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Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

EV Roundup - September 2024

In June 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS announced that U.S. consumers have saved more than $1 billion in upfront costs on their purchase of more than 150,000 clean vehicles since January 1, 2024, thanks to...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Energy Tax Credit Sales Stay Fully Charged Despite Uncertain Road Ahead

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”) allows firms to develop and sell clean energy tax credits.  Now that most of the key guidance has been finalized, here is everything you need to know about energy tax credit...more

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Renewable Energy Update 8.22.24

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California has given America a glimpse at what running one of the world’s largest economies on renewable energy might look like. The state recently hit a milestone: 100 days this year with 100% carbon-free, renewable...more

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Federal Appeals Court Upholds Vineyard Wind Approvals in Two Separate Appeals

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On April 24 and 25, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit unanimously upheld two federal district court decisions rejecting challenges to the federal approvals for the Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm...more

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Administration Finalizes Regulations on Clean Energy Tax Credit Transfers

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The Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations on requirements for taxpayers selling clean energy tax credits....more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

NEPOOL Set to Approve New Long-Term Transmission Planning Process for New England

As soon as tomorrow (Thursday, April 4, 2024), New England could have a new long-term transmission planning process—and one that puts the states in the driver’s seat. The New England Power Pool (“NEPOOL”) Transmission...more

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Streamlining Clean Energy Project Development in Massachusetts: A Call for Reform

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In a significant move towards encouraging and strengthening clean energy initiatives, on March 29, 2024, the Massachusetts Commission on Energy Infrastructure Siting and Permitting (the “Commission”) published a comprehensive...more

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4 Takeaways from the 2024 Offshore Wind Conference

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The Environmental Business Council recently hosted its 11th Annual Offshore Wind Conference, where clean energy leaders including developers, consultants, and permitting attorneys from around the Northeast convened to...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable Meeting Summary: Wholesale Markets and the Clean-Energy Transition

On March 22, 2024, Foley Hoag hosted the latest gathering of the New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable. The Roundtable, which has been meeting regularly since 1995, was originally organized to contemplate the...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

U.S. Department of Energy Announces a Second Solicitation for the Transmission Facilitation Program

The Transmission Facilitation Program (“TFP”), a federal clean-energy initiative arising out of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that aims to enhance the capacity, resiliency, and reliability of the nation’s...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Unpacking Recent FERC Orders on Transmission Rate Incentives: A Download for Developers

Recently, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) has issued two Orders regarding transmission projects’ requests for transmission rate incentives. The pair of rulings, each of which includes a...more

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Mexico's Supreme Court Declares Main Amendments to Electricity Industry Law Affecting the Private Sector Unconstitutional

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The Situation: Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador ("AMLO") sponsored a bill aimed at modifying Mexico's Electric Industry Law (the "EIL Reform Bill") in order to strengthen Mexico's state-owned utility (Comisión...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

New York Releases Preliminary Outline of Cap-and-Invest Program

On December 20, 2023, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) released a pre-proposal outline of New York State’s...more

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Offshore Wind: New California Law Aims to Simplify and Expedite Offshore Wind Energy Development

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California recently enacted two laws—the Offshore Wind Expediting Act (SB 286) and the California Offshore Wind Advancement Act (AB 3)—to accelerate the development of offshore wind energy that could have significant...more

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Japan Offshore Wind Update – Round 2 Auction Results

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The Japanese government released the results of the "Round 2" offshore wind auctions. Three separate consortia were announced the winners of three areas. Eyes are now on "Round 3" auctions in 2024. “Round 2” Auctions - ...more

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Climate Action Group Publishes First Net Zero Standard for Mining

On September 6, 2023, climate-focused investor engagement initiative Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) published the Net Zero Standard for Diversified Mining (the Standard), allowing investors to assess the transition plans of...more

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Federal Government Asserts Jurisdiction over Electricity in New Draft Regulations

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The Canadian government released its long-anticipated draft Clean Electricity Regulations (Regulations) on August 10, 2023, setting out its approach to mandating a net-zero emissions power grid by 2035. In this note, we offer...more

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Department of Energy Seeks Comments on Reforms to Accelerate Electric Transmission Project Permitting

On August 10, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposed to substantially revise regulations aimed at accelerating the Federal environmental review and permitting processes associated with the development of onshore...more

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U.S. and UK Announce Partnership on Clean Energy Transition

The United States and the United Kingdom announced a partnership to address a range of global challenges, including the transition to clean energy. As part of the partnership, announced on June 9, 2023, the two countries...more

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Vietnam’s power development plan – From aspiration to reality

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Less than two weeks after the Vietnamese Prime Minister approved the national power development plan for 2021-2030 (“PDP8”), Hanoi and other major northern cities of Vietnam experienced serious electricity supply crunch...more

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Can Africa’s green energy transition bring much-needed power to its people?

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Hundreds of millions of people across Africa still lack access to electricity. Urvi Gudka, Senior Associate in Allen & Overy’s Projects, Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure practice, discusses how the increasingly...more

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Massachusetts Court Refuses to Halt Construction of Offshore Wind Project

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On May 25, 2023, the federal District Court for the District of Massachusetts denied a motion by plaintiffs seeking to halt construction of the Vineyard Wind project offshore of Massachusetts, in the case of Seafreeze...more

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Massachusetts Court Rejects Endangered Species Act Challenge to Offshore Wind Project

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On Wednesday, May 17, 2023, the federal District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted summary judgment in favor of the United States Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) and Vineyard Wind, and denied summary...more

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Climate Litigation Update

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You might recall our posts on litigation by states, counties, and cities blaming a host of calamities, real and imagined, past and future, on Big Oil. The producers tried their best to remove the cases to federal court. In a...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Biden-Harris Administration Publishes Priorities for Permitting Reform to Build Clean Energy “Faster, Safer, and Cleaner”

Yesterday, the Biden-Harris administration outlined in a fact sheet its priorities for permitting reform to accelerate the build-out of America’s energy infrastructure “faster, safer, and cleaner.” The fact sheet provides an...more

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