On September 22, 2022 the Biden-Harris administration announced a historic $7 billion funding opportunity to create regional clean hydrogen hubs (“H2Hubs”). One of the largest-ever public investments in clean hydrogen and in...more
10/14/2022
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Carbon Emissions ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Draft Guidance ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Funding ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Net Zero ,
Renewable Energy ,
Sustainability
On January 12, 2022, the newly formed Commission on Clean Heat held its first meeting. The Baker-Polito Administration formed the Commission on September 20, 2021 in order to bring the state closer to its goal to be net-zero...more
Starting in late February, over 2.7 million Texas households were left without energy and over 100 people died as a severe winter storm caused a series of rolling blackouts across Texas, drawing national attention to the...more
4/5/2021
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Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Governor Abbott ,
Natural Gas ,
Power Grid ,
Power Outages ,
Renewable Energy ,
Severe Weather ,
Solar Energy ,
Texas
In a slip opinion issued on November 19, 2020, the United States Court of International Trade (“USCIT”) permitted the imposition of tariffs on bifacial solar panels, a victory for the Trump administration’s years-long effort...more
12/1/2020
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Biden Administration ,
Court of International Trade ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Presidential Proclamations ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Solar Panels ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Act of 1974 ,
Trump Administration ,
USTR
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
7/9/2020
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Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
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Public Utility ,
PURPA ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
State Legislatures ,
Utilities Sector