + Law

Updated FERC Guidance on Qualifying Facility Certifications

FERC issued two notable orders this spring in Irradiant Partners, LP (Docket No. EL22-8-000) and Dalreed Solar (Docket No. QF20-1037-002) that provide further guidance on qualifying facility (QF) certifications.  Here are the...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

NJ Solar Community Demonstrates Extraordinarily High Level Of Interest In Year Two Of New Jersey Community Solar Program

On April 6, 2021, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) announced that it received a record number of applications for the approval of community solar projects for Program Year 2 (PY2) of the New Jersey Community...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update - March 2021 #4

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U.S. pledges to slash solar energy costs by 60% in a decade - U.S. News & World Report – March 25 - The Biden administration on Thursday set a goal to cut the cost of solar energy by 60% over the next decade as part...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Deadline Approaching for Comments on Proposal to Reform Distribution System Planning and Allocation of Interconnection Costs

When the Massachusetts DPU opened docket DPU 20-75, I described it as a proposal to fundamentally change system planning and cost allocation in Massachusetts. The interconnection process in Massachusetts has been a perpetual...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Department of Public Utilities Proposes Rethink for Distribution System Planning and Interconnection Costs

On October 22, the Massachusetts DPU issued an Order opening a new docket (DPU 20-75) that seeks comments on a proposal to shake up the way the electric distribution system is planned and paid for in Massachusetts. As I see...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Divided FERC Revamps PURPA Regulations: What the Final Rule Does and Why It Matters

On July 16, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) overhauled its regulations under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA), which had been largely unchanged since 1980....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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FERC Orders, Notices, and Other Guidance Regarding the Novel Coronavirus

Last week the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) continued to issue orders, notices, and guidance related to the current novel coronavirus pandemic, the health and safety of FERC and energy industry employees, and...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Issue 41, November 2019

Why Everything They Say About California Fires — Including That Climate Matters Most — is Wrong - "'We’ve looked at the history of climate and fire throughout the whole state, and through much of the state, particularly...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

FERC Proposes the First Comprehensive Reform of its PURPA Regulations Since 1980: Renewables Under the Gun?

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On September 19, 2019, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) proposing to comprehensively rewrite its rules for implementing the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act...more

Alston & Bird

FERC Proposes Rule Revisions Under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission seeks to revise its PURPA regulations after nearly 40 years of growth in the energy industry, but not everyone is on board. Our Energy Group highlights the notable proposed changes and...more

Saul Ewing LLP

FERC Proposes Major Modifications to PURPA - Some Regions May Be More Affected Than Others

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued a proposed rulemaking on September 19, 2019, that entails a sweeping overhaul of the Public Utility Policy Act of 1978 ("PURPA") which could have significant impact on...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

FERC Proposes Most Significant Reforms to Regulations Implementing PURPA in Almost Forty Years with Significant Implications for...

Last week, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR”) to modernize its regulations governing small power producers and cogenerators under the Public Utility Regulatory...more

King & Spalding

The Ninth Circuit Affirms that California QF Contracts Do Not Comply with PURPA

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On July 29, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its decision in Winding Creek Solar LLC v. Peterman et al, Case Nos. 17-17531, 17-17532 (9th Cir. July 29, 2019), which affirmed the judgment...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

9th Circuit Says CPUC’s Standard Contract and Re-MAT Program for Certain Renewable Generators are not PURPA Compliant

In a recent opinion, the Ninth Circuit held that the California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) Renewable Market Adjusting Tariff (Re-MAT) program and alternative Qualifying Facility (QF) standard offer contract...more

Holland & Knight LLP

The Light Shines for CA QFs: The Ninth Circuit Finds PURPA Preempts CA Renewable Energy Program

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On July 30, 2019, a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal panel unanimously held that the federal Public Utility Regulatory Policy Act (PURPA) preempts two components of California's Renewable Market Adjusting Tariff (Re-MAT)...more

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Zoning/Solar Panel Farm: Maryland Appellate Court Addresses Preemption Issue

The Court of Special Appeals (“Court”) of Maryland addressed in a November 15th opinion local governmental authority regarding the placement of a Solar Energy Generating System ([“SEGS”] i.e., a solar panel farm). See Board...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - October 2018 #3

How DC Unleashed Fossil-Fuel Exports Despite Climate Worries - "Since Donald Trump took office in 2017, exports of LNG and crude oil have surged, rivaling the likes of Saudi Arabia and Russia." Why this is important: The...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

EU Commission Ceases Trade Defense Measures on Solar Panels From China

As is well known by the market players, in December 2013 the European Union imposed definitive anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures on Chinese photovoltaic products and components (Council Implementing Regulation EU...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

North Carolina Supreme Court Affirms Duke Energy’s Monopoly over Rooftop Solar

In September 2017, we reported on a Court of Appeals of North Carolina decision holding that entities installing solar panels on customer rooftops are “public utilities” under state law, at least if they retain ownership of...more

Stoel Rives - Renewable + Law

Updates to Energy-Related Bills in the 2017-2018 California Legislative Session

Stoel Rives’ Energy Team has been monitoring and providing summaries of key energy-related bills introduced by California legislators since the beginning of the 2017-2018 legislative session. Legislators have been busy moving...more

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