US government opens Chinese solar trade investigation
(Reposted from PVTech.org by John Parnell – 08 January 2014) The US government has officially opened an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese solar products imported into the US....
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Troutman Sanders is pleased to offer our clients and friends a 15% discount on registration for Solar Power Finance & Investment Summit February 24-27, 2014 San Diego, CA About the Conference...
View ArticleProposal to Overhaul Utility Regulation Released by NYPSC Staff
On April 24, 2014, the New York State Public Service Commission (“NYPSC”) staff released a report and proposal (“Proposal”) that calls for a shift away from the traditional utility model of centralized...
View ArticleGov. Cuomo Announces $94 Million in Funding for New York Solar Projects
On September 26, 2014, New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced NY-Sun awards worth $94 million for large solar electric projects in New York, leveraging $375 million in private investment....
View ArticleSouthern California Edison Enters Into Momentous Energy Storage Agreements
On November 5, 2014, Southern California Edison (“SCE”) announced that it entered into contracts for 2,221 MW of power to satisfy its customers’ demand, including contracts for 262 MW of long-term...
View ArticleDOE Invests $59 Million in Solar Power
On January 29, 2015, the Department of Energy (“DOE”) announced more than $59 million in funding for solar energy technologies and projects. DOE further clarified that the funding will be divided into...
View ArticleInterior Department Approves First Solar Energy Zone Projects
An Interior Department press release reports that: “As part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to cut carbon pollution and create clean energy jobs, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell...
View ArticleNations Agree to Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Representatives of 195 nations committed to lowering their greenhouse gas emissions in a landmark climate change deal during a U.N. summit in Paris, France last weekend. The impact of the Paris...
View ArticleWithout Tax Credit Extensions, Returns or PPAs for Renewables Will Have to...
SNL reports that if Congress does not extend a pair of subsidies for the renewable energy industry, new construction will slow unless retail electricity providers pay significantly more for wind and...
View ArticleRenewable Energy Tax Credits Extended
On December 18, 2015, President Obama signed the $1.15 trillion omnibus spending agreement, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (the “Act”), which provides multi-year extensions of the investment...
View ArticleOregon Clean Electricity and Coal Transition Plan signed into law
Oregon governor Kate Brown has signed into law the popular Oregon Clean Electricity and Coal Transition Plan. This landmark piece of legislation, among other things, (i) completely phases out the...
View ArticleITC for Energy Storage under Consideration
Energy storage is considered the next frontier in the renewable energy world. For certain energy storage systems, the ITC can serve as a valuable financial incentive that could help promote the...
View ArticleNCUC’s Ruling Finds Utility Watchdog Group in Violation of North Carolina Law...
A recent ruling in North Carolina highlights the importance to solar developers and non-profits in understanding the extent to which applicable state rules permit third-part sales of electricity or...
View ArticleIRS Updates “Beginning of Construction” Guidance to Reflect PATH Act...
On May 5, 2016, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2016-31, which updates its prior guidance to reflect the extension of the beginning of construction deadline for the PTC and ITC made by...
View ArticleFERC Issues Declaratory Order on QFs’ PURPA Rights
from Washington Energy Report On July 21, 2016, FERC issued a declaratory order related to a qualifying facility’s (“QF”) right to sell its capacity and energy pursuant to a legally enforceable...
View ArticleNY Approves Goal for 50% Renewable Energy by 2030
On August 1, 2016, the New York Public Service Commission approved the state’s plan to achieve fifty percent of its generation needs from renewables. In so doing, New York joins a handful of other...
View ArticleCongressional Tax Panels Investigate Solar Tax Incentives
On September 14, 2016, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued letters to seven companies requesting information about...
View ArticleTroutman Sanders Strategies • 2017 Federal Outlook
With the Obama administration coming to an end, January 2017 marks the beginning of a dramatic wholesale conservative shift in federal public policymaking. Starting with the swearing-in of the 115th...
View ArticleMinimal Blanket, Maximum Comfort: Less Is More When Drafting “All Assets”...
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals sent a clear message to secured creditors with its recent decision, Ring v. First Niagara Bank, N.A. (In re Sterling United, Inc.),1 that in the case of a collateral...
View ArticleTroutman Sanders Partners to Moderate Panels at Upcoming Infocast Conferences
Troutman Sanders Project Finance Partners Justin Boose and John Leonti will moderate panels at Infocast’s Annual Projects & Money Conference in New Orleans on January 18 and 19 as well as its Wind...
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