FERC Upends Nearly 40-Years’ of Precedent on Determining QF Size | Norton Rose Fulbright
In 1981 FERC held that the size of a qualifying small power production facility (“QF”) is measured by the amount of capacity it can “send out” to the grid
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August 2020
IN THIS ISSUE Disappearing tax equity Tax equity is emerging as a potential major choke point for the US renewable energy market. PURPA overhauled Independ
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Landmark federal energy storage order upheld
A landmark order passed by FERC in 2018 paving the way for energy storage deployment has been upheld in court.
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Trump Executive Order: Impact on Energy Storage
On May 1, President Trump issued an Executive Order banning the use of certain unspecified grid equipment manufactured by foreign adversary countries. The
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June 2020
IN THIS ISSUE Trump bulk-power system order: Market reaction Market reaction to the Trump bulk-power system order has been mixed. Some tax equity investors
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US Treasury releases online tool for real estate investments
The US Treasury has released an online tool to help purchasers and lessees of real estate determine whether the deal is subject to review by CFIUS.
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April 2020
IN THIS ISSUE Coronavirus: Economic relief measures for companies The massive relief bill – the CARES Act – that cleared Congress on March 27 has several p
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February 2020
IN THIS ISSUE Cost of capital: 2020 Outlook A group of industry veterans talked in late January about what to expect in the year ahead for tax equity, bank
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December 2019
IN THIS ISSUE Mexican CEL ruling roils market More than 20 requests for injunctions have been filed by generators, industry associations and other interest
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October 2019
IN THIS ISSUE PURPA projects become more difficult to finance Independent cogeneration and small renewable energy projects known as “qualifying facilities”
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August 2019
IN THIS ISSUE Financing in an era of shorter PPAs What is the future for project finance when corporate PPAs and hedges make up a growing share of the mark
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June 2019
IN THIS ISSUE Beneath the surface: The emerging US consensus on climate change A conservative Republican former congressman, an associate editor of the con
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Legal Update | Pemex to build new refinery in Dos Bocas, Tabasco
Mexico’s Minister of Energy Rocío Nahle announced the start of the procurement procedure for building a new refinery of Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) in Dos
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Podcast Round-up
Here are three great podcast episodes to add to your queue: Currents: Episode 47: Cost of Capital: 2019 Outlook In case you missed it, the extraordinarily
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DOE issues three rulings favorable to LNG exporters
by Thomas Edward Hirsch III, Jessica Rodriguez and Constanza Recchini. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a policy statement, a blanket order and
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