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Connecticut Uniform Capacity Tax Bills for Solar PV, BESS Heard

Two bills that aim to advance the concept of a uniform capacity tax for solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and battery energy storage systems (BESS) were the subject of a public hearing before the Connecticut General Assembly’s...more

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Appeals Court Shines Light on Solar Panel Protections

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Kearsarge Walpole LLC v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Walpole involved a dispute over where a large-scale solar array could be placed in Walpole, Massachusetts. In Kearsarge, a solar developer (Kearsarge), along with Norfolk...more

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Renewable Energy Update 10.17.23

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In recognition of the substantial effect that widespread use of electric vehicles (EVs) will have in reducing carbon emissions, the state and federal government have set ambitious goals to increase the number of EVs on the...more

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Pennsylvania Poised to Open the Doors to Community Solar Projects

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Parallel bills in both the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and Senate would open the doors to community solar projects in the Commonwealth. If passed, community solar projects will no longer be prohibited by utility law...more

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State Legislature Considers Regulations for Decommissioned Solar Panels

Earlier this summer the New York State Senate passed a bi-partisan bill (S. 942) to require the Department of Environmental Conservation’s (“DEC”) to adopt regulations governing the collection and disposition of solar panels...more

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Rooftop Solar Provider Held to be a “Public Utility” in North Carolina

On September 19, 2017, the Court of Appeals of North Carolina (“Court”) held that companies that install solar panels on customer rooftops are “public utilities” under state law, at least when they retain ownership of the...more

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