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Distributed generation (DG) projects across the Commonwealth have been stalled in the midst of the "Cluster Study" impacting National Grid's service territory in central and western Massachusetts.

On January 19, 2016, FERC Staff issued a white paper entitled, "Guidance Principles for Clean Power Plan Modeling."

In what is quickly resembling a jurisdictional conundrum, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") has come out in opposition of a private right of action in the context of the country's wholesale energy markets.

On January 9, 2018, several state Attorneys General, state agencies, and state consumer advocates ("State Advocates") sent a joint letter to the FERC Commissioners requesting that FERC ...

Brattle economists have authored a paper examining the rationale for offering three-part rates to all residential customers.

Steven Goldenberg was quoted in the NJ Spotlight article, "PSE&G Hopes Settlement Discussion Will Let $2.9B Grid Upgrade Move Ahead." While the full text can be found in the February 6, 2014, issue of NJ Spotlight, a synopsis is noted below.

Texas Governor Abbott has directed comprehensive audits of all data centers before they can connect to the ERCOT grid, creating immediate uncertainty for large load developers.

A new report authored by Brattle economists on behalf of APA Group reviews integration in APA's pipeline operations in Eastern Australia since the acquisition of Epic Energy in December 2012...

Brattle Principal Ryan Hledik co-authored a report that examines pricing issues related to the business relationship between electric distribution utilities and the owners of distributed energy resources (DERs).

Shearman & Sterling advised each of Citibank, as Administrative Agent, on a $4 billion revolving credit facility for Sempra Energy and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Administrative Agent, on a $1.2 billion revolving credit facility for Southern California Gas Company and on a $1.5 billion revolving credit facility for San Diego Gas & Electric Company.

In several states, utilities have been moving toward incorporating demand charges into residential rates.

In 2024, we reported on a significant published appellate decision, South San Joaquin Irrigation District v. PG&E, which concluded that when a public agency uses eminent domain to acquire the assets of an electric, gas, or water utility.

Congressman Ed Whitfield (R-KY.), the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Energy and Power Subcommittee, introduced a bill on October 28, 2013 that would void the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) pending proposed rulemaking, regulating emissions of carbon dioxide from new coal-fired and natural gas-fired power plants.

On March 10, 2017, FERC Secretary Kimberly D. Bose issued a notice that EKPC's application to terminate its requirement pursuant to PURPA to purchase electricity from qualifying facilities was deemed...

In a December 15 opinion, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) upheld the right of small power producers such as solar power facilities...

The PPA provided for the output to be resold by the utility into the PJM Interconnection, LLC energy market, rather than being used to supply the utility's retail customers.

On December 18 and 20, international trade authorities in the US and EU issued antidumping determinations on, respectively, wind tower and ethanol imports.