Publications
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10.26.2023DOE Announces Project Recipients for Seven Regional Clean Hydrogen HubsUpdatesThe U.S. Department of Energy Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations, recently announced the project recipients selected for negotiation to develop seven regional clean hydrogen hubs across the United States.
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05.18.2023Domestic Content Adder Guidance: Hits and MissesUpdatesOn May 12, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued Notice 2023-38, which contains the first rules concerning the domestic content bonus credits for renewable electricity, renewable natural gas, energy storage, hydrogen storage, and some hydrogen facilities pursuant to Code Sections 45, 48, 45Y, and 48E.
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04.20.2023IRS Issues Guidance on Battery Sourcing Requirements for Clean Vehicle Tax CreditsUpdatesThe Internal Revenue Service published guidance on April 17, 2023, in the form of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, detailing the critical minerals and battery components requirements under Section 30D, enacted by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
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01.19.2023Keeping Pace: Aligning California’s Phase-Out of Gas Cars With the Charging Infrastructure RequiredArticles
Santa Clara Business Law Chronicle
When you put it that way, California’s new plan to phase out gas-powered cars by 2035 hits differently—the transition is real and will accelerate soon. -
01.11.2023IRS Issues Fact Sheet for New Federal Clean Vehicle Tax CreditsUpdatesThe Internal Revenue Service published a fact sheet clarifying changes in federal clean vehicle tax credits enacted through the Inflation Reduction Act in August 2022.
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09.09.2022California Approves Ambitious Plan to Phase Out Sale of New Gas-Powered Cars by 2035UpdatesThe California Air Resources Board, on August 25, 2022, voted to adopt the lengthy and complex second iteration of the state’s ambitious zero-emission vehicle regulation now set to fully phase out the sale of conventional gas-powered vehicles by 2035.
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08.26.2022The Inflation Reduction Act and the Rise of Clean HydrogenUpdatesPresident Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act on August 16, 2022, which, among other things, uses the tax code to slow the effects of climate change by significantly investing in clean energy and reducing of greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030.
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12.09.2021The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Creates a Network of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations, but Issues RemainUpdatesThe Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law by President Biden on November 15, 2021, has the potential to transform the surface transportation sector in the United States.
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12.08.2020Here Comes the Sun: Solar Development in WisconsinArticlesThis article explores the legal and practical issues associated with the oncoming increase in solar energy, how solar projects are developed and financed, and the risks and opportunities solar energy presents for landowners, energy developers, regulated utilities, local communities, and the state as a whole.
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01.24.2020New Jersey Buries the Needle on Electric Vehicles With New LegislationUpdatesNew Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed landmark legislation (S2252/A4819) on January 17, 2020 that is poised to dramatically accelerate the electrification of New Jersey’s transportation sector.
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04.24.2019Utility Regulatory Commissions in Wisconsin and Iowa Chart Path on Electric Vehicle InfrastructureUpdatesTwo midwestern states are taking up the issue of how to address the expansion of electric vehicles (or EVs) in their jurisdictions.
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04.17.2019State Regulatory Commissions Continue to Address Electric Utility Movement Into the Transportation SectorUpdatesElectric vehicles (or EVs) cumulatively consume large amounts of electricity, which means regulated utilities have a natural interest in the expansion of EVs and in managing the impacts to the electric grid from that increased electric demand.
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03.25.2019Legal Landscape for Coal Ash Ponds Remains in FluxUpdatesFederal environmental law governing coal ash ponds used by many regulated electric utilities remains uncertain after a flurry of recent activity at the Environmental Protection Agency and in the courts.
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12.18.2018Two Electric Utility Approaches to Planning for Widespread Electric Vehicle AdoptionUpdatesElectric utilities across the country are laying the groundwork—sometimes literally—to keep up with the growing popularity of electric vehicles (EVs).
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09.28.2018Courts to Environmental Plaintiffs: Use RCRA, not Clean Water Act, to Address Coal-Ash Disposal at Coal-Fired Power PlantsUpdatesIn three recent decisions, the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Fourth Circuit and Sixth Circuit have signaled the courts’ refusal to allow environmental plaintiffs to use the federal Clean Water Act to address coal ash pollution from unlined storage ponds at coal fired power plants.
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09.12.2018Recent Developments in State Regulatory Approaches to Electric Vehicle InfrastructureUpdatesThanks to better technology and lower costs, fuel efficient electric vehicles (EVs) are on the move in nearly every state in the country.
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09.04.2018D.C. Circuit Overturns EPA’s Coal Combustion Residuals Rule for Coal-Fired Power PlantsUpdatesThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, on August 21, 2018, vacated much of U.S. EPA’s final rule regulating the disposal of “coal combustion residuals” (CCR) at coal-fired power plants.
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Forbes / 07.28.2018Tax Equity Financing for Utilities: Another Helping of Renewable Energy, but Hold the Tax CreditsArticlesMany consumers want more of their electricity to come from clean energy sour1ces like wind and solar. And many regulated utilities have responded, adding a record number of renewable energy projects to their portfolios, relying, in part, on federal tax credits and advanced technology to reduce the cost of those projects.
Presentations
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09.21.2023Sustainability: Contract Drafting for the Unknown Reasonably and With AccountabilitySpeaking EngagementsAmerican Bar Association Forum on Air and Space / Dallas, TX
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03.02.2023
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12.14.2022Inflation Reduction ActSpeaking EngagementsCanadian Consulate / Webinar
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06.25.2019Interconnection Issues With Distributed Energy Resources (DERs)Speaking EngagementsPyle Center / Madison, WI
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03.05.2019Utility Scale Solar UpdateSpeaking Engagements