On August 12, 2024, the California Public Utilities Commission issued a proposed decision setting average and maximum targets and timelines for the large electric investor-owned utilities to connect new customers or upgrade...more
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
In May of 2019, the Clean Energy Transformation Act (CETA) became law in Washington state and set bold decarbonization and renewable energy mandates for electric utilities. Under CETA, electric utilities in Washington must...more
On December 23, 2020, the Virginia State Corporation Commission (the “Commission”) issued an Order (the “Order”) adopting Rules Governing Shared Solar Program, 20 VAC 5-340-10 et seq. (the “Rules”), effective as of January 1,...more
The first major long-duration storage procurement has arrived - Bullet Greentech Media – October 16 - California regulators said this year that the state will need 1 gigawatt of long-duration storage by 2026. But the...more
In November 2019, the Solar Energy Industries Alliance (SEIA) and the Smart Electric Power Association (SEPA) hosted the Solar + Storage Midwest Conference. (This conference was formerly named the “Solar Power Midwest”...more
On September 20, 2019, the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) filed a Notice of Public Review of the proposed 225 CMR 21.00, the Clean Peak Energy Portfolio Standard regulation. DOER seeks public comment on...more
Financing energy projects that have entered into PPAs with CCAs presents unique challenges for lenders and investors. Key Points: ..In recent years, CCAs have begun supplying energy to a growing number of consumers in...more
On May 19, 2017, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the California Energy Commission (CEC) held a joint en banc on customer and retail choice in California. In attendance were CPUC Commissioners Guzman...more
Today the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and California Energy Commission (CEC) announced that they will hold a joint forum on May 19, 2017 to discuss the future of retail electricity in California....more
On August 14, 2014, the California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”) issued an Order Instituting Rulemaking (“Order”) to establish policies, procedures, and rules to guide California investor-owned electric utilities...more
Mexico has recently adopted amendments to the Mexican Constitution that will profoundly change all aspects of the electric power sector in Mexico. Among other things, those amendments reduce the role of the State in the power...more
As we previously reported, on August 12, 2013, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto submitted a highly anticipated constitutional reform proposal to the Mexican Congress for purposes of restructuring the Mexican energy...more