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State Programs Claim Third Victory in Federal Court: New York Nuclear Subsidies Survive Legal Challenge

In a July 25, 2017 ruling, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed a challenge to the component of New York’s “Clean Energy Standard” offering subsidy payments, known as “zero-emissions credits” or ZECs, to certain … Continue reading

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Court Decisions Affirm States’ Authority to Incentivize Generation Development and Retention

In two recent federal court decisions, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois affirmed state authority to implement programs to incentivize generation development and retention. The two decisions are the … Continue reading

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What an Administration Change May Mean for the Clean Power Plan

The fate of the Clean Power Plan has been uncertain from the start, with challengers attacking the regulation through notice and comment, petitions for reconsideration, D.C. Circuit litigation, and briefing for a stay that the Supreme Court would go on … Continue reading

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Litigation Maps Illustrate State Involvement in Power Sector Environmental Regulation Suits

States are on both sides of the various lawsuits over EPA’s regulation of air emissions from the power sector.  To assist readers with tracking state and local government participation in active litigation, Considering the Grid has compiled maps showing the … Continue reading

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Proposed CEIP Design Details Published in the Federal Register

UPDATED 07.21.2016 with extended comment date. UPDATED 08.25.2016 with new extended comment date. Earlier today, EPA published its Clean Energy Incentive Program (CEIP) Design Details proposal in the Federal Register, triggering the start of the 60-day comment period (deadline August 29 September … Continue reading

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