Unpacking FERC's Transmission Planning and Permitting Final Rules
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (“FERC” or “Commission”) Office of Enforcement (“Enforcement”) continues to focus on enforcing its duty of candor rules, with a recent action resulting in a $6.6 million civil...more
As part of the government’s wider review of the electricity transmission network via the Integrated Transmission Planning and Regulation Project, and after its successful introduction of competition to offshore transmission...more
The permitting process has been identified by numerous commentators as a major cause of delays in the development of energy, infrastructure, and mining projects in the United States. ...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
El Ministerio de Minas y Energía de Colombia publicó para comentarios el proyecto de decreto que modificaría el Decreto 1076 de 2015 sobre autogeneración remota el cual contiene un importante incentivo para la producción de...more
Intended to help expedite transmission siting to facilitate achievement of the State’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (“CLCPA”) goals, the RAPID Act makes several significant structural changes to New York’s...more
Last week, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released its National Transmission Needs Study (Needs Study), which concludes that there is a pressing need for additional transmission infrastructure. That need is expected to...more
In its Draft 2022–2023 Transmission Plan, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) introduces a shift to more “strategic and proactive” transmission planning, with a goal of aligning the sites of future new...more
Among the panoply of clean energy-related programs currently being implemented under the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“IIJA”), one in particular – for which a solicitation is set to issue soon – will infuse...more
Building on the sweeping climate and energy goals set forth by the Biden administration, the spotlight turns to transmission development and power grid infrastructure. An array of federal and state proposals may usher in a...more
The environmental organization Friends of the Earth (“FOE”) issued a January 2019 report titled: Power to Memphis – Options for a Reliable, Affordable and Greener Future (“Report”) - The Report was prepared for FOE by...more
This is the third issue of WilmerHale's 10-in-10 Infrastructure Series. In this series, our attorneys will share insights on current and emerging issues affecting infrastructure project developers in the United States....more