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Trade Secrets: Protecting Clean Energy Technology
By Kenneth Aruda, Ph.D. & Maximilienne Giannelli Ph.D. | Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLPSign up and get Breaking Energy news in your inbox.
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By Britt Burt | Thomson Reuters Financial & Risk
Power generation in the United States is greener and more reliant on gas than ever before, but what will the fuel mix look like in 2022?
FERC Takes Major Action On Tax Matters
By Jennifer Brough, Thomas Knight & Steve Stojic | Locke Lord LLP
FERC issued several far-reaching items related to the tax allowance that is permitted to be included in the jurisdictional rates of natural gas pipelines, oil pipelines and electric transmission companies.
A Global Game Changer For Energy Efficiency Investments
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
Three hospitals in England recently cut energy costs in half after spending the equivalent of $18 million in energy efficiency upgrades. The projects got a much-needed boost from a certification that gave investors confidence the retrofits would bring returns. With millions of buildings in need of upgrades and the emergence of a $20-billion retrofit industry in the United States… Keep reading →
Renewable Energy Update – February 2018 #2
By William R. Devine, Barry Epstein & Renée Louise Robin | Allen Matkins
A slowdown in established solar markets all contributed to an overarching 3.8 percent cutback in solar jobs over the past year.
Are Electric Vehicles Finally Taking Off? Here’s What You Need To Know
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
Electric vehicles are poised to take off. We’ve just closed a year of record demand and investment. It’s no longer a question of whether electric vehicles – or EVs – will arrive, it’s how: How big of a role will EVs play, how soon and how clean will they be? Popularizing EVs will depend on… Keep reading →
How Will President Trump’s Solar Panel Trade Barrier Affect The Solar Industry?
By William Flynn & Gene Kelly | Harris Beach PLLC
With President Trump’s recent announcement of import tariffs on solar panels, the domestic solar energy industry now faces an additional challenge – how to continue to generate cost-competitive power in order to continue recent gains and achieve even greater energy market penetration.
California Says Goodbye To Its Last Nuclear Power Plant. What Will Replace It?
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
Last week, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a momentous final decision to close the state’s last nuclear power plant, Diablo Canyon. This outcome represents the culmination of over a year of effort initiated by Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) in 2016. When PG&E first brought this to the commission, they called for the… Keep reading →
Give Ohio A Real Chance To Win The Amazon HQ2 Bid By Keeping State Clean Energy Standards Intact
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
In 2016, Ohio lawmakers tried to gut the state’s clean energy standards, which had created thousands of jobs and saved Ohioans over $1 billion on their electricity bills. They almost succeeded, until Gov. John Kasich stood up for Ohio’s clean energy economy and vetoed the harmful bill. Now state legislators are back with a new… Keep reading →
What Is The Impact Of Tax Reform On US Wind Tax Equity Deals?
By David Burton & Jeffrey Davis | Mayer Brown - Tax Equity Times
President Trump has signed the first major reform of the United States tax code since 1986.
