On Tuesday, October 10, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would effectively repeal the Clean Power Plan (CPP or “rule”). The CPP focused on reducing carbon emissions from electric-generating power plants
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New York Moves Beyond Net Metering, Recognizing Unique Value of DER
On September 14, 2017, the New York Public Service Commission (“PSC” or the “Commission”) issued an Order on Phase One Value of Distributed Energy Resources, which finalizes the Value of Distributed Energy Resources (“VDER”) Phase One Value Stack, as…
EPA Administrator Takes Aim at Aging Superfund Sites
NYSDEC Set to Propose Revisions to the Brownfield Cleanup Program: A Preview of Changes
NY Legislature Adopts Energy Storage Program to Address Peak Load and Intermittent Renewables: Legislation Would Require Storage Target by End of 2017
Notwithstanding New York’s aggressive efforts to lead the way in renewable energy and carbon reduction, New York’s programs have been relatively anemic when it comes to encouraging energy storage. In 2015, New York launched the NY-Sun Commercial / Industrial Incentive…
New York Announces Major Climate Policies in Response to President Trump: A Multi-State “Climate Alliance” and 40,000 Clean Energy Jobs Projected by 2020
On June 1, 2017, New York Governor Cuomo, California Governor Brown and Washington State Governor Inslee declared their states’ commitment to the ideals of the Paris Climate Agreement (“Agreement”) by forming a United States Climate Alliance (“Alliance”). This action came…
PSC and FERC Returning to Full Strength: Agencies Set to Square Off on New York’s ZEC Program
On May 10, 2017, at the Independent Power Producers of New York (“IPPNY”) conference, Richard Kauffman, Chairman of Energy and Finance for New York, announced that John Rhodes has officially accepted his nomination to head the New York Public Service…
When Will the New York Public Service Commission Be at Full Strength?
Since mid-March, the New York Public Service Commission (“PSC”) has had only two Commissioners, leaving it without a Chair and two additional Commissioners. This has caused many to question whether or not the PSC can act with only two Commissioners,…
Phillips Lytle’s PSC Report from the Capital (Part 2)
Public Service Commission Proposes Revisions to Uniform Business Practices
(See Part 1: NY PSC Pushes Storage as Critical Component to Utility Planning Process)
The New York Public Service Commission (“PSC” or “Commission”) issued a Notice Seeking Comments on Revisions…