In a flurry of activity, newly elected President Donald J. Trump issued a series of Executive Orders immediately after his inauguration on January 20, 2025. This article will discuss eight of these documents that directly...more
“Decarbonization” and “Electrification” are the buzzwords floating around Illinois following Governor Pritzker’s signing of the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (the “Act”) on September 15, 2021. As the largest and most...more
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On April 3, 2018, pursuant to the Future Energy Jobs Act (“FEJA”), the Illinois Commerce Commission (“ICC”) issued an Order adopting and modifying the draft Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan (“LTRRP”) submitted...more
On March 21, the Illinois Commerce Commission (“ICC”) publicly approved certain results from the Illinois Power Agency’s (“IPA”) Spring 2018 First Procurement of solar Renewable Energy Credits (“RECs”) from utility-scale...more
On October 31, 2017, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) voted on “Global Safeguard” import remedies regarding Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic (CSPV) cells (see International Regulatory Bulletin (IRB) No. 565). A...more
On September 29, 2017, the Illinois Power Agency (IPA) released for public comment its initial draft Long Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan (LTRRP) for Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) pursuant to the Illinois Future...more
Pursuant to Section 16-111.5 (e) of the Illinois Public Utilities Act, the Illinois Commerce Commission (“ICC”) convened a special meeting on September 7, 2017, to vote on whether to approve the recommendations of the...more
Illinois recently enacted the Property Assessed Clean Energy Act, Public Act 100-0077, which gives local units of governments (e.g. counties, cities and villages) the authority to establish and administer Property Assessed...more
On July 19, 2017, the Illinois Power Agency (“IPA” or “Agency”) issued its Request for Proposals Process and Rules (“RFP Rules”) under which the Agency will solicit fifteen year contracts for the delivery of 1,000,000 ...more
This Client Alert continues our reports regarding the Illinois Power Agency’s ("IPA”) on-going implementation of the Illinois’ Future Energy Jobs Bill (Public Act 99-0906), which became effective on June 1, 2017. (See prior...more
The Illinois Power Agency (“IPA”) today released a draft of the standard form contract to be entered into with developers of new, utility-scale wind and solar projects pursuant to Illinois Public Act 99-0906 (the “Future...more