The Climate Policy, Renewable Energy, & Sustainability Blog
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…
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) opened the door today for new investment in transmission lines in the Upper Midwest that will deliver new wind energy to market. By establishing a methodology for sharing the cost of new transmission lines, FERC’s decision could provide a significant boost to wind development in the region. For more…
As some of you may have heard, the Senate today passed its version of the tax compromise by a vote of 81-19. The bill includes an extension of the deadline in section 1603 for beginning construction through 2011. The size of the majority is a strong signal to the House that the Senate may not…
For those of you interested in the machinations in Congress over the tax cut extensions, especially concerning renewable energy, here is the latest:
Yesterday, the Senate released what it termed a "final compromise" bill. That bill should be voted on in the Senate very soon. It reflects negotiations within the Senate and between the Senate…
Today, Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus released their proposal for a middle class tax cut. Although far from the final product, the bill gives us some insight into thinking on the Senate side.
From a renewable energy standpoint, the most important proposal is a one-year extension of the ITC…
On November 24, 2010, the Oregon Department of Energy (“ODOE”) issued final permanent administrative rules (the “Permanent Rules”) relating to the Business Energy Tax Credit (“BETC”). For a description of the BETC generally, see our previous alerts on November 5, 2009, February 27, 2008, and July 2, 2007.
The Permanent Rules finalize…
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FERC Opens Rulemaking on Intra-Hour Scheduling, Forecasting Requirements, and Integration Services for Variable Energy Resources
The Federal…
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The following is a question I received, which I thought I would answer on the Blog:
Greg, as the expiration for the 1603 grant gets closer, two questions? 1) what are the chances of the grant being extended and 2) what are the modifications to the 1603 that you see coming January…
Yesterday, the Oregon Department of Energy issued is final administrative rules for the biomass producer /collector tax credit. The new permanent rules can be viewed at the following link: http://oregon.gov/ENERGY/RENEW/Biomass/docs/BPC_PermRules.pdf/oregon.gov/ENERGY/RENEW/Biomass/docs/BPC_PermRules.pdf
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has issued a straw man proposal that lays out plans to revise the surrogate avoided resource (SAR) methodology used to calculate avoided cost rates for wind generators. The "avoided cost" is the price paid to Qualifying Facilities that are selling power to Idaho utilities under the Public Utility Regulatory…
