On March 10, 2016, the Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) announced the selected proponents and projects for Phase I of the Large Renewable Procurement (LRP) process.

Today, the Portuguese Energy Secretary of State announced in an online session that the first 2020 solar auction will be, on the whole, similar to the 2019 solar auction.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that it is extending until May 9, 2014, the deadline for submitting comments on its proposed rule to set greenhouse gas emission limits for new coal- and gas-fired power plants.

U.S. EPA’s long anticipated proposed rule for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from new power plants was published in the Federal Register on Jan. 8, 2014.

On 6 March 2018, the Council of Ministers adopted a bill of amendments to the Act of 20 February 2015 on RES Act, the Act of 20 May 2016 on Investments in Wind Power Plants and the Act of 7 July 1994...

As a renewable energy target, 20 percent by 2020 has a nice ring to it, but drawing one-fifth of Australia's energy from renewable sources in just 10 years will be a stretch, based upon the wind and solar projects currently under development and the sharp decline in investment in the sector. The implications of this are serious, as a slow start means efforts will have to increase rapidly as the 2020 deadline approaches, potentially causing the number of projects and necessary investment to reach

The EPA’s proposed greenhouse gas regulations for "new" and "existing" power plants have received substantial media attention.

On July 24, 2019, the Government of Alberta announced it will not proceed with implementation of a capacity electricity market.

In 2005, the Province of Ontario added the Global Adjustment to electricity consumers’ bills in order to stabilize the price of electricity.

Bundeskartellamt and the German Federal Network Agency ("Bundesnetzagentur") conducted a joint inquiry into the extraordinary price increases...

On January 22, 2015, FERC issued a proposed policy statement to clarify FERC’s policy regarding the use of hold harmless commitments in Federal Power Act section 203 applications.

If Australia is to ensure future water supplies, we must overcome our aversion to drinking recycled water.

The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) recently issued draft regulations for the second phase of its solar renewable energy certificate program, known as "SREC II."

Following a 2005 PricewaterhouseCoopers study conducted for the Australian Local Government Association, a backlog of $14.5 billion in infrastructure renewals was identified.

Climate change risk will likely force the de-carbonization of our electricity sector and thus involve massive investments in long-lived assets using many new and emerging technologies.

On March 27, 2012 the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") submitted for publication in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking that would set standards of performance for CO2 gas emissions for new fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units ("EGUs") with a base load rating of more than 73 MW (the "proposed rule").

Last week, in posting about EPA’s Clean Power Plan, I noted that some potential plaintiffs might face standing obstacles in seeking to challenge the rule.

The impact of climate change and the carbon tax on Australia.

The German parliament passed a revision to the German Renewable Energy Source Act (the "EEG") on 30 June 2011 and the Federal Council (Bundesrat) approved the same on 8 July 2011.

A new U.K. government scheme will cut energy prices for non-domestic energy customers such as businesses, charities and public sector organisations, protecting them from rising...