Tag Archives: Renewables

Brattle Group Offers Guidance for States Looking to Canadian Clean Energy for CPP Compliance

States that may seek international assistance in achieving their CPP emission reduction targets can look to a June 2016 report prepared by the Brattle Group for ideas.  The report, Enabling Canadian Electricity Imports for Clean Power Plan Compliance, was prepared … Continue reading

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Proposed CEIP Design Details Published in the Federal Register

UPDATED 07.21.2016 with extended comment date. UPDATED 08.25.2016 with new extended comment date. Earlier today, EPA published its Clean Energy Incentive Program (CEIP) Design Details proposal in the Federal Register, triggering the start of the 60-day comment period (deadline August 29 September … Continue reading

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Canada, Mexico, and the United States Issue a Trilateral Agreement on North America’s Clean Energy Future

Yesterday, June 29, 2016, President Barack Obama, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto announced the formation of the “North American Climate, Clean Energy, and Environment Partnership” through which the three countries aim to “align [their] … Continue reading

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Eighth Circuit Affirms Invalidation of Minnesota Climate Law

Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued a decision in North Dakota v. Heydinger that affirmed a federal district court’s decision invalidating a Minnesota statute that prohibited the importing of coal-fired electricity into Minnesota. The opponents … Continue reading

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ISO New England Launches Real-Time Dispatch for Wind, Intermittent Hydro

On Wednesday, June 1, 2016, ISO New England (ISO-NE) announced it has begun electronically dispatching wind and intermittent hydro resources interconnected to the New England grid through the implementation of its Do Not Exceed (DNE) Dispatch Project.  Until now, variable … Continue reading

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