Overview Experience News Intelligence Justus J. Britt Associate jjbritt foley.com Download vCard 12345next 12 December 2018 House Passes Bill to Boost Tribal Renewable Energy Renewable Energy Outlook Earlier this week, the U.S. House of Representatives approved S. 245, the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017 (the Bill), which is designed to allow Native American tribes to take greater control over energy development on their lands and to reduce the amount of governmental red tape. 04 October 2018 CA Self-Generation Incentive Program Extension Signed Into Law Renewable Energy Outlook California’s Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 700 into law on September 27, 2018, extending the Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) for an additional five years. 12 September 2018 CA Enacts 100% Carbon-Free Energy Standard Renewable Energy Outlook Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 100 into law on Monday, setting in place a 100% renewable electricity target for California by 2045. 31 August 2018 CA Votes to Go 100% Carbon-Free by 2045 Renewable Energy Outlook Earlier this week, the California Assembly took aggressive steps to limit greenhouse gas emissions as legislators voted to require that 100 percent of the state’s electricity come from carbon-free sources by 2045. If signed into law, California would become the most populous state to go completely green in terms of energy production. 31 August 2018 California Self-Generation Incentive Program on Verge of Five Year Extension Renewable Energy Outlook It has been a busy week for California State legislators on the clean energy front. Following closely on the heels of the California Senate’s approval of SB 100, the California Senate on Thursday by a vote of 25-13 passed SB 700, a bill that according to the California Solar and Storage Association (CALSSA) could result in an additional 3 GW of behind-the-meter energy storage systems in California by 2026. 06 June 2018 DTE Energy and Consumers Energy Commit To Increase Renewable Portfolios Renewable Energy Outlook In an effort to stave off a grassroots movement to increase the State of Michigan’s renewable energy mandate, DTE Energy and Consumers Energy announced on May 19, 2018, that they have agreed to significantly increase their renewable energy portfolios. 10 May 2018 California Mandates Solar for Nearly All New Homes Renewable Energy Outlook In a historic move, California has become the first state in the country to require solar panels on nearly all new homes. 09 April 2018 Illinois Approves Long-Term Renewable Plan Renewable Energy Outlook The Plan was adopted under the Future Energy Jobs Act, which requires the ICC to establish a long-term plan for renewable resources procurement and lays out a path for electric utilities to get 25% of their power from renewable resources by 2025. 22 February 2018 FERC Votes to Encourage Electric Storage Renewable Energy Outlook On February 15, 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) voted to require all Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and Independent System Operators (ISOs) to revise its tariffs to establish a participation model for electric storage resources that consist of market rules that properly recognize the physical and operational characteristics of electric storage resources. 23 January 2018 201 Trade Case Update: Trump Administration Imposes Tariff on Imported Solar Panels Renewable Energy Outlook After months of uncertainty, the Trump administration announced on Monday that it is imposing a 30% tariff on imported solar cells and modules, which will step down 5% each year thereafter for a duration of four years. 12345next
12 December 2018 House Passes Bill to Boost Tribal Renewable Energy Renewable Energy Outlook Earlier this week, the U.S. House of Representatives approved S. 245, the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017 (the Bill), which is designed to allow Native American tribes to take greater control over energy development on their lands and to reduce the amount of governmental red tape.
04 October 2018 CA Self-Generation Incentive Program Extension Signed Into Law Renewable Energy Outlook California’s Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 700 into law on September 27, 2018, extending the Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) for an additional five years.
12 September 2018 CA Enacts 100% Carbon-Free Energy Standard Renewable Energy Outlook Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 100 into law on Monday, setting in place a 100% renewable electricity target for California by 2045.
31 August 2018 CA Votes to Go 100% Carbon-Free by 2045 Renewable Energy Outlook Earlier this week, the California Assembly took aggressive steps to limit greenhouse gas emissions as legislators voted to require that 100 percent of the state’s electricity come from carbon-free sources by 2045. If signed into law, California would become the most populous state to go completely green in terms of energy production.
31 August 2018 California Self-Generation Incentive Program on Verge of Five Year Extension Renewable Energy Outlook It has been a busy week for California State legislators on the clean energy front. Following closely on the heels of the California Senate’s approval of SB 100, the California Senate on Thursday by a vote of 25-13 passed SB 700, a bill that according to the California Solar and Storage Association (CALSSA) could result in an additional 3 GW of behind-the-meter energy storage systems in California by 2026.
06 June 2018 DTE Energy and Consumers Energy Commit To Increase Renewable Portfolios Renewable Energy Outlook In an effort to stave off a grassroots movement to increase the State of Michigan’s renewable energy mandate, DTE Energy and Consumers Energy announced on May 19, 2018, that they have agreed to significantly increase their renewable energy portfolios.
10 May 2018 California Mandates Solar for Nearly All New Homes Renewable Energy Outlook In a historic move, California has become the first state in the country to require solar panels on nearly all new homes.
09 April 2018 Illinois Approves Long-Term Renewable Plan Renewable Energy Outlook The Plan was adopted under the Future Energy Jobs Act, which requires the ICC to establish a long-term plan for renewable resources procurement and lays out a path for electric utilities to get 25% of their power from renewable resources by 2025.
22 February 2018 FERC Votes to Encourage Electric Storage Renewable Energy Outlook On February 15, 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) voted to require all Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and Independent System Operators (ISOs) to revise its tariffs to establish a participation model for electric storage resources that consist of market rules that properly recognize the physical and operational characteristics of electric storage resources.
23 January 2018 201 Trade Case Update: Trump Administration Imposes Tariff on Imported Solar Panels Renewable Energy Outlook After months of uncertainty, the Trump administration announced on Monday that it is imposing a 30% tariff on imported solar cells and modules, which will step down 5% each year thereafter for a duration of four years.