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CEQ Releases Guidance on Incorporating Climate Change Considerations into NEPA Review

Posted on August 4, 2016 by Anjali Patel

UPDATED 08.05.2016 with link to Federal Register notice. On August 2, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) announced the release of Final Guidance for Federal Departments and Agencies on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Effects of Climate … Continue reading →

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New York Public Service Commission Approves “50 by 2030” Clean Energy Standard

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Jessica Bell

The New York Public Service Commission has approved the Clean Energy Standard (CES) for New York.  The CES will require 50% of the state’s electricity to come from renewable sources by 2030.  Under the CES, utilities and other energy suppliers will … Continue reading →

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NARUC Issues Draft Manual on Distributed Energy Resources

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Jeff Bayne

Last week, the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) released a draft Manual on Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Compensation.  The manual is intended to provide state regulators with possible options for developing policies relating to compensation for DER. The … Continue reading →

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Hourly Electricity Information Now Available from EIA

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Jeff Bayne

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is now providing hourly U.S. electricity operating data.  The tool allows users to view electricity supply and demand on a national and regional level in nearly real-time.  The site also provides comparisons to the … Continue reading →

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FERC and Army Corps of Engineers Take Action to Streamline Non-Federal Hydroelectric Permitting

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Amber Martin

On July 20, 2016, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which they say is aimed at speeding review and approval of hydroelectric applications for non-Federal … Continue reading →

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