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Minnesota Enacts Sweeping Energy Legislation with Implications for Permitting, Transmission, and Decarbonization

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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz recently signed into law sweeping energy legislation designed to ease permitting burdens on renewable energy development and address interconnection and transmission congestion in the state (the...more

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Oregon Offshore Wind Watch—BOEM Publishes Proposed Sale Notice and Draft Environmental Assessment

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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) published a proposed sale notice for an offshore wind energy lease auction in Oregon on May 1, 2024.[1] The Oregon lease sale is anticipated to occur in October 2024. Comments on...more

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New Legislation Authorizes Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council to Certify Standalone Battery Energy Storage Systems but Stops...

The Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council (EFSC) oversees the siting of large-scale energy facilities like wind and solar power projects, which often include an associated Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). BESS is a...more

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Oregon Offshore Wind Watch—Examining BOEM’s Final Wind Energy Areas and Scoping Notice

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In support of the Biden administration’s goal of 15 gigawatts (GW) of floating wind by 2040 and Oregon’s goal of 3 GW of offshore wind by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) recently announced its selection of...more

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Maine DEP Proposes Compensatory Program for Renewable Projects Subject to Site Law

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The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has posted for public comment its draft Chapter 375 rulemaking, which would establish a compensation fee for solar, wind, and “high-impact transmission line” projects. ...more

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Offshore Wind: New California Law Aims to Simplify and Expedite Offshore Wind Energy Development

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California recently enacted two laws—the Offshore Wind Expediting Act (SB 286) and the California Offshore Wind Advancement Act (AB 3)—to accelerate the development of offshore wind energy that could have significant...more

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New Legislation Puts Michigan on the Fast Track to Renewable, Clean Energy

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On Nov. 28, 2023, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed into law energy legislation passed by the House and Senate earlier this month. The law will address Governor Whitmer’s 2023 “MI Healthy Climate” initiative, and make...more

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Newly Signed SB 286 Streamlines and Clarifies Permitting Process for Offshore Wind

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In an important step toward meeting California’s goal of producing up to 5,000 MW of offshore wind energy by 2030, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 286 into law on October 7, 2023. Authored by California Senate...more

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New Law Creates Central Procurement Mechanism to Enable Offshore Wind Development

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Governor Newsom, on October 7, 2023, signed AB 1373 into law. The bill authorizes the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to serve as a central procurement entity to procure diverse clean energy resources in order to help the...more

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Illinois Establishes Solar & Wind Siting Standards; Counties on Short Timeframe to Comply

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The Illinois General Assembly recently enacted legislation, which the Illinois governor signed into law, that addresses county-level regulation over the siting and zoning of larger solar and wind projects. Among other things,...more

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New Legislation Overhauls State and Local Regulations for Commercial Wind and Solar Farms

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On January 27, 2023, Governor Pritzker signed a bill that will transform the way counties and municipalities in Illinois locally regulate the development and construction of commercial wind and solar energy generation...more

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Illinois Enacts New Law to Standardize Local Permitting for Renewable Energy Facilities

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On Friday, January 27, 2023, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed a new law, Public Act 102-1123, which refines county governments’ ability to regulate new commercial wind and solar energy facilities. Specifically, PA...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Inflation Reduction Act Establishes Federal Green Bank, Expands OSW Leasing, Reforms Energy Project Permitting

On August 7, 2022 the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act – a sweeping piece of budget reconciliation legislation that touches on everything from energy and climate to Medicaid prescription prices. Germane to the...more

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Illinois Regulators Take First Steps to Implement Illinois’ Recently-Enacted, Wide-Ranging Energy Legislation

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This is the second in a series of Quarles & Brady client alerts concerning the approximately 1,000-page Illinois omnibus energy legislation commonly referred to as The Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA). ...more

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California Legislature Passes Landmark Legislation to Bolster Offshore Wind Energy

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The California Legislature on Sept. 9, 2021, approved landmark state legislation to facilitate California's offshore wind energy potential. Assembly Bill (AB) 525 requires the California Energy Commission (CEC) to prepare a...more

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New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting Sets Precedent in Section 94-c Permit Proceedings: When Major Renewable Energy...

In its first such determination, on June 4, 2021, the newly formed New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting (“ORES”) determined that several provisions of the Town of Barre’s (Orleans County) local law are...more

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Virginia Clean Economy Act Update

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During its 2020 Session, the General Assembly passed and Governor Northam signed into law HB 1526/SB 851, the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA or Act). The VCEA codified the clean energy directives included in Executive Order...more

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Consolidated Appropriations Act Extends Construction Deadline for Tax Credits for Wind and Solar Projects

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Act”) was signed into law on December 27, 2020. The Act provided an extension of the beginning of construction deadline for the Production Tax Credit (“PTC”) for wind projects...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Major Climate Bill Recommits Massachusetts to Climate Goals

On January 4th, as the legislative session came to a close, both houses of the Massachusetts legislature passed “An Act Creating a Next-Generation Roadmap for Massachusetts Climate Policy.” My colleague, Seth Jaffe, posted on...more

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New COVID-19 Relief Legislation Extends Renewable Energy and Green Technology Industry Tax Incentives

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A new coronavirus (COVID-19) relief bill—the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which includes the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020 (the Act)—was signed into law on December 27. The Act not only...more

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Dominion Issues RFP for Up to 1,000 MW of Solar, Onshore Wind Generation and Energy Storage...

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On May 1, 2020, Dominion Energy (“Dominion”) released a request for proposal (“RFP”) for up to 1,000 MWs of new photovoltaic solar (or paired with energy storage), new onshore wind (or paired with energy storage), or...more

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NY Legislation Sets Bold Climate Change Goals

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Examining the regulatory framework of New York’s legislative climate change initiative — the Community Leadership and Community Protection Act. On Thursday, July 18, 2019, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the...more

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The Empire Strikes Back: NY Reclaims Lead in Adopting the Most Ambitious Climate Goals in the U.S.

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The New York State Assembly last week successfully passed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), which lays out sweeping decarbonization targets for New York's electric generating sector and economy at...more

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Texas Adds New Statutory Requirements on Land Leases for Wind Farms

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The Texas Utilities Code was recently modified by House Bill 2845 to now require any person who leases land for a wind power facility (hereinafter referred to as "grantee") to be responsible for removing its wind power...more

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Good News For C&I Solar – Maine Passes New Legislation

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Good news this week, in that Maine has officially paved the way for solar in the state, particularly for C&I and community solar. Two new bills (LD 1494 – RPS bill, and LD 1711 – Solar bill) passed the Senate and House last...more

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