As promised in a previous blog entry discussing the recently signed MOU between FERC and MMS regarding energy development on the Outer Continental Shelf, I’m attaching a link to the client alert prepared by my colleague, Cherise Oram, on the subject. Please contact us with any questions!
Green Power Express Receives Green Light from FERC
By Jason Johns on
On April 10, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved a request for various transmission infrastructure investment incentives submitted by Green Power Express LP (GPE), a transmission-only partnership that proposes to build a 765 kV "green superhighway" consisting of three interconnected loops in North and South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa. GPE’s proposal will also extend radially…
Upcoming Webinar: Four Primary Ways the Stimulus Bill will Impact the U.S. Wind & Biofuels Industries
By Greg Jenner on
Biofuels Journal and Wind Today Magazine are hosting this free webinar on April 14, 2009 at 2 p.m. Central Time.
Please join me and my colleague, Graham Noyes, as we discuss the Obama Administration’s economic stimulus package and how it will impact the wind and biofuels industries.
REGISTER HERE: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/244944960
There will also be…
Interior Highlights Opportunities for Renewable Energy Development on OCS
By Katherine A. Roek on
Posted in Wind
The U.S. Department of Interior recently published a report highlighting the information currently available regarding the nature and scope of energy resources on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), including renewable energy. The report is a result of the new administration’s approach to developing energy resources on the OCS, and will serve as background information for…
President Obama Clamps Down on Lobbyists and First Amendment
President Obama issues ban on executive branch officials from speaking to lobbyists on specific stimulus projects…
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Stoel Teams with EUCI to Present Law of Renewable Energy Webinars
By William H. Holmes on
Posted in Cleantech, Climate Change, Geothermal, Hydropower, Ocean/Wave Energy, Renewable, Solar, Tax, Wind
Stoel Rives LLP is teaming up with EUCI to present a series of webinar’s based on our series of “Law of” books about renewable energy. The Law of Renewable Energy web conferences will address the major legal issues associated with the development of renewable energy projects. The web conferences will include the following topics:
Tax and …
New tax credit for “qualifying advanced energy project”
By Greg Jenner on
Although this blog is focused on renewable energy, manufacturers in the renewable space should be aware of a new tax credit included in the stimulus bill. The provisions is complicated and unlike most tax credits. Nevertheless, its benefits, especially for manufacturers on the cutting edge, may be too great to ignore.
Taxpayers who qualify are…
California PUC Proposes Criteria to Evaluate the Viability of Proposed RPS Projects
By Allison Smith on
Under California’s Renewable Portfolio Standard, investor-owned utilities only have until 2010 to procure 20% of their power from renewable sources (although certain flexible compliance measures do apply). There are concerns that the rapidly-approaching deadline is leading utilities to sign power purchase agreements with projects that are not viable and may never achieve commercial operation. To help…
FERC Technical Conference on Wind Integration
By Dina Dubson on
From our colleague Jason Johns:
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will host a technical conference on March 2 to discuss the challenges of integrating large amounts of variable generation into wholesale markets and the grid. The Commission is also asking for innovative proposals that will help accomplish such large integration. Notably, the conference could…
FERC Rejects MISO’s Market Coordination Service Proposal, Approves Anchor Tenant Merchant Transmission
By Dina Dubson on
From our colleague and FERC guru, Jason Johns:
MISO’s Proposed Market Coordination Service:
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission today rejected the Midwest ISO’s proposed Market Coordination Service that would have given certain transmission owners access to the ISO energy and operating reserve markets without requiring those owners to hand over control of facilities…