Tag Archives: State regulation

EPA Moves to Hold Coal Ash Rule in Abeyance and to Continue Oral Argument

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Katherine O'Konski

Last week, EPA filed a motion asking the D.C. Circuit to postpone oral argument scheduled for October 17 in Utility Solid Waste Activities Group v. EPA, Docket No. 15-1219, the litigation surrounding its Coal Ash Rule.  EPA also moved to … Continue reading →

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California Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Utilities to Consider Using Distributed Energy Resources and Storage to Meet Peak Demand

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Jeff Bayne

Last week, the California Senate and Assembly passed a bill that would require utilities and the California Public Utilities Commission to consider the use of distributed energy resources, energy storage, and grid operational efficiencies to meet peak energy and reliability … Continue reading →

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State Programs Claim Third Victory in Federal Court: New York Nuclear Subsidies Survive Legal Challenge

Posted on July 27, 2017 by SpiegelBlog

In a July 25, 2017 ruling, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed a challenge to the component of New York’s “Clean Energy Standard” offering subsidy payments, known as “zero-emissions credits” or ZECs, to certain … Continue reading →

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National Academies Report Calls for Coordinated Approach to Improve Power Grid’s Security and Resilience

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Katherine O'Konski

Last week, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) issued a pre-publication report focused on identifying and developing strategies to increase the power system’s resilience in the face of events that cause large-area, long-term duration blackouts.  The report, … Continue reading →

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Court Decisions Affirm States’ Authority to Incentivize Generation Development and Retention

Posted on July 21, 2017 by SpiegelBlog

In two recent federal court decisions, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois affirmed state authority to implement programs to incentivize generation development and retention. The two decisions are the … Continue reading →

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