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Good to the Last Drop?

Our national climate goals of net zero emissions, renewable energy transition, electrified vehicle fleets, clean steel, green hydrogen, and the rest of the package focus on the ramp-up of clean energy sources and end uses. As...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Treasury and IRS Issue Proposed Regulations Regarding the Clean Energy Production and Clean Electricity Investment Credits Under...

The proposed regulations provide the initial guidance for new tax credits that go into effect in 2025 for clean electricity facilities using various technologies that achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Under...more

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Proposed Regulations - Clean Electricity Production and Investment Credits (45Y and 48E)

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The IRS and Treasury on June 3 issued proposed regulations under Sections 45Y and 48E (proposed regulations), which address clean electricity production and investment tax credits, respectively, that generally replace...more

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Solar Powered Generation Sees Significant Growth while Some Solar Energy is Increasingly Blocked from Production

Our Currents’ focus article this month is on developments in the growth of solar electric power generation and obstacles to future growth that are occurring around the U.S. from environmental groups and other energy producers...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents Energy Industry Insights: V 8, Issue 2, February 2024

Welcome to the second 2024 issue of Currents - our e-newsletter focused on energy topics. Business today is characterized by relentless change. To assist our clients in navigating this dynamic landscape, we pride...more

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MassDEP Takes a Closer Look at Hydropower’s Clean Energy Value

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On January 11, 2024, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) held virtual stakeholder meetings to receive public comment on the MassDEP’s suggested options for strengthening the ability of the...more

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Breaking Down the Section 45V Clean Hydrogen PTC Proposed Regulations

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS on Dec. 22, 2023, released proposed regulations regarding the production tax credit (PTC) for hydrogen under Section 45V of the Internal Revenue Code, as enacted by the...more

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Le Canada sollicite des commentaires sur un projet de règlement sur l’électricité propre

Le 10 août 2023, le Canada a publié un projet de Règlement sur l’électricité propre (le « Règlement »), lequel vise à faire partie intégrante de la stratégie du Canada en vue d’atteindre l’objectif de zéro émission nette de...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canada Seeks Input on Draft Clean Electricity Regulations

On August 10, 2023, Canada released draft Clean Electricity Regulations (Regulations), which are intended to form an essential part of Canada’s approach to achieving economy-wide net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights: V 7, Issue 8, August 2023

What is the Hydrogen Hubbub? Hydrogen is seen by many as the fuel of the future, a substance that can provide heat through combustion, or electrical power from fuel cells, emitting only water in the process. Its potential...more

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EPA’s Ambitious Proposed GHG Emissions Standards May Face Challenges

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) issued a proposed rule (Proposed Rule) on May 11, 2023, that would adopt new greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for certain coal and natural gas-fired power...more

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Biden Administration Takes Steps To Accelerate Transmission Permitting

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The Biden administration (the Administration) has set ambitious goals to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions to at least 50% below 2005 levels by 2030 and to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. To achieve these ends, the...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

New York Walks the CLCPA Talk in Passing First-in-the-Nation Ban on New Gas Hook-Ups

After a month of hotly debated budget talks, New York passed its 2024 fiscal year budget late Tuesday night, and with it, took a long-awaited step towards decarbonizing New York’s building sector. The budget deal includes...more

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Inflation Reduction Act Offers a Variety of Green Building Tax Incentives

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The IRS is currently in the process of implementing the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), which addresses energy, tax and health policy. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), "The Inflation...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Removing Barriers to Geothermal Heat Pump Deployment in New York

A great deal of progress has been made in decarbonizing the power sector through deployment of clean electricity generation technologies such as wind and solar. But other technologies essential to our efforts to combat...more

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Renewable Energy Update - August 2022 #2

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Historic climate bill faces state schism on clean energy Bullet E&E News – August 8 The suite of tax incentives in the $369 billion “Inflation Reduction Act” could spur record-setting growth in wind and solar capacity if...more

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The IRA: what’s in It for manufacturers?

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In the United States, greenhouse gas emissions derive almost evenly from transportation (27%), electricity (25%) and industrial sources (24%). The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has been rightly heralded for enabling an...more

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Hydrogen: Near Term Challenges & Long Term Opportunities

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Congress and the Biden Administration recognize hydrogen’s potential to address the clean energy imperative. This past year, The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act appropriated $8B of spending to build out clean hydrogen...more

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The Department of Energy Releases a Groundbreaking Strategy to Protect America’s Clean Energy Supply Chain

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Hoping to one day overtake Norway as the world’s largest clean energy producer and to join the small group of countries who have achieved net zero greenhouse gas emissions, the U.S. has set some ambitious goals for itself. In...more

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[Webinar] Is Canada’s Electricity Sector Ready for a Zero-Carbon Future? - January 27th, 8:30 am - 10:00 am ET

Economic and population growth, together with accelerated electrification in all economic sectors, is expected to shift Canada’s electricity systems into a period of sustained demand growth through the 2020s and early 2030s....more

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Decarbonising the LNG Industry: The Pressure is On

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Decarbonising Natural Gas and LNG - Natural gas and liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) have long been hailed as one of the winners of the current energy transition when compared to other fossil fuels. Carbon dioxide (“CO2”)...more

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Summary of Climate, Energy and Environment Provisions in the House Budget Reconciliation Package

Key Points - House Democrats press ahead with Build Back Better Act, including $550 billion in climate-related funding. The House will send the package to the Senate to continue negotiations over controversial provisions. ...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

Oregon Sees Washington’s 2045 Target for Grid Decarbonization, Lowers by 5

On June 26, 2021, in the waning hours of Oregon’s legislative session, the legislature passed House Bill 2021 (H.B. 2021 or the Act) - Oregon’s take on sweeping climate legislation for retail electricity generation. Notably,...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Oregon Legislation Mandates 100% Clean Electricity by 2040 With a Focus on Environmental Justice

For the past two legislative sessions, the Oregon legislature tried—and failed—to pass comprehensive climate legislation. Those efforts, which were focused on a cap-and-trade, economy-wide approach, were met with such harsh...more

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The Energizer – Volume 91

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DOE LAUNCHES CLEAN HYDROGEN INITIATIVE - On 7 June 2021, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm launched the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Energy Earthshot Initiative, making an “all-hands-on-deck call for...more

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