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Foley & Lardner LLP
over 7 years ago
Energy
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Foley & Lardner LLP: Edison International Using Rooftop Solar to Help Modernize It's Grid
By Jeffery R. Atkin and Annie Y. Tsai SunEdison, Inc. has secured 20-year power purchase contracts with Southern California Edison to build 33 megawatts of rooftop arrays on industrial buildings in Southern California. Once the rooftop arrays are complete...
Ballard Spahr LLP
over 7 years ago
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Ballard Spahr LLP: New York, Connecticut Establish Community-Based Renewable Energy Programs
New York and Connecticut recently joined at least 13 other states, including Hawai’i and Maryland, in establishing measures that could significantly expand access to renewable energy generation in those states through community-based renewable energy...
J. Wylie Donald
over 9 years ago
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The Top 6 at 12: Highlights of the Top Climate Change Legal Stories in the Second Half of 2013
by J. Wylie Donald 2013 has drawn to a close; here is our take on the top six climate change legal stories in the last six months. 1. Climate Change Assessments - Blockbuster legislation may have been evaded once more but that has not stopped...
Ted Zwayer
over 9 years ago
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Foley & Lardner LLP
over 8 years ago
Fracking and Alternative Energy
Fracking and Alternative Energy Blog
State of the (Solar) Union
By Jason Barglow Viewers of President Obama’s State of the Union address may have noticed the President making a strong, albeit brief, statement in support of solar energy in the United States. The President commented, “It’s...
Foley & Lardner LLP
over 9 years ago
Fracking and Alternative Energy
Fracking and Alternative Energy Blog
SolarWorld Files New Anti-Dumping and Anti-Subsidy Cases Against China and Taiwan Solar Cells
On December 31, 2013, SolarWorld Industries America Inc. petitioned the Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission to begin antidumping investigations against the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan and a countervailing duty...
Troutman Sanders
over 9 years ago
Fracking and Alternative Energy
Fracking and Alternative Energy Blog
New Bill Proposes Tax Credits for Renewable Energy Storage
The Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy Act of 2013, or STORAGE 2013 Act, seeks to make the energy grid cleaner and more efficient, and to reduce the cost of electricity to consumers. Today’s energy grid system suffers from the...
Troutman Sanders
over 9 years ago
Fracking and Alternative Energy
Fracking and Alternative Energy Blog
Massive Solar Plan For Minnesota Wins Bid Over Gas
Minnesota soon could see at least a sevenfold expansion of solar power. In an unprecedented ruling, a judge reviewing whether Xcel Energy should invest in new natural gas generators vs. large solar power arrays concluded Tuesday that solar is a better...
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
over 8 years ago
Fracking and Alternative Energy
Fracking and Alternative Energy Blog
Colorado Ruling Upholds Renewable Energy Standard but Leaves Questions Unanswered
A Colorado federal judge has dismissed a suit challenging the constitutionality of Colorado’s Renewable Energy Standard (“RES”). Colorado’s RES was created by the passage of Amendment 37 in 2004 and codified in 2005 as Colorado...
Columbia Law - Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
over 9 years ago
Fracking and Alternative Energy
Fracking and Alternative Energy Blog
Arizona’s Net Metering Battle Resolved, With Modest Fee Added for Solar
By Sascha Yim, Guest Blogger* In the latest development in the country’s unfolding net metering battle, the Arizona Corporation Commission recently ruled that the state’s utility, Arizona Public Service (APS), could impose a $0.70 per...
State Net
over 8 years ago
Fracking and Alternative Energy
Fracking and Alternative Energy Blog
State Net Capitol Journal: Renewable Energy On Track Despite Setbacks
State mandates to use more renewable energy have run into some roadblocks, but many are still on target in spite of these setbacks. The relentless march of the states to greater use of renewable energy has hit some bumps on the road. The biggest...
Foley & Lardner LLP
over 8 years ago
Fracking and Alternative Energy
Fracking and Alternative Energy Blog
1-3 MW Solar RFP Issued in Palo Alto, California
The City of Palo Alto Utilities (CPAU) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for 1-3 MW (AC) in order to create a CPAU-branded Community Solar Program. The CPAU has stated that its primary objectives for such program are to help facilitate reaching...
Foley & Lardner LLP
over 8 years ago
Fracking and Alternative Energy
Fracking and Alternative Energy Blog
Governor Cuomo Announces Nearly $1 Billion Commitment to Long-Term Funding of Solar Energy in New York
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced a nearly $1 billion commitment to further expand the state’s solar energy industry by providing long-term funding certainty with the goal of boosting existing businesses and attracting new investments...
J. Wylie Donald
over 8 years ago
Fracking and Alternative Energy
Fracking and Alternative Energy Blog
Executory Forward SREC Contracts - What Exactly Does This Mean?
By J. Wylie Donald What happens to the payment for a solar renewable energy credit (SREC) when the payor closes its doors? Maryland citizens are finding out the hard way. The promises made to some of them are turning up empty. Here are the details...
Pepper Hamilton Sustainability Counsel
over 9 years ago
Fracking and Alternative Energy
Fracking and Alternative Energy Blog
New DOE Renewable Energy Data Book Shows Fast Growth for Wind and Solar Photovoltaics
The Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) published its 2012 Renewable Energy Data Book on November 23, 2013, reporting significant growth, particularly for wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) technologies. Compared to...
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