News & Analysis as of

Permits Solar Energy Renewable Energy

Williams Mullen

Virginia Adopts New Minimum Period of Validity for Solar and Residential Housing Permits

Williams Mullen on

Across the Commonwealth, localities have significantly varying periods of validity for permits related to solar developments, battery storage, and residential housing. From locality to locality, permit lengths may range from...more

Williams Mullen

[Webinar] Renewable Energy Series: 2024 Virginia Energy Legislative Update - April 3rd, 11:00 am - 11:30 am EDT

Williams Mullen on

This year’s Virginia General Assembly was a packed session with several important pieces of legislation under consideration to further Virginia’s energy transition. Register for our annual webinar where we will provide an...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

One-House Budget Bills Diverge on Prescriptive Farmland Protections for Major Renewable Energy and Electric Transmission...

Early last week, the New York State Senate and Assembly released their “one-house” budget bills, which include their own version of the Renewable Action Through Project Interconnection and Deployment, or RAPID, Act proposed...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Licensing and Permitting for Solar Panel Projects in North Carolina

Ward and Smith, P.A. on

Solar panel systems on residential homes have greatly increased in popularity over the last several years with the boom in renewable energy.  This brought questions and a degree of confusion regarding both licensing and...more

Williams Mullen

[Webinar] Renewable Energy Series: Environmental Considerations When Siting and Permitting Renewable Energy Projects - May 3rd,...

Williams Mullen on

Siting and permitting renewable energy projects in Virginia have become increasingly challenging as federal and state environmental laws, regulations and guidance have evolved in recent years. In particular, HB 206...more

Williams Mullen

[Webinar] Renewable Energy Series: Permit by Rule (PBR) Process for Solar and Energy Storage Projects in Virginia - April 27th,...

Williams Mullen on

Are you developing a solar or energy storage project in Virginia? Want to learn more about Virginia Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Permit By Rule (PBR) permitting process for small renewable (solar) energy and...more

Mintz

Congress might make it easier for us to transition to renewable energy but the States say not so fast.

Mintz on

As the climate crisis continues, we're now on the verge of meeting our energy needs through a combination of water, wind, and sun generated electricity. Sadly many Federal and State permits are needed to get that cleaner...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

[Webinar] Utility Scale Solar in Ohio - A review of Ohio Senate Bill 52's changes to permitting utility scale solar - August 19th,...

Bricker Graydon LLP on

Join Bricker energy attorneys Kara Herrnstein and Dylan Borchers as they review changes to the utility scale permitting process as a result of Ohio Senate Bill 52. This webinar is the first of a multi-part series of...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Local Communities and Environmental Groups Bring Challenge to the New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting’s Regulations...

On June 29, 2021, a cohort of New York local governments (including many where large-scale solar projects are currently proposed), community organizations, and avian interest groups filed a lawsuit in the New York State...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Hot Question for Energy Storage Answered by Massachusetts Fire Appeals Board

As battery energy storage systems become a more common element of renewable projects, developers are increasingly adding the need to obtain fire code permits to their list of necessary project permits and approvals. Yet...more

Williams Mullen

[Webinar] Virginia Solar & Energy Storage 2021 Legislative Update - March 31st, 11:00 am - 11:30 am EST

Williams Mullen on

Building on the progress from the 2020 legislative session and the passage of the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA), the Virginia General Assembly passed several important pieces of legislation affecting the solar and energy...more

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,...

Executive, Regulatory and Congressional Priorities for 2021: November 2020 American Wind Energy Association Report

The American Wind Energy Association (“AWEA”) issued a November 2020 report titled: Vision for Driving a Clean Energy Transformation - Executive, Regulatory & Congressional Priorities for 2021 (“Report”)...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Army Corps of Engineers Proposes Revising Broad Range of Clean Water Act Nationwide Permits

On September 15, 2020, the Army Corps of Engineers published proposed revisions to a wide range of Nationwide Permits (NWP) issued under the Clean Water Act. The revisions respond to Executive Order 13783, directing heads of...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Issue 31, August 2020

Exxon Mobil: Doubling Down While Facing Peak Oil Demand - "With most competitors pivoting away from upstream growth, Exxon continues to press ahead with investments despite very challenging current price environment for...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Minnesota Automatic-Approval Rule Secures CUP and Saves Solar Project

One of the challenges of renewable energy development is managing the permitting process. Understanding how to navigate state and local laws can be integral to a developer’s permitting success, especially where a community...more

Tonkon Torp LLP

Oregon Clarifies State Jurisdiction Over Solar Energy Projects

Tonkon Torp LLP on

On June 30, 2020, the Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council (EFSC) issued a permanent administrative order adopting rule changes to hopefully clarify when new solar energy projects in the state must get a land use permit from...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

[Webinar] Development of Utility Scale Solar Projects in Ohio - June 18th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST

Bricker Graydon LLP on

Bricker & Eckler and Haley & Aldrich invite you to discuss the fundamentals of developing utility scale solar projects in Ohio, as well as recent developments impacting the permitting of these projects before the Ohio Power...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - December 2019 #2

Court Ruling Vindicates ExxonMobil in New York ‘Climate Change’ Fraud Case - “'The Office of the Attorney General failed to prove, by a preponderance of the evidence, that ExxonMobil made any material misstatements or...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Issue 42, November 2019 #2

FBI Eyes How Pennsylvania Approved Pipeline - "The FBI has begun a corruption investigation into how Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration came to issue permits for construction on a multibillion-dollar pipeline project to carry...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - October 2019 #2

Supreme Court Showdown Set Over Pipeline Crossing of Appalachian Trail - "Led by Dominion and Duke Energy, the company contends that 'long-standing precedent' allows pipelines to cross the 2,000-mile national scenic...more

Williams Mullen

Virginia Seeks Comments on Solar PBR Regulations

Williams Mullen on

On May 27, 2019, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) announced it is considering amending 9 VAC 15-60, Small Renewable Energy Projects (Solar) Permit Regulation by Rule (the “PBR Regulations”). The PBR...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Virginia Proposes to Amend the Permit by Rule Regulations for Small Solar Projects

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) is seeking public comment on whether it should amend the current state regulations governing permits by rule for small solar projects....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Emergence of Utility-Owned Renewable Energy Under Build-Transfer Agreements

Electric utilities in the U.S. historically have been buyers and sellers, but not producers, of renewable energy. Largely due to tax and accounting constraints, vertically integrated, regulated utilities traditionally have...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - September 2018 #2

As Storm Looms, 4th Circuit Reverses Ruling Against Dominion on Coal Ash Pollution at Chesapeake Site - "Water pollution from a coal ash landfill and settling ponds at a closed power plant in Chesapeake is not a violation of...more

Williams Mullen

[Webinar] Permit By Rule (PBR) Process for Solar and Wind Projects in Virginia - August 1st, 11:00am ET

Williams Mullen on

Are you developing a solar or wind project in Virginia? Want to learn more about the Permit By Rule process for small renewable energy projects? Join us Wednesday, August 1, at 11:00 am (EST) for an informative discussion...more

28 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide