The General Assembly of Maryland just passed a bill that would provide a 30% tax credit to those who chose to utilize energy storage technology, making it the first state in the country to pass such legislation. The funds provided by the bill would last from 2018 to 2022. The bill includes a cap of… Keep reading →
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Coal Plant Closure Signals Major Changes for Central Arizona Project
By Danielle IzzoArizona utilities have come to an agreement on the future of the operations at the Navajo Generating Station. Their recent decision will result in the closing of the coal plant which has been a key energy source for the Central Arizona Project. The Central Arizona Project, which makes use of power to transport water to… Keep reading →
Pulling The Plug On The Clean Power Plan
By Thomas Lee | Bryan Cave
On March 28th President Trump signed the Executive Order on Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth.
100 Days: Energy Output And Climate Progress
By Energy Tomorrow Blog
New analysis from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide emissions fell 1.7 percent in 2016 and are down nearly 14 percent since 2005. CO2 emissions from electricity generation fell by 4.9 percent last year. EIA’s charts, first for declining CO2 emissions across all consumption sectors: And then emissions by sector:… Keep reading →
Regulatory Reform: A Closer Look At Opportunities And Challenges
By Karen Bennett, Jane Luxton, Kenneth von Schaumburg, William Walsh | Clark Hill PLC
Clark Hill’s previous Alerts on the major regulatory reform initiatives launched by the Trump Administration covered the key points of those executive orders and directives.
Industrial Energy Efficiency Would Make American Manufacturing More Competitive
By Jennifer Kefer, Vice President of David Gardiner and Associates and Executive Director of the Alliance for Industrial EfficiencyPresident Trump has vowed to make American companies and manufacturing stronger and more competitive. However, on March 28, the President signed an executive order, “Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth,” beginning the process of rolling back the Clean Power Plan. While the executive order is explicitly intended to promote economic growth, it misses a significant… Keep reading →
Congress Must Rein in the Regulatory State
By H. Sterling Burnett, Ph.D. - The Heartland InstituteBecause President Barack Obama was so prolific in using “a stroke of a pen” to create law through executive orders, thereby going around Congress to enact his policy preferences, President Donald Trump can undo many of those costly, harmful policies with his own signature, and he is doing so. Simultaneously, Congress has discovered its power… Keep reading →
Climate Change Executive Order: What’s Next?
By Olivia Lucas, Andrew Wheeler | Faegre Baker Daniels
On March 28, 2017, President Trump made good on his campaign promise to take action to repeal President Obama’s climate agenda, including the Clean Power Plan.
Trump Order Ushers In The Future Of US Energy And Environmental Regulation
By Nathaniel Custer, Robert McKeehan | WilmerHale
On March 28, President Trump launched a sweeping overhaul of US energy and environmental policy.
New government data shows that carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generation are at their lowest levels in nearly 30 years, and natural gas is the key reason why. The data comes from the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s latest Monthly Energy Review, and it shows emissions associated with power generation last year were the lowest since… Keep reading →
