My partner Seth Hilton attended last Friday’s all-party meeting on California’s 2011 RPS procurement and prepared the following update:
On February 11, 2011, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Administrative Law Judge Burton Mattson issued a Proposed Decision (PD) conditionally accepting the 2011 Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) Procurement Plans for Southern California Edison (SCE), Pacific Gas
Seth Hilton, Jason Johns, and Morten Lund will be presenters at the following webinar on Wednesday:
FERC and Feed-in Tariffs: Opportunities and Challenges in California and Other States
Wednesday, March 2 at 11:00 a.m. CST/ 9:00 a.m. PST.
After prolonged consideration by the California Public Utilities Commission, California recently adopted a reverse auction
Environmental Leader published a column today by Stoel Rives’ Joseph Eckhardt, addressing the regulation of environmental certification programs.
On the one hand, the FTC in the United States takes an enforcement approach, recently challenging a company that was marketing a sham certification program. In Europe and Canada, in contrast, regulators have done something different
The Obama Administration last week released its proposed budget for 2012, which includes a number of tax proposals that could have a direct impact on the financing of renewable energy projects. Some of the more significant proposals include extension of the grant in lieu of tax credits, an additional allotment of qualified advanced energy manufacturing
Congress’ experiment with establishing federal siting authority for transmission lines suffered another setback after a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision issued yesterday, February 1, 2011, vacated the Department of Energy’s (“DOE”) 2007 Transmission Congestion Study that had designated national interest electric transmission corridors in mid-Atlantic and Southwestern states. This ruling is the latest of
Wind & Solar Integration Summit, Scottsdale, AZ
January 24, 2011, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Workshop
January 25, 2011, 7 a.m. – 5:15 p.m., Conference
January 26, 2011, 9 a.m. – 11:45 a.m., Conference
As the Workshop Chair, I would like to extend you an invitation to the Wind & Solar Integration Summit
As we approach the beginning of a new year, financing options for energy projects (both conventional and renewable) under the current economic conditions continue to be a challenge and a focal point for the energy industry. In order to gear up for financing opportunities in 2011, I, along with my colleagues Marcus Wood, Graham Noyes
Congress yesterday passed the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (the Act), which extends several expiring renewable energy and fuel tax incentives and includes some new incentives that could provide significant benefits to renewable energy projects. The President signed the Act earlier today. Among the more significant provisions in the
Yesterday, December 16, 2010, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) conditionally approved a proposal by the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) that significantly changes how large transmission upgrades are funded across the MISO region.
MISO’s proposal creates a new category of transmission projects called Multi-Value Projects (MVPs) for upgrades that are determined to enable
As many of you have heard, this morning the House of Representatives passed the Senate compromise tax bill by a vote of 277-148. The bill now goes to the President for his signature.
For the renewables industry, this is extremely good news. The bill extends the deadline for beginning construction for the section 1603 grant