Author Archives: Jeff Bayne

What is Grid Modernization?

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Jeff Bayne

In the background of news about the Clean Power Plan, and the energy sector more broadly, lurks a ubiquitous but sometimes nebulous phrase: grid modernization. What exactly is grid modernization?  Clearly it involves modifications and updates to the electric grid, … Continue reading →

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Second Installment of DOE’s Quadrennial Energy Review

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Jeff Bayne

On February 4, 2016, the Department of Energy began the formal stakeholder engagement process for the second installment of the Quadrennial Energy Review (QER 1.2).  The first meeting was hosted by Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz; Dr. John P. … Continue reading →

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GAO Recommends a National Climate Information System

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Jeff Bayne

To help improve federal efforts in providing climate information to state, local, and private sector decision makers, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report last month entitled Climate Information: A National System Could Help Federal, State, Local, and … Continue reading →

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Other CPP Challenges: Petitions for Reconsideration

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Jeff Bayne

As previously discussed, many parties have turned to the courts to challenge the Clean Power Plan, but this is not the only venue parties opposing the CPP have turned to for relief.  Parties are also challenging EPA directly through petitions for … Continue reading →

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Energy Law Journal – Is EPA The New Energy Regulator?

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Jeff Bayne

In The Environmental Protection Agency and the Clean Power Plan: A Paradigm Shift in Energy Regulation Away from Energy Regulators, published in the current issue of the Energy Law Journal, William S. Scherman (former FERC general counsel) and Jason J. … Continue reading →

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