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Current Generating Capacity - As of 2024, total installed electric generating capacity in the United States is approximately 1,250 gigawatts (GWs). This capacity is distributed across a diverse mix of energy sources, with...more
Good afternoon! 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
Solar is booming in the United States as power demand surges, outpacing the growth of any other electricity source and disproving claims that the energy transition is a failure. To be sure, solar remains a small portion of...more
The 2024 General Election is imminent and all four of the biggest political parties have now released their election manifestos. With the push to net zero remaining critical in accordance with the UK’s domestic and...more
The application cycle for Treasury to award this round of credits will soon open, providing applicants an opportunity to receive significant funding for clean energy, industrial decarbonization and critical materials...more
Solar Powered Generation Sees Significant Growth while Some Solar Energy is Increasingly Blocked from Production - Our Currents focus article this month is on developments in the growth of solar electric power generation...more
Solar is Coming, Solar is Here: The Growth of Solar in Coal Country - We reviewed a variety of news stories discussing new solar projects in states – Kentucky, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania – that have traditionally...more
Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Georgia have all set off on a journey of energy transition, but each of these countries is taking a path of its own, as Anton Konnov, Alexey Mareev and Arthur Minosyan explain....more
Pennsylvania and RGGI – Decision and Resolution - On November 1, 2023, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, in a five-judge panel decision, issued a long-awaited ruling denying the authority of the executive branch,...more
Domestic Nuclear Power Advancement: Barriers to Entry and the Need for a National Strategy - As previously reported on this site, nuclear generation development has taken hold as a potential promise for a long-term,...more
The application cycle for the first round of credits will soon open. Treasury’s additional guidance clarifies what types of facilities may qualify for credits, the submission process and the selection criteria for evaluating...more
The Cost of "Electrification" “Electrification” has become a ubiquitous term these days, although depending on who you ask, it might have different meanings. However defined, a critical component of electrification as a...more
United States Senate negotiators reached an agreement on July 27th on the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”). The 725-page bill would use fiscal year 2021 reconciliation instructions to raise revenue in order to fund...more
The British Energy Security Strategy ("the Strategy"), published on April 7, 2022, aims to ensure that the United Kingdom has "a flow of energy that is affordable, clean and above all secure." Published against the background...more
The White House demonstrates its continued support for fossil fuel communities during the current clean energy transition by standing up the Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communicatees and Economic...more
President Andres Manuel López Obrador has sent to the House of Representatives a preferential bill to reform the Electricity Industry Law, which Congress will be required to discuss in the next 60 days....more
The flurry of activity at the end of 2019 demonstrates that congressional support for clean energy research and development (R&D) remains strong, as evidenced by level or increasing budgets for most of the relevant programs...more
Why Everything They Say About California Fires — Including That Climate Matters Most — is Wrong - "'We’ve looked at the history of climate and fire throughout the whole state, and through much of the state, particularly...more
Focus - California lawmaker aims to stop closure of Diablo Canyon nuclear plant - San Francisco Chronicle – September 4 - A Central Coast lawmaker has a new plan to keep California’s last operational nuclear power...more
Senegal takes delivery of wind turbines for its first large-scale wind farm' - Last week, Vestas wind turbines and components arrived at Port Autonome de Dakar for West Africa's first large-scale wind farm. ...more
Zambia sets sights on yet more solar as another 34 MW is connected to grid - The 34 MW Ngonye solar photovoltaic plant, in Zambia, has been connected to the country’s grid and has started operations....more
Investec’s ZAR 1bn fund to buy up stakes in South African green power projects - The investment vehicle, set up with UK Climate Investments, wants equity in operating renewable energy projects....more
Focus - California slashes emissions, hits major greenhouse gas goal years early - SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE - Jul 13 In a major win for California’s fight against global warming, the state appears to have hit its first...more
Stoel Rives’ Energy Team has been monitoring and providing summaries of key energy-related bills introduced by California legislators since the beginning of the 2017-2018 Legislative Session. June 2, 2017 was the deadline by...more
City of Cape Town launches waste-to-energy plant - South Africa’s City of Cape Town is now generating its own electricity through a waste-to-energy plant. While launching the ZAR400 million (US$30 million) plant...more