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EPA Proposes to Repeal the Clean Power Plan

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Jeff Bayne

UPDATED 11.14.2017 The proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan has been published in the Federal Register, 82 Fed. Reg 48,035.  In addition, an extension of the comment deadline has been published in the Federal Register, 82 Fed. Reg. 51,787.  … Continue reading →

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DOE Proposes Grid Resiliency Pricing Rule

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Jeff Bayne

Last week, DOE proposed that FERC enact rules for FERC-approved Independent System Operators (ISOs) and Regional Transmission Operators (RTOs) to “ensure that certain reliability and resilience attributes of electric generation resources are fully valued.”  The DOE Notice of Proposed Rulemaking … Continue reading →

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Maryland Suit Seeks Ozone Controls for Upwind Coal Plants under the Clean Air Act’s Good Neighbor Provision

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Katherine O'Konski

Yesterday, the State of Maryland filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland seeking an order requiring EPA to perform its non-discretionary duty to either approve or deny a petition submitted by the state on … Continue reading →

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EPA Moves to Hold Coal Ash Rule in Abeyance and to Continue Oral Argument

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Katherine O'Konski

Last week, EPA filed a motion asking the D.C. Circuit to postpone oral argument scheduled for October 17 in Utility Solid Waste Activities Group v. EPA, Docket No. 15-1219, the litigation surrounding its Coal Ash Rule.  EPA also moved to … Continue reading →

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Berkley Lab Releases Utility-Scale Solar Report

Posted on September 22, 2017 by Anjali Patel

Earlier this week, the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL) released Utility-Scale Solar 2016, its fifth annual report of the utility-scale (i.e., ground mounted and greater than 5 MWAC) solar project fleet in the United States.  The report summarizes installation and … Continue reading →

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