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North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) is a non-profit entity that develops and enforces reliability standards to promote adequate and consistent bulk electrical power in North America. NERC enforces standards, monitors reliability, investigates disruptions and trains and certifies power industry personnel. less -

DOE’s Grid Liftoff report and Transmission Interconnection Roadmap prioritize grid capacity and reliability

Hogan Lovells on 4/19/2024

On Tuesday, April 16, the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) published a new report as part of its “Pathways to Commercial Liftoff” initiative, focused on the strategies for innovative and reliable grid deployment. The same...more

FERC Staff Issues Report on Lessons Learned from 2023 CIP Audits

Troutman Pepper on 12/29/2023

On December 12, 2023, FERC staff offered information and recommendations to help registered entities (i.e., users, owners, and operators of the bulk electric system) improve their compliance with mandatory Critical...more

Renewable Energy Update 10.26.23

Allen Matkins on 10/30/2023

New York State announced this week what it is calling the largest state investment in renewable energy with the conditional awards including three of the country’s largest proposed offshore wind farms as well as 22 land-based...more

Chambers Global Practice Guides: Alternative Energy and Power 2023

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 8/22/2023

Inflation Reduction Act - Perhaps the most significant recent develop- ment in the area of alternative energy, the Infla- tion Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) offers approxi- mately USD270 billion in tax incentives to help...more

A Look at the Permitting Provisions in the Fiscal Responsibility Act

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 6/5/2023

On Wednesday, May 31, the House of Representatives voted 314-117, to send the Fiscal Responsibility Act (H.R. 3746; the “Act”) to the Senate. The permitting reform provisions tracked the deal announced by the White House and...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 5, Issue 33

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 12/2/2021

FERC Warned Renewables Planning Can Strand Grid Assets - "But at a FERC technical conference, others highlighted a potential risk for overbuilding and the cost it could incur for consumers." Why this is important: It's...more

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