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Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

NYPA Releases Draft Renewables Strategic Plan, Invites Collaboration with Private Developers

On Tuesday, October 8, 2024, the New York Power Authority (“NYPA”) released its draft 2025 Renewables Strategic Plan (the “Draft Plan”) and invited public comment. The 2023-24 New York State budget granted NYPA expanded...more

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A Short Introduction to BESS Projects in Great Britain

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What is BESS? Battery storage or “BESS” (Battery Energy Storage Systems) projects are electrochemical infrastructure assets that allow energy to be stored and released on demand, and most of these projects are Lithium-Ion...more

Pillsbury - Gravel2Gavel Construction & Real...

Big Data Meets Big Green: Data Centers and Carbon Removal Compete for Zero-Emission Energy

Artificial intelligence, data centers, carbon removal and zero-emission power may sound like a winning line (plus the Free Space) on a 2024 Buzzword Bingo card. But the concepts have come into dramatic real-world tension as...more

Pillsbury - Gravel2Gavel Construction & Real...

Developer Perspectives on Today’s Energy Storage Markets

In 2023, the world added an impressive 45 gigawatts/97 gigawatt-hours of energy storage capacity, nearly tripling year-on-year growth, with the majority driven by battery storage installations. The global energy storage...more

Allen Matkins

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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Renewable Energy Update 8.19.24

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Analyst Wood Mackenzie expects the U.S. community solar sector to add 7.3 GW of new capacity by 2029, which would push the total cumulative installed community solar capacity to above 14 GW, according to a recent report...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

World’s Largest Long-Duration Energy Storage Facility to be Developed in Lincoln, Maine

Governor Janet Mills and Maine’s congressional delegation announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a $147 million grant to develop the largest long-duration energy storage project in the world to date....more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Permitting Perils: Navigating Zoning Law Challenges for Battery Energy Storage Projects

While the technology of battery energy storage has advanced rapidly, the law surrounding the permitting and siting of such systems has often been slow to catch up. As a consequence — whether due to local caution or local...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Battery Technologies: Where Are We Now, and Where Are We Going?

Achieving climate goals will require significant capital investment into the development and scaling of improved battery technologies. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), enacted in August 2022, allocated billions of dollars...more

Stinson LLP

Minnesota Enacts Sweeping Energy Legislation with Implications for Permitting, Transmission, and Decarbonization

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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz recently signed into law sweeping energy legislation designed to ease permitting burdens on renewable energy development and address interconnection and transmission congestion in the state (the...more

Troutman Pepper

Treasury and IRS Issue Additional Domestic Content Guidance Under IRA and New Elective Safe Harbor

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On May 16, the Treasury Department (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2024-41, which modifies Notice 2023-38 (Prior Guidance) by expanding the list of Applicable Projects (defined below) to...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Electric Storage Resource Growth and Deployment: A Tale of Two Markets

In recent years, the California Independent System Operator (“CAISO”) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (“ERCOT”) have experienced rapid growth and deployment of utility-scale and distributed electric storage...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Energy & Sustainability M&A Activity — November 2023

September 7, 2023: ConnectGen, a company that develops, builds, operates, and finances utility-scale clean energy projects, was acquired by Repsol for an estimated $715 million. This acquisition will allow Repsol to...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update 10.19.23

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The Biden administration is putting almost $3.5 billion into improving the strength and resiliency of the U.S. electric grid, government officials said on Wednesday. The money is coming from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law,...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

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 usefulness, specifically its...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Fires at New York Battery Energy Storage System Facilities Ignite State Response

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On July 28, 2023, in response to three separate fires at Battery Energy Storage System (“BESS”) locations in New York, Governor Kathy Hochul announced the creation of an inter-agency fire safety working group. The Fire...more

Troutman Pepper

Troutman Pepper Summary of FERC Order No. 2023 on Generator Interconnection Reform

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On July 28, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) issued Order No. 2023 (Order No. 2023 or Final Rule), which updates the procedures for interconnecting large generating facilities (20MW and above)...more

Bracewell LLP

The Multi-Sector Fuel Dilemma

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Confusion persists among industry stakeholders regarding the correct structuring approach to renewables. The truth is that renewables traverse sectors and is not a sector itself. Electrical power generated through sustainable...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

To BESS, or Not to BESS? The Emergence of Battery Storage Systems on Long Island

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For most people, the idea of “Green Energy” likely evokes images of solar panels and wind turbines. However, the movement toward renewable energy, and a more reliable and efficient power grid, involves many other forms of...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

IRS Provides Highly Anticipated Wage and Apprentice Guidance for Applicable Tax Credits under the Inflation Reduction Act

Publication of Notice 2022-61 starts the 60-day clock until projects that initially commence construction must comply with the new requirements. On November 30, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published Notice...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Energy & Sustainability M&A Activity — August 2022

July 1, 2022: GRNE Solar, a provider of renewable energy installation services intended to generate electricity that is self-sustaining, was acquired by Nelnet (NYS: NNI) for an undisclosed amount. GRNE Solar offers solar...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Multi-Contract Hydrogen Projects: Avoiding Interface Risks and Leaks

The energy transition and climate crisis continue to be a hot topic in political and economic circles. Current global events only serve to demonstrate the need for nations to diversify their sources of energy. Whilst nuclear...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Energy & Sustainability Client Feature — BlueWave

This month, we are thrilled to feature BlueWave, a leading Boston-based solar and energy storage developer and certified B Corp. On May 12, 2022, BlueWave announced that a fund managed by Axium Infrastructure has acquired...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Western States Partner on Clean Hydrogen Hub

On Feb. 23, 2022, the governors of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming entered into a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) to develop the Western Inter-State Clean Hydrogen Hub. Hydrogen is viewed as an essential component...more

Hogan Lovells

Australia's Pathway to a Hydrogen Energy Future: Hydrogen Projects Update 2022

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There has been significant progress in the Commonwealth and State Governments’ plans to develop a hydrogen industry in Australia since our original Australian Hydrogen Projects Paper that was published in 2020. Alongside and...more

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