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Currents - Energy Industry Insights, V 9, Issue 1, January 2025

Welcome to our first Issue of Currents 2025, our energy e-newsletter. While our energy practice is constantly changing and evolving, we too have expanded our focus for 2025 with some new editors involved with this...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

NYSERDA Issues Request for Information in Preparation for Sixth OREC Solicitation with Transmission Issues in the Forefront

As New York’s fifth Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Certificate (OREC) solicitation enters its final stages, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (“NYSERDA”) issued a Request for Information (“RFI”) on...more

Hogan Lovells

Energy Buzz: Clean Power 2030

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The UK government has set out an “action plan” for reaching its target of clean power by 2030, outlining how the government hopes to deliver on its one of its key manifesto "missions" to deliver zero-carbon electricity for...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update 1.9.25

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According to a new study published in the journal Renewable Energy, no blackouts occurred when wind, water, and solar electricity supply exceeded 100% of demand on California’s main grid for a record 98 of 116 days from late...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

ORES Releases Draft Siting Rules for Major Renewable and Transmission Projects in New York State

On Wednesday, December 18, 2024, the New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Electric Transmission (“ORES”) issued its much-anticipated draft regulations concerning the environmental review, permitting, and...more

J.S. Held

The Winds of Change: Navigating Offshore Wind Disputes

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Offshore wind energy is a new and developing frontier in the global transition to renewable power, with ambitious worldwide projects competing for expertise in a fledgling industry. As this industry grows, so too do the...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update 12.19.24

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According to the latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor report from the American Clean Power Association and Wood Mackenzie, the third quarter of 2024 recorded 3,806 MW and 9,931 MWh of energy storage installed across all market...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

From “Energy Transition” to “Energy Security”: Assessing the Impact of the Republican Trifecta on the Energy Industry

With a renewed focus on domestic energy production and regulatory reform, the incoming administration signals significant shifts in U.S. energy and climate priorities. The incoming Trump Administration will prioritize...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Vineyard Wind Makes It a Clean Sweep ‎in First Circuit ‎Offshore Wind Decision

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On December 5, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit handed the U.S. offshore wind industry a decisive win in its eagerly awaited ruling on the remaining challenges to the Vineyard Wind 1 project’s federal...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update 12.5.24

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Utility-scale U.S. solar installations are set to continue record-breaking growth with over 32 GW installed in 2024, due in part to a requirement that modules imported during the anti-circumvention tariff moratorium be in...more

Hogan Lovells

Offshore Wind Worldwide: Regulatory framework in selected countries

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“Halfway through 2023 and we find ourselves in gripping times as the offshore wind market further grows—within the ‘first’ home regions and beyond. Along with these developments, not the least "offshore wind auctions taking...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

BOEM Announces Comment Period on California Offshore Wind Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement

Despite the uncertainty surrounding the immediate future of the U.S. offshore wind industry after the re-election of Donald Trump, industry participants including the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) are cautiously...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights, V 8, Issue 11, November 2024

Welcome to our 11th Issue of Currents 2024, our energy e-newsletter. This will be our last issue of 2024, and we want to sincerely thank you for reading Currents for the past eight years. Our goal is to relay top trending...more

BCLP

Proposed Planning Policy for Wind and Solar Farms

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Consultation closed at the end of September on proposals to align national planning policy with the Government’s aspiration for Britain’s future as a ‘Clean Energy Superpower’ by 2030. Government has committed to respond...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

First Commercial Offshore Wind Lease Sale in the Gulf of Maine Completed

On October 29, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held an auction for offshore wind areas in the Gulf of Maine. Although BOEM leased an offshore wind area in the Gulf of Maine for a research installation last...more

K&L Gates LLP

BOEM, DOD Sign MoU on Advancing Offshore Wind Development

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On Tuesday, 29 October 2024, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Department of Defense (DOD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen the coordinated development of offshore wind energy...more

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Overview of DPPA scheme in Vietnam and key issues for investors

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On 3 July 2024, the Vietnamese Government enacted Decree No. 80/2024/ND-CP (“DPPA Decree”) on direct power sale and purchase agreement (“DPPA”) mechanisms between renewable energy generation companies (“GENCOs”) and large...more

Stoel Rives LLP

Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council Finalizes Rulemaking to Clarify Contested Case Procedures for Energy Projects

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The Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council (EFSC or the Council), which oversees the siting of large-scale energy facilities including wind and solar power projects, voted late last month to finalize rulemaking to clarify...more

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U.S. Department of Treasury issues final 45X advanced manufacturing production credit rules

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Final 45X rules provide some important clarifications as to what is considered as produced in the U.S. for components and technical elements for certain components such as solar, battery storage, inverters, wind turbines and...more

Morgan Lewis

First Appeal Decisions on the Admissibility of Actions Based on the Duty of Vigilance

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On June 18, 2024, the new chamber 5-12 of the Paris Court of Appeal handed down its first three rulings on the admissibility of duty of vigilance claims in cases involving TotalEnergies, EDF, and Vigie Groupe (formerly Suez)....more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

With Public Input, Changes to New York’s Clean Energy Standard Begin to Take Shape

What changes to New York’s renewable energy programs are coming down the pike? Public comments filed with the New York Public Service Commission (the “Commission”) concerning the Commission’s Draft Biennial Review of the...more

ASKramer Law

Energy Tax Credits for a New World Part IX: Overview of Changes to Traditional Tax Equity Financing

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Tax equity investments in 2023 were about $20 billion annually. To meet the goals of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), “many forecasters estimate that tax equity will need to increase […] to over $50 billion.”...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Central Atlantic Auction – Key Takeaways and Next Steps

On August 14, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held an auction for two offshore wind areas in the Central Atlantic off the coasts of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. While seventeen companies were qualified to bid...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Furling the Sales: Offshore Wind Developers Are Tacking Away From Higher Risk Auctions

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Going into 2024, the Biden Administration was primed to hold four offshore wind lease sales during the one-year window established by the Inflation Reduction Act. But the recent announcement by the Bureau of Ocean Energy...more

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Energy Tax Credits for a New World Part VII: Low-Income Communities Bonus Credits

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What is the Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit? The Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit available through the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) is designed to increase the siting of, and access to renewable energy...more

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