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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

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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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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

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This Week’s Climate Policy Update - June 2024 #2

Good morning! This is Akin’s newsletter on climate change policy and regulatory developments, providing information on major climate policy headlines from the past week and forthcoming climate-related events and hearings...more

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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

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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

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DOE Proposes Rule for More Efficient Environmental Review of Clean Energy Projects

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposed to amend its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures on November 16, 2023, to include a new categorical exclusion for certain energy storage systems and to expand its...more

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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

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Order No. 2023: Interconnection Reform is Finally Here

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On 28 July 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued Order No. 2023, implementing reforms to its generator interconnection agreements and procedures aimed at alleviating the backlog of generation and...more

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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

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

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California Expands Energy Commission’s Jurisdiction to Bolster Clean Energy Development

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Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 205 into law on June 30, 2022. This legislative effort significantly expands the California Energy Commission (CEC)’s jurisdiction and encourages the development of new clean energy projects....more

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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

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Renewable Energy Update - October 2021 #3

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San Diego County to expand its renewable energy sources - The San Diego Union-Tribune – October 20 - In addition to renewable energy projects featuring solar, wind, and energy storage, the San Diego County Board of...more

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Energy Storage Tax Credits in the Biden Administration FY 2022 Budget, GREEN Act and Clean Energy for America Act

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As the renewable energy sector has grown in recent years, thanks in part to federal income tax credits, researchers and policymakers have begun to focus on the role of energy storage. Because wind and solar are intermittent...more

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Renewable Energy Update - April 2021

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Senators introduce legislation to aid clean energy recovery - Solar Industry – March 30 - Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Senator Martin Heinrich, D- N.M., have introduced legislation...more

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Energy & Infrastructure: Renewables Driving Change in the Investment Landscape

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Macro market shifts as part of the energy transition are spurring investors, sponsors, and even traditional oil and gas producers to move in new directions. There is an increase in wind and solar projects being funded, with...more

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Grid Stability in the Age of Decarbonisation

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Grid disruption which results in blackouts is big news and often leads to public uproar and much finger pointing. The lightning strike that led to a blackout in parts of the UK in early August was widely reported and is the...more

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Energy Snippets

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IEA says world cannot "press pause" on renewables, as capacity growth stalls - The International Energy Agency (IEA) has expressed concern over the “unexpected flattening” of renewable-energy capacity additions in 2018,...more

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Renewable Energy Finance Forum Wall Street Soundbites: the Tax Equity, Debt and M&A Markets, etc.

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The soundbites are edited for clarity and are organized by topic, rather than in chronological order. The topics covered include the tax equity, debt and M&A markets, C&I solar, offshore wind, bonus depreciation,...more

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Energy Snippets

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Ramaphosa's Saudi deal a boost for renewables - President Cyril Ramaphosa's recently signed ZAR12 billion renewable energy investment deal with Saudi Arabia, was widely welcomed as a much-needed lift for the economy and...more

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Infocast’s 2018 Solar Power Finance & Investment Summit Soundbites

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Below are soundbites from panelists at Infocast’s Solar Power Finance & Investment Summit from March 19th to 22nd in Carlsbad, CA. It was an extremely well-attended event and the mood of the participants was generally...more

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