California’s Pacific Gas and Electric Company (“PG&E”) announced today that it plans to issue an Energy Storage Request for Information (“RFI”) to obtain information on utility-scale, dispatchable, and operationally flexible storage resources through a solicitation of interest from technology providers, owners, and developers of energy storage resources. PG&E said that it plans to issue the
October 2012
Governor Brown Signs Three Biogas Bills Into Law
By William H. Holmes on
Posted in Biofuels, California
Here’s a California law update from my partner Wayne Rosenbaum in San Diego:
The California legislature continues to emphasize the importance of renewable energy for the State’s environment and economy. Of the renewable energy bills passed by the legislature and signed by the Governor this year, three of them focused on biogas. Some of the…
Maine Not Yet Leaders in U.S. Offshore Wind
By David Hattery on
Posted in Wind
On Thursday, October 4, the Maine Public Utilities Commission (“PUC”) unanimously voted to table action on Statoil North America’s proposal to moor four floating wind turbines off the coast of Maine. Statoil North America, a division of Norway’s Statoil ASA, proposed the 12-megawatt pilot project in response to the PUC’s September 2010 request for proposals…
Utah PSC Approves 60 MW of New Distributed Solar PV in Utah
By William H. Holmes on
Posted in Solar
My colleagues Laura Suesser and Julia Pettit reported on a significant victory for solar development prospects in Utah.
On October 1, 2012, the Public Service Commission of Utah approved Rocky Mountain Power’s Solar Incentive Program, which will support 60 MW of new distributed solar PV resources in Utah over the next five years (2013-2017).
The…
Video Interview: Discussing the Obama-Blocked Chinese Wind Energy Project with LXBN TV
By Alex Mertens on
Posted in Wind
Following up on our posts on the subject, I had the chance to speak with Colin O’Keefe of LXBN regarding President Obama’s blocking of a Chinese-owned wind energy project out of concerns for national security. In the brief interview, I explained what exactly happened and whether or not the companies involved have any kind of legal recourse.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Bp0_kI6w4DI%3Fversion%3D3%26hl%3Den_US
Ralls Corp. Challenges Presidential Order Blocking Chinese-Owned Wind Projects
By William H. Holmes on
Posted in Wind
From my colleagues Alexandra Mertens and CJ Voss.
Ralls Corp. (“Ralls”), a company owned by two Chinese nationals and affiliated with the Sany Group, a global heavy manufacturing company (“Sany”), amended its lawsuit on Monday in an effort to overturn President Obama’s executive order requiring Ralls to divest itself of four 10 megawatt wind…
200 Million Reasons Why Waivers of Subrogation Matter
By David Hattery on
Posted in Litigation
When negotiating contracts with a client, sometimes their eyes roll when we come to the section on insurance, particularly that awkward phrase, “waiver of subrogation.” What is subrogation and what does it mean to waive it? Simply put, subrogation is the right of a party, typically an insurance company, to pay a loss then sue the party…
Obama Blocks Chinese-Owned Wind Project
By Alex Mertens on
Posted in Wind
President Obama issued an order on Friday blocking the construction and ownership of a wind project by Ralls Corporation (“Ralls”), due to national security concerns including “credible evidence” that Ralls or its affiliates, including the Sany Group (“Sany”), “might take action that threatens to impair the national security of the United States.” Ralls was in…