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The Supreme Court of the United States announced on Friday, December 1 that it would hear an Arizona utility's appeal of a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision ruling that a rooftop solar ...

There's a new "buzz" in the solar energy industry and it has nothing to do with declining solar energy prices, the efficiency of solar panels, or tax credits. The "buzz" is about bees...

Earlier this month, State Street Global Advisors joined the chorus of money managers urging corporate boards, particularly those in "high-impact sectors" – meaning "oil and gas, utilities and mining" – to do a better job ...

On March 13, 2025, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) modified General Order (GO) 167 to establish new standards for the maintenance and operation of battery...

The Connecticut General Assembly energized the rapidly-growing energy storage market this week by enacting legislation that authorizes the electric distribution utilities to own and rate-base wholesale storage generation assets ...

In this context, a right of first refusal is a provision that allows utilities to construct new transmission facilities in their service territories, even if a third party first proposes to undertake such construction.

In an order issued May 21, 2015, FERC approved an amendment to PacifiCorp's Network Operating Agreement ("NOA") between PacifiCorp and its merchant function, PacifiCorp Energy...

On September 8, 2016, the Commission denied a complaint filed by Boundless Energy NE, LLC, CityGreen Transmission, Inc. and Miller Bros. against the New York Independent System Operator...

Based on its preliminary review, FERC does not believe the must-offer obligation is still just and reasonable and, thus, proposes to terminate the obligation.

On April 16, 2015, FERC issued Order No. 809, "Coordination of the Scheduling Processes of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines and Public Utilities.

More than half the states have established "renewable portfolio standards" requiring a minimum percentage of the electricity delivered by retail public electric utility companies to come from renewable energy sources.

On November 28, 2023, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed into law a suite of bills (Senate Bills 271, 273, and 502) that will require Michigan's utilities to meet aggressive clean energy...

In the June 27, 2024 Order, FERC noted that "NERC has made clear that its proposed revisions do not address IBRs connected to the local distribution system and do not address IBR-DERs."

To spur commercial building owners to invest in energy efficiency, Philadelphia City Council passed a mandatory energy and water disclosure ordinance on June 21, 2012.

The system would facilitate critical service restoration and connect infrastructure owners and operators, emergency responders, and government leaders.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has directed state environmental regulators to halt all data center permits while the Electric Reliability Council of Texas completes a comprehensive audit of grid interconnection requests. This regulatory freeze represents an escalating response to the rapid expansion of data center development across rural Texas and its impact on local communities during a politically sensitive midterm election cycle.

Brattle Principal William Zarakas has authored an article published in The Electricity Journal that discusses how the evolving utility business will be defined by the shape and structure of services...