Today the Minnesota Senate passed its omnibus energy bill by a vote of 37-26. This follows the Minnesota House of Representatives’ passage of its version of the bill on Tuesday. The bills now move to a conference committee for consolidation. After the conference committee completes its work, the consolidated bill will then return to each
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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…
Stoel Rives Energy Regulation Report
By Jason Johns on
FERC Clarifies Qualifying Facility Restrictions in Sale/Resale Transactions
On May 19, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") issued an order in Idaho Wind Partners I, LLC, a docket in which wind farm owners in Idaho petitioned FERC for approval of a unique transaction that would both provide eligible Renewable Energy Credits ("RECs") to a utility …
Budget Compromise Looks OK for Projects in DOE Loan Guarantee Pipeline
By Graham Noyes on
The current version of the budget compromise provides relatively good news for projects seeking DOE loan guarantees.
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Summary of Federal Biofuels Incentives
By Janet Jacobs on
Posted in Biofuels
The Congressional Research Service has put out a useful and concise summary of federal programs that provide direct and indirect incentives for biofuels. The report lists over eighteen active programs administered by five different agencies including the U.S. Department of Agriculture; Department of Energy and Internal Revenue Service. For each program, the report lists the authorizing…