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Texas leads the nation in renewable energy and battery storage development, but navigating the complex web of federal, state, and local regulations presents significant challenges for developers. This discussion explores the environmental, land use, and regulatory considerations essential for advancing projects from conception through commercial operation, while addressing critical financing and permitting issues that can impact project timelines.

The Joint Committee on Taxation estimates that the Master Limited Partnership Parity Act (S. 795) (80 DTR G-3, 4/25/13), which would extend to renewable energy sources a tax break currently reserved for the fossil fuel industry, would cost $1.3 billion over 10 years.

Directs the Department of State (DOS), Department of the Treasury (Treasury), Department of Defense (DOD), Department of the Interior (DOI), Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Transportation (DOT)...

Offshore Wind Goes West. On May 25, the Biden administration and the State of California announced an effort to develop areas off of the coast of California for up to 4.6 GW of offshore wind generation.

The article points out in addition to residential solar applications, Tesla's recently announced Powerwall battery products "also allow owners of commercial buildings to cut down on peak energy use."

Steve O'Day spoke to the Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge solar initiative on Monday, April 25, regarding the use of financing under the Georgia Solar Energy Free-Market Financing Act of 2015...

ecorded during the October 2019 Solar Storage & Finance 2019 conference in New York City, partner Mona Dajani co-leader of Pillsbury's global Energy and Infrastructure practice joins...

The rapid growth of homegrown solar energy solutions is leading to an environment where an uneven patchwork of policies may lead to inconsistent growth for solar power, according to the chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission.

Orrick and Clean Energy Pipeline have launched a series of reports dedicated to exploring investment opportunities and challenges in the global renewable energy sector.

Ahead of the holidays, Congress passed a $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package featuring slight funding increases for energy and environmental agencies, as well as support for research...

On June 9, Winston & Strawn's Maritime Practice Chair Charlie Papavizas will speak on IPFA's webinar titled "U.S. Offshore Wind: A Commercial Policy and Regulatory Update."

Construction approvals have been granted by the US Department of Interior for a 1,000 turbine 3000MW wind farm in a rural Wyoming area called, ironically, Carbon County.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced the USDA will release obligated funding under the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP)...

On September 22, 2017, the USITC determined that increased imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells are a substantial cause of serious injury to the domestic industry producing competing articles.

Former chairman and CEO of Duke Energy, Jim Rogers, regrets not having done more to encourage renewable energy while in his former role.

A National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) report shows that utility-scale solar costs fell 29% last year to roughly $35/MWh on a levelized basis.

On June 21, 2018, the White House Office of Management and Budget issued a plan which proposes to consolidate some federal agencies to reduce duplication and redundancy, and to approve efficiency, effectiveness and...