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GAO Reports on Residential Generation and Storage

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Jessica Bell

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released its report, Status of Residential Deployment of Solar and Other Technologies and Potential Benefits and Challenges.  The report considers innovations that have allowed the new and increased availability of such technologies, as deployed … Continue reading →

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FERC to Hold Technical Conference on State Policies and Eastern RTO Markets

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Anjali Patel

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a notice that its staff will convene a two-day technical conference to discuss mechanisms to “reconcile” the operation of wholesale energy and capacity markets in eastern Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs), which are … Continue reading →

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EIA Reports Increases in Generating Capacity in 2016

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Anjali Patel

According to the Energy Information Administration, in 2016, more generating capacity was added to the U.S. grid than in years past and that by the end of the year wind generating capacity surpassed hydropower capacity. EIA reports that in 2016, … Continue reading →

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White House Releases Further Guidance for Its “One-In, Two-Out” Executive Order

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Katherine O'Konski

On Monday, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a memorandum dated March 2, 2017, outlining guidelines and procedures for executive agency submissions to the Spring 2017 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (Unified Agenda). According to … Continue reading →

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Executive Order Addresses Waters of the United States Rule

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Jessica Bell

UPDATED 03.07.2017 The Notice of Intent to review and rescind the Clean Water Rule as published in the Federal Register is available here. On February 28, 2017, President Trump signed the Presidential Executive Order on Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic … Continue reading →

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