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DOE Opens Application Period for Hydroelectric Incentive Payments

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Amber Martin

Last Tuesday, April 26, 2016, the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy announced it is now accepting applications for Hydroelectric Production Incentives for hydroelectricity generated and sold during the 2015 calendar year.  The program, established … Continue reading →

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EPA Issues Guidance Relating to RICE 100-Hour Emergency Engine Provision

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Anjali Patel

On Friday, April 15, EPA issued non-binding guidance on its Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines (RICE) regulations.  The guidance relates to the D.C. Circuit’s decision last summer in Delaware v. EPA, 785 F.3d 1 (D.C. Cir. 2015),* overturning the provisions that would … Continue reading →

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FERC Adds Its Two Cents on Clean Power Plan Modeling

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Anjali Patel

On January 19, 2016, FERC staff issued a white paper entitled “Guidance Principles for Clean Power Plan Modeling,” in Docket No. AD16-14-000.  In the white paper, FERC staff recognizes that the “CPP assigns no direct role to the Commission,” but … Continue reading →

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Evaluating Demand-Side Energy Efficiency

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Anjali Patel

The Clean Power Plan allows states to meet their emission guidelines through the use of demand-side energy efficiency (EE) measures so long as such measures are properly quantified and verified. State plans must include requirements for evaluation, measurement, and verification … Continue reading →

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More Time Please: EPA Issues Guidance For States Seeking Extension

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Anjali Patel

The CPP requires states with affected Electric Generating Units to file by September 6, 2016 either a final State Implementation Plan (SIP) or an initial submittal requesting a two-year extension of time to submit the final state plan.  On October … Continue reading →

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