Alerts From the Stoel Rives Web Site http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?show=2296 en-us Copyright 2010, Stoel Rives clientservices@stoel.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 9/7/2010 10:50:27 PM http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=7025 The California Energy Commission RPS staff has proposed some significant and potentially important revisions to the RPS Eligibility Guidebook and the Overall Program Guidebook. Written comments on the proposed revisions are due September 10, 2010, by ... Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=7017 Last night, the California legislature failed to pass Senate Bill 722—the 33% Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) legislation—by the close of the legislative session. The bill would have increased California's RPS to 33% for both investor-owned and publicly ... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=7011 On August 25, the California Public Utilities Commission ("CPUC") issued a proposed decision ("PD") that would end the CPUC's moratorium on approval of tradable renewable energy credit ("TREC") transactions and increase the cap on such transactions for ... Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=6812 On July 2, 2010, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) proposed changes to its large generator interconnection agreement (LGIA) that will affect all asynchronous generators (predominantly wind and solar facilities) that are larger than 20 ... Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=6670 Several deadlines relating to the implementation of RFS2 are rapidly approaching and should be strictly followed by renewable fuel producers to avoid loss of the value of RINs under the new system. Producers who miss the registration deadline of July ... Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=6645 The U.S. Department of the Treasury, as part of the process of reviewing applications for the ARRA Section 1603 grant, has been making supplemental requests that applicants submit copies of their power purchase agreements (PPAs). This is creating delays ... Thu, 13 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=6605 Secretary of the Interior Salazar signed a record of decision on April 28, 2010 approving a commercial wind lease for the Cape Wind Energy Project, the nation's first deep water wind project. The Mineral Management Service (MMS) lease will include mitigation ... Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=6594 On April 20, 2010, the U.S. Department of Energy (the "DOE") released the long-awaited Financial Assistance Funding Opportunity Announcement ("FOA") titled "Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology Readiness Advancement Initiative." Federal funding for this ... Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=6538 On March 29th EPA signed a long-awaited interpretive ruling regarding when and how facilities that emit greenhouse gases will be subject to permitting under Title V and Major New Source Review . The federal rules state that a source must consider those ... Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=6539 The Treasury Department recently revised its guidance concerning the "beginning of construction" requirement for qualifying for the cash grant in lieu of tax credits (the Treasury Grant) for certain renewable energy projects placed in service after 2010. ... Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=6533 On March 24, 2010, three federal agencies announced a Memorandum of Understanding for Hydropower (the "MOU") that impacts developers of traditional hydropower, hydrokinetic, pumped storage, and small-scale hydropower facilities. The Department of Energy ... Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=6512 On March 18 and 19, 2010, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (the "Commission") issued a pair of orders that impact generation developers. In Order No. 697-D, the Commission clarified when sellers with market-based rate authority must notify the ... Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=6504 Last week, the California Public Utilities Commission ("CPUC") finally voted to approve the use of tradable renewable energy credits ("TRECs") to satisfy obligations imposed on investor-owned utilities, energy service providers, and community choice ... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=6393 The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") voted on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 to adopt an interpretive release to provide guidance on existing public company disclosure requirements as they apply to business or legal developments relating to climate ... Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=6377 The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") issued a Notice of Inquiry on January 21, 2010, initiating a proceeding in which FERC welcomes public comment on whether existing rules, regulations, tariffs, and industry practices within FERC's jurisdiction ... Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=6355 Today the United States Supreme Court issued an 8-1 decision in an appeal known as NRG v. Maine PUC, holding that the Mobile-Sierra public interest standard applies to third-party challenges to a freely negotiated wholesale-energy contract. The "public ... Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=6344 The California Public Utilities Commission ("CPUC") issued a proposed decision on December 23, 2009 that would, if adopted, allow California investor-owned utilities, energy service providers, and community choice aggregators to purchase renewable energy ... Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=6326 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provided $60.9 million in new funding for Washington's State Energy Program ("SEP"). Subsequently, the Washington Legislature allocated $38.5 million to the Washington State Department of Commerce (formerly ... Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=6268 United State District Court Judge Roger W. Titus recently issued an injunction halting the construction of the Beech Ridge wind project in Greenbrier County, West Virginia (the "Project") to protect the Indiana Bat, a species listed as "endangered" under ... Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=6026 The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has proposed a new program, to be called the Renewable Electricity Standard (RES). RES will add to the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) currently enforced on California Investor Owned Utilities (IOUs). RES, ... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=5888 Controversy continues around two bills that have been hotly debated in the California State Legislature this session: Senate Bill ("SB") 14 and Assembly Bill ("AB") 64. Together, these bills would increase California's Renewable Portfolio Standard ("RPS") ... Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=5837 One of the most controversial features of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ("ARRA" or the "Act") is its "Buy American" provision. There was a strong lobbying effort, which was successful, to impose domestic content requirements for all iron, ... Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=5822 We are pleased to announce that the first edition of THE LAW OF ALGAE is available now. The LAW OF ALGAE is a guide to the business and legal issues in developing a commercial scale algae biofuels facility. We are introducing THE LAW OF ALGAE in an on-line ... Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=5812 The Treasury Department and the Department of Energy (DOE) yesterday jointly issued guidance detailing the requirements for qualifying for the new Qualifying Advanced Energy Project (QAEP) credit. This program, which was created by the American Recovery ... Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=5809 On August 5, 2009, the Department of Energy ("DOE") issued a funding opportunity announcement ("FOA") deploying $8.5 million to stimulate small business innovation in the energy sector. This money will fund the first of three phases for Small Business ... Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=5797 On August 6, 2009, the Department of Energy ("DOE") issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend 10 CFR Part 609, the rule regulating the loan guarantee program authorized by section 1703 of Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (hereinafter ... Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=5792 The Department of Energy ("DOE") recently issued Funding Opportunity Announcements ("FOAs") pertaining to concentrating solar power ("CSP") generation and community renewable energy projects. FOA: Baseload CSP Generation The DOE's Solar Energy Technologies ... Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=5791 On August 4, 2009 the Department of Energy ("DOE") issued a Funding Opportunity Announcement ("FOA") to deploy $5.5 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ("Recovery Act") to be used to increase the availability and use of gasoline/ethanol ... Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=5783 On July 31, 2009, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission conditionally approved the Southwest Power Pool's ("SPP") reformed interconnection procedures. SPP hopes that the reformed procedures will help the transmission provider more effectively process ... Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=5779 The US Department of the Treasury announced today that applications are now being accepted for grants in lieu of income tax credits pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). ARRA, which was enacted in February, permits ... Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT