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On April 9, 2026, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) hosted a meeting on Tribal engagement in long-term transmission planning. The purpose of the meeting was to share information about transmission…
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California Legislature Approves Pathways Bill Moving Western Regionalization Forward
Update: Governor Newsom signed the Pathways Bill into law on September 19, 2025.
On September…
Continue Reading California Legislature Approves Pathways Bill Moving Western Regionalization ForwardD.C. Circuit Affirms FERC’s Definition of “Power Production Capacity” in Broadview Solar
December 9, 2025 Update: Following the D.C. Circuit’s September ruling, parties opted not to seek…
Continue Reading D.C. Circuit Affirms FERC’s Definition of “Power Production Capacity” in Broadview SolarKlickitat County, Washington Proposes New Ordinance Severely Restricting Solar and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Development
Klickitat County, Washington has proposed a new land use ordinance that, if passed, would impose…
Continue Reading Klickitat County, Washington Proposes New Ordinance Severely Restricting Solar and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) DevelopmentNew Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission Rules Create New Local Permitting Pathways for Mid-Sized Solar Development in Eastern Oregon
By Ariel Stavitsky, Emily Schimelpfenig, and Sudha Basu[1]
For nearly a decade, tension has…
Continue Reading New Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission Rules Create New Local Permitting Pathways for Mid-Sized Solar Development in Eastern OregonCPUC Opens Rulemaking to Modernize Rule 21 Interconnection Procedures
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC or Commission) has launched a new rulemaking to update…
Continue Reading CPUC Opens Rulemaking to Modernize Rule 21 Interconnection ProceduresThe California Supreme Court Addresses Standard of Review Applicable to California Public Utility Commission Decisions
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On August 7, 2025, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in Center for…
Continue Reading The California Supreme Court Addresses Standard of Review Applicable to California Public Utility Commission DecisionsU.S. Department of Interior Directs U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Audit Eagle Permitting Program, Signals Potential for Increased Enforcement for Wind Energy Projects
On August 4, 2025, U.S. Department of Interior Deputy Chief of Staff-Policy Gregory Wischer issued…
Continue Reading U.S. Department of Interior Directs U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Audit Eagle Permitting Program, Signals Potential for Increased Enforcement for Wind Energy ProjectsOn July 15, 2025, the Department of Interior (DOI) issued a memorandum titled, “Departmental…
Continue Reading New Department of Interior Review May Heighten Scrutiny and Lengthen Permitting Timelines for Some Wind and Solar ProjectsThis post was co-authored by Stoel Rives summer associate Jayden M. Dirk.
Last month, the Oregon…
Continue Reading Oregon EFSC Proposes Rule Changes to Energy Facility Site Certificate Amendment ProcessU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service Propose to Rescind the Regulatory Definition of “Harm” Under Endangered Species Act
On April 17, 2025, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“USFWS”) and the National Marine…
Continue Reading U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service Propose to Rescind the Regulatory Definition of “Harm” Under Endangered Species ActPJM Files Reliability Resource Initiative at FERC Requesting Expansion of Transition Cycle #2 for Reliability Resources
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On December 13, 2024, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (“PJM”), filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory…
Continue Reading PJM Files Reliability Resource Initiative at FERC Requesting Expansion of Transition Cycle #2 for Reliability ResourcesU.S Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes to List the Monarch Butterfly as Threatened, Seeks Comments on Developing a Final Rule
On December 12, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the “Service”) published notice in…
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