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Resilience Planning Is Key to Corporate Sustainability

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This year, the environmental agenda has focused on “deregulation” to promote industrial competitiveness, as well as a sharpened focus on energy generation and transmission to support economic growth. While deregulation may...more

Stoel Rives LLP

FERC Issues Order Expanding Findings Related to Non-Independent Directors and Affiliation

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On September 6, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) issued an order finding that the presence of a non-independent director, i.e., one who is affiliated with an investor, on the board of...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

FERC Broadens Definition of Affiliate; Increases Investor and Utility Scrutiny

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On October 20, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued two orders broadening the definition of “affiliate” under federal electric regulations. Pursuant to Evergy Kansas Cent., Inc. and TransAlta Energy...more

Williams Mullen

Climate Initiatives Will Impact Industry

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Current and future climate initiatives at the federal and state levels are having and will have very significant impacts on industry. Most view climate initiatives as only a utility issue, but that is not the case....more

Jones Day

Japan Legal Update - Volume 42 | November 2018

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Energy - Proposed Revision to Japanese Renewable Energy Act Would Have Major Industry Impact - On October 22, 2018, the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy ("Agency") published an "Overview on Draft Ministerial...more

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