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FERC and Congress tackle transmission
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is addressing transmission reform for the first time in roughly a decade, and Congress is helping to relieve...
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Carbon border adjustments
As the United States debates whether to impose a carbon border adjustment, it might be instructive to understand how Europe is proposing to do it.
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Landco structures
Investors are finding value in establishing “landcos” to own project sites and lease them to project companies. Investors are in it for the returns...
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N-GEO futures
Nature-based global emissions offset futures contracts are a new type of standardized futures contract being offered on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
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University energy partnerships
Universities across the United States are looking for private companies to modernize, operate and maintain university energy and utility systems.
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Property taxes and projects on federal land
Projects on federal land are probably not be exempted from local property taxes, but it depends on the facts.
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Interconnection costs: Electricity v. water and sewer
Most interconnection payments and government grants to investor-owned water and sewer utilities will no longer have to be reported as income...
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Potential “game-changing” interconnection and transmission developments underway
FERC is addressing transmission reform for the first time in roughly a decade, and Congress is helping to relieve legal congestion.
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Ep170: Green Power Aggregation with Enel
Mark McGrail, vice president of the commercial office at Enel Green Power North America, joins us to discuss green power aggregation. We get into the optio
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August 2021
IN THIS ISSUE Carbon border adjustments As the United States debates whether to impose a carbon border adjustment, it might be instructive to understand ho
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Ep169: What Sponsors Need to Know to Finance CCS Projects
Nick Knapp, senior managing director, and Mike Yurkerwich, director with CohnReznick Capital, join us to talk about what sponsors need to know to finance c
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Ep168: Data Centers: What Potential Investors Need to Know
Due to the increased investor appetite for digital infrastructure and growing governmental focus on improving connectivity, digital assets like data center
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Ep167: How Nuclear Technology Can Help Reach Carbon Goals
Bret Kugelmass, managing director of the Energy Impact Center, joins us to talk about why nuclear is his chosen technology to reach our carbon goals. We ge
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Ep166: Investing in Water Infrastructure
Damian Georgino, with Norton Rose Fulbright, joins us to discuss investing in water infrastructure. We start with how he got into the water space, what the
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Ep165: Banking on Batteries
James Wright, managing director and head of U.S. project finance and infrastructure with CIBC Capital Markets, joins us to discuss batteries and energy sto
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