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On Friday, September 19, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a package of bills adopted by the California Legislature.

The Clean Fuel Program applies to transportation fuels. Transportation fuels include electricity and any liquid and gaseous fuels used to propel motor vehicles or intended for transportation purposes.

On September 3, 2015, Fitch Ratings updated its sector-specific rating criteria for water and sewer bonds.

The Proposed Guidance does not supersede or affect the CFTC's earlier exclusion from the swap definition for capacity contracts and peaking supply contracts that qualify as forward contracts with "embedded volumetric optionality."

On October 26, 2016, Fitch published its updated Criteria for Interest Rate Stresses in Structured Finance Transactions and Covered Bonds.

In a step towards achieving its clean energy and energy reliability goals, California has enacted Assembly Bill 1373 (AB 1373).

Senator Tallian has served in the state Senate since 2005, is currently the Senate Democrat caucus chair, and maintains a private law practice.

Texas Commercial Energy (the "Company" or "TCE") filed for bankruptcy protection on March 6, 2003 in the Southern District of Texas following a sudden and dramatic rise in the price of wholesale electricity.

On July 19, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC" or "Commission"), pursuant to its authority under section 215 of the Federal Power Act, issued a final rule directing...

On April 20, 2006, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued an initial order in response to a proposal filed by PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. to restructure its existing capacity resource construct. In its order FERC found the existing construct to be unjust and unreasonable. FERC further stated that the filed proposal needs further development before it can be found to be a just and reasonable replacement.

On November 20, 2008, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued two important orders relevant to investment companies, advisers, and other entities that engage in the acquisition of securities in electric utilities and electric utility holding companies.

Earlier this week, the Massachusetts Legislature passed new legislation that is currently awaiting Gov. Deval Patrick's signature and will provide further impetus for renewable energy development in the commonwealth. This new legislation, Senate Bill 2395, An Act relative to competitively priced electricity in the Commonwealth (the "Act"), will increase the amount of new renewable energy that would qualify for economically favorable treatment by utilities in Massachusetts. It also contains numer

The debate over the rate of return now tends to focus on the implications for public utility investors of a largely unprecedented trend in the current capital markets.

Comments on the NOPR are due thirty days after it is published in the Federal Register.

New York has adopted comprehensive cybersecurity regulations targeting critical infrastructure, establishing minimum security standards for water systems and public utilities to protect against escalating cyber threats. The regulations mandate incident reporting, response planning, system monitoring, and regular compliance certifications, with implementation timelines extending through 2027.

The Subcommittee on Energy of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources will consider the PARs Act on October 3, 2017.

In a unanimous opinion issued on April 19, the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated a Maryland program designed to incentivize construction of a new natural gas plant.