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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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NERC Releases Guidance for States on Clean Power Plan Reliability Concerns

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Amber Martin

The Clean Power Plan requires states to demonstrate that they considered electric reliability issues in developing their State Implementation Plans (SIP).  At the end of January 2016, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) released an assessment of reliability trends, … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Grants Stay of Clean Power Plan

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Anjali Patel

Today the Court issued a 5-4 order granting the requests to stay the Clean Power Plan.  The order stays the plan pending both the disposition of the applicants’ petitions for review in the D.C. Circuit and disposition of the applicants’ … Continue reading →

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The Last Budget

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Anjali Patel

Earlier today, President Obama released Budget of the U.S. Government, Fiscal Year 2017, the last budget of his presidential term.  Energy and the environment are front and center of the President’s spending priorities.  Specifically, the President proposes to provide: $7.7 … Continue reading →

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Meet the Judges

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Anjali Patel

Although the Clean Power Plan and New Source Performance Standard litigations are occurring on separate tracks,* the same three judge panel will be deciding the fates of both regulations.  Here’s a quick look at the panel and a few notable … Continue reading →

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