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Evidence Preservation: Handling the Issues in New York and New Jersey
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One of the biggest challenges to states meeting ambitious Clean Energy Standards is local opposition to large scale projects, something we’ve written about previously. The federal government and many state legislatures have...more
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the state’s latest land-based renewable energy solicitation, continuing progress toward the state’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act goal to obtain 70 percent of New York’s...more
An earlier Tax Tracker discussed the appraisal methodology for solar and wind energy projects in New York State under Section 575-b of the Real Property Tax Law: Real Property Taxation of Solar and Wind Energy Systems In New...more
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) published the Notice of Availability on January 12, 2024, for the draft programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) on offshore wind energy development activities in the New...more
Following the New York Public Service Commission’s decision in October to deny financial relief to a group of offshore wind and land-based renewable developers, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority is...more
In 2019, the New York State Legislature enacted the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (“CLCPA”), which requires New York State to rapidly decrease greenhouse emissions and scale up renewable energy capacity....more
Developers and assessors of renewable projects can now count on a discounted cash flow approach to assess solar and wind projects for real property tax purposes. When the assessment model was included in the state’s...more
Last week, actions by the Second Department of the New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division set the tone for offshore wind development in New York by denying a challenge brought by local opponents to the NY Public...more
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
Governor Kathy Hochul announced the release of New York’s third competitive Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Certificate (OREC) solicitation on July 27, 2022. Through the solicitation, the New York State Energy Research and...more
On July 5, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the Utility Thermal Energy Network and Jobs Act (the “Act”), a bill which amends New York State’s Public Service Law to authorize the State’s utilities to own and operate...more
Offshore wind energy development gained momentum at the end of February, as the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held the largest offshore wind lease sale ever in the United States. From February 23-25, BOEM auctioned...more
A recent post on Foley Hoag’s State AG blog about New York’s proposed pre-merger notification legislation details the potential new notification requirement, but we wanted to dive a little deeper into the impact the proposed...more
On January 20, 2022, the New York Public Service Commission (Commission) issued its Order on Power Grid Study Recommendations concerning investments in the State’s electric transmission and distribution system that are...more
On January 5, 2022, as part of the 2022 State of the State, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced new investments and a plan to advance offshore wind energy development off the coast of New York. Governor Hochul announced...more
The Biden administration continues to take critical steps that will help them meet their goal of installing 30 gigawatts of wind energy by 2030. New York Bight Proposed Lease Sale - On Friday June 11, the Bureau of...more