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Energy Law: Month in Review - May 2024

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Welcome to Dorsey’s Energy Law: Month in Review. We provide this update to our clients to identify significant developments in the previous month. ...more

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Renewable Energy Update 6.06.24

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California’s utilities regulator on May 30 adopted new rules for community solar projects, despite warnings from clean energy advocates that the move will undercut efforts to expand solar power options for lower-income...more

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Texas Energy Fund Update

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On November 7, 2023, Texas voters approved a constitutional amendment creating the Texas Energy Fund (“TEF”). The TEF, which will be administered by the Public Utility Commission of Texas (“PUCT”) with assistance from a...more

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FERC Meeting Agenda Summaries for December 2023

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Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or the Commission) open meeting to be held on December 19th, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The summaries below are based on publicly...more

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FERC December 2023 Open Meeting Preview

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) will host its December Open Meeting on Tuesday, December 19, 2023 (originally scheduled for Thursday, December 21, 2023). The Sunshine Act Meeting Notice (“Notice”) issued...more

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Update on Alberta's Renewables Pause: Expert Recommendations Provided on Module A Land Impact Issues

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The Alberta Utilities Commission's (AUC) government-directed inquiry regarding the key issues of concern with renewable power projects in Alberta (the Inquiry) is underway. The focus of this post is Module A....more

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Renewable Energy Projects Face an Ill Wind in Texas

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Proposed legislation would impose new constraints and regulatory obstacles for renewable energy, as conservative responses to ESG-related initiatives continue to morph across the US. The Texas legislature is considering...more

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Maine PUC Asked to Fix “Leapfrogging” Problem Triggered by 2022 Changes to Maine’s Generator Interconnection Rule

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The Maine Public Utilities Commission is currently considering whether to commence a formal emergency rulemaking process to amend Chapter 324 of its rules governing generator interconnections. The purpose of the rulemaking...more

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FERC Accepts PJM’s Interconnection Queue Reform

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In a “FERC after dark” order issued late yesterday, November 29, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) largely accepted a comprehensive reform of the PJM interconnection process that applies to both generation and...more

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Vested Rights in a Project: A Win for Project Developer’s Rights in New England

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The Maine Supreme Judicial Court’s (“the Court”) ruling in NECEC Transmission LLC et al v. Bureau of Parks and Lands et al, 2022 ME 48 (August 30, 2022), that New England Clean Energy Connect (“NECEC”) holds constitutionally...more

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Maine Public Utilities Commission to Receive Bids for Northern Maine Transmission and Renewable Generation Projects

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On or before May 2, 2022, the Maine Public Utilities Commission has requested bids for proposed transmission and generation resources that would boost energy exports from northern Maine. The northern Maine region has long...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update - August 2021 #2

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California utilities and clean energy groups urge CPUC to move quickly to free up energy supply - Utility Dive – August 11 - Utilities and clean energy groups are urging the California Public Utilities Commission...more

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Renewable Energy Update - August 2020 #4

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California power shortfall forces sweeping review of grid reliability strategy - Bullet S&P Global – August 21 - In an August 19 letter to Governor Gavin Newsom, the heads of the California Public Utilities...more

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Renewable Energy Update - July 2020 #5

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Renewable energy provided more than 25% of U.S. electricity in first half of 2020 - Renewables Now – July 28 - Renewable energy sources (biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, and wind) produced significantly more...more

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Renewable Energy Update - June 2020 #3

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Sunrun launches U.S. virtual power plant - Bullet Solar Industry Magazine – June 17 - Sunrun Inc. and Southern California Edison (SCE) are working together to launch one of the first residential energy storage virtual...more

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PJM Makes MOPR Compliance Filing and Proposes Timing for Delayed RPM Auction

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Ohio Commission Requests Comment Delay for COVID-19 Emergency On March 18, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C (PJM) filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) proposed changes to its Tariff in compliance with FERC’s...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update - February 2020

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Lifting U.S. import tariffs would knock 30% off solar system prices, according to new study - Greentech Media – February 4 - Solar system prices dropped 90 percent over the last nine years, but the decline was...more

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Ninth Circuit Strikes Down California ReMAT in Winding Creek Solar Case

On July 29, 2019, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court’s decision in Winding Creek Solar LLC v. Peterman et al., ruling that California’s feed-in tariff for small qualifying facilities (QFs), the...more

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NYSERDA Bulk Storage Incentive Program Aims to Jumpstart Utility Transition Following New York Storage Order

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On March 11, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (“NYSERDA”) filed its proposed Implementation Plan to administer its Energy Storage Market Acceleration Bridge Incentive Program and support the...more

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Ohio kicks off interconnection rulemaking: Implications for distributed generation

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As part of the state process requiring that all state agencies conduct a review of their rules every five years, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) recently opened a docket to review Ohio Adm. Code Chapter...more

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Rise In CCAs In Cities Reshaping California Electric Business - Ryan Baron Weighs The Community Choice Aggregation Question For...

California communities are shaking up the electric business. Pursuing lower costs, local control and renewable sources, communities from Humboldt to San Diego are embracing government-run energy programs — or Community...more

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Outcome of utility rate cases could mean $20 million in battery storage projects for Ohio

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In April 2018, Bricker & Eckler published an overview of Ohio’s current energy storage landscape, which discussed recent Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) decisions with battery storage pilots, the Federal Energy...more

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[Webinar] Duke Energy's North Carolina CPRE Program - Latest Developments - March 20th, 11:00am ET

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Are you planning to submit a renewable energy project under Duke Energy’s competitive procurement under Part II of H.B. 589? Duke Energy’s solicitation for 680 MW of renewable energy and capacity is expected to be released...more

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Transaction Structuring Matters: North Carolina Rejects Third-Party Rooftop Solar Power Purchase Agreements

A North Carolina appeals court has reminded energy developers in the state of the importance of structuring a transaction so as not to trigger the state’s utility franchise laws. For one unfortunate developer, that reminder...more

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Oregon Creates Community Solar Program

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Oregon Governor Kate Brown has signed legislation enacting a new community solar program permitting utilities and third parties to own or operate a community-based renewable energy project. The law also sets a specific target...more

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